"My fears were partly personal, as well. Will Chalio stop coming by, now that he has a Dad? Who will make kites with me, or eat junk food with me, or make drawings of Curious George for me? It turns out that these fears were unfounded as well; an hour after Chalio came by to introduce me to his dad, he and Alberto showed up to help me work on my garden."

Come on Jim, how long were you involved with Scouts? Just because a boy has 1 Male role model / friend / mentor in their life doesn't mean they cant be enriched by more.

Which reminds me. I know there's a bunch of Ex-Scouters who read this blog. A bunch of us were young scouts when BSAs 75 aniversary rolled around, well, we aren't so young any more. 2010 is the 100th aniversary of BSA. Youth all over the country need leadership. Whether you are a parent or not, Scouting can use your time and talents. Find our local council and get involved. As part of the 1000 aniv. Stuff they have put some programs together for scout alumni to get reinvolved. http://ww2.scouting.org/100years/100years/sitefiles/1000/YourSource/PlanningTools/YOC/PatchReq_Alumni.pdf