With only sons, I got the same funny looks when I went by myself.

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May 2, 2022
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With only sons, I got the same funny looks when I went by myself.

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BlueBull

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Father and son campout bringing daughter

kaladin58

5/1/22 9:33am

What if everyone brought their daughters thinking the same thing?

pink22

5/1/22 9:35am

What a trashy ignorant thing to sAy

Tsisquan

5/1/22 12:27pm

Wut

Backcountry

5/1/22 1:28pm

RE: What a trashy ignorant thing to sAy

Carnac

5/1/22 1:42pm

Why? Just take them camping on their own. You think they'd be interested

Mister P

5/1/22 9:37am

One man in our ward has six daughters and no sons. He used to go by himself. His

King of Y

5/1/22 10:32pm

I got a lot of weird looks when I took my son to the daddy daughter dance. People are really rude.

Mike Honcho

5/1/22 9:38am

With only sons, I got the same funny looks when I went by myself.

BlueBull

5/2/22 6:03am

I always used to offer to take any girls with no fathers. I don’t know why I’ve

notaboy

5/2/22 2:25pm

Just go and have fun. If any of them give you hard time say…

JohnnyC

5/1/22 9:39am

Our ward changed it to father and kids camp out. It’s been great.

Frankfromtheballpark

5/1/22 9:40am

A couple of the millennial women in our ward tried to do that

Covid-19

5/1/22 9:46am

You could do both? Couldn’t have father and son and women and kids camp out?

Tesla Coug

5/1/22 9:49am

Could but the leaders only have 1 campout in them for a 12 month span

Covid-19

5/1/22 9:55am

Sucks for the dads who only have daughters.

scootsy

5/1/22 10:03am

Sucks for dads who don’t have daughters when daddy daughter activities as well

kansascougar

5/1/22 10:10am

Theyll survive

Backcountry

5/1/22 11:06am

It's a great opportunity to grow up.

IceBlue

5/1/22 11:19am

What if my daughters don't like to dance but they do like to camp?

seco03

5/1/22 10:14am

Anything the boys are allowed to do. Ask the ward to organize a daddy daughter

kansascougar

5/1/22 10:19am

Then take them camping

Backcountry

5/1/22 11:06am

You can do those things with your kids without your ward organizing it.

squidmark

5/1/22 1:56pm

super easy. Be a good dad and take them camping. As much as you can.

Pangare

5/2/22 12:51pm

Our ward does both.

TechExec

5/1/22 10:23am

Your ward needs a mothers/sons dance.

Parker Schnabel

5/1/22 2:18pm

I'll bet, especially for the moms.

Delicate Genius

5/1/22 2:10pm

Dang that’s too bad. IMO

Blue2thebone

5/1/22 8:57pm

We’ve had fathers bring their daughters in our ward

ausgezeichnet

5/1/22 9:47am

Weird. Just take them camping somewhere else.

Backcountry

5/1/22 9:49am

bigger question is why would he want to camp with a 2 and 4 year old w/out their

Mayor of Cougartown

5/1/22 9:51am

I camp with my now 3 and 6 year old daughters all summer long.

Backcountry

5/1/22 10:03am

I agree, I’ve taken all my kids camping hunting without my wife. It’s a little more work but it’s always a great

Nuke

5/1/22 11:21am

I do this with my older girls (6, 8 10) and it's a blast.

ebv

5/2/22 8:54am

I took mine, it was great!

Tweege

5/1/22 9:50am

Not a big deal at all. Especially at that age. Do it and don't worry about it.

Iman23

5/1/22 9:51am

Our ward used to have father son and daughter daughter campouts

Beggar

5/1/22 9:52am

Yes, it’s called fathers and sons for a reason. I don’t take my sons to the

kansascougar

5/1/22 9:57am

I’ve never been in a ward that had a dad daughter event of any kind

5/1/22 10:34am

Every ward I’ve been in has them—primary age and YW. They have been great

kansascougar

5/1/22 10:42am

I’ve never been in a ward/stake that didn’t. 5 stakes in two states.

notanotherone

5/1/22 11:50am

Don’t think my ward growing up has one eitger

5/2/22 1:32pm

RE: Yes, it’s called fathers and sons for a reason. I don’t take my

kaladin58

5/1/22 12:01pm

You take your kids camping yourself with friends not at the father son priesthoo

kotacoug

5/1/22 12:39pm

Yep. There are other opportunities/activities that are available

kansascougar

5/1/22 1:13pm

Yep. Thats it.

Backcountry

5/1/22 1:29pm

Yes. Or ask the ward to do one for daughters, or organize something yourself and

califcougar

5/2/22 8:11am

IMO, let it just be fathers and sons. There’s a special feeling for boys to have

DC15

5/1/22 9:58am

Sadly, there’s less and less just for boys.

stenso

5/1/22 10:03am

You should take them, I have a girl that would prefer camping over dance anytime

slccoug

5/1/22 10:02am

Or the ward could organize a daddy daughter campout

kansascougar

5/1/22 10:08am

For equity, there should really also be mother/sons and mother/daughter campouts

cougarnw

5/1/22 1:26pm

Why not do a father's and sons and a father's and daughters? We've don't both. Stuck to the 2-deep training rules for

unctoothman

5/1/22 10:27am

The DaBaDe girls always went to fathers & sons campouts. We just stayed inside the motor home & had a mini-spa (nails,

5/1/22 10:29am

Then why even go 🤷‍♂️ Don’t be these awkward people

kotacoug

5/1/22 10:37am

Don’t go

5/1/22 10:40am

A few guys in our ward organize a father daughter campout of their own.

Cougar8Duck

5/1/22 10:49am

I brought my almost 2 year old girl

Travelhacker

5/1/22 10:52am

Isnt the whole point to commemorate the Aaronic Priesthood? Its for males.

Backcountry

5/1/22 11:11am

I wonder how many people know the purpose of the fathers and sons campout

kansascougar

5/1/22 11:06am

I've never seen it NOT done in the last 50 years--across a number of wards

ColoSpgs

5/1/22 11:14am

Don't. Just don't. You have daughters. Enjoy them and

IceBlue

5/1/22 11:18am

I honestly don’t think it’s a big deal either way. No one will care, if you feel like taking your daughters do it. Who

Nuke

5/1/22 11:19am

No issue. No one will say a word. You will be welcomed.

Unibro

5/1/22 11:24am

Take, why not.

5/1/22 11:45am

We have Father & Sons and also Father Daughter camp outs separately.

notanotherone

5/1/22 11:46am

That's too weird. Better to send her with your wife instead!

AzCugrFan

5/1/22 11:47am

Your daughter might think it’s an issue. Ask her.

BlooCoog

5/1/22 12:13pm

Ours is fathers and children

mobomanjoe

5/1/22 12:31pm

Please don’t, its important to have Mens only spaces.

GeraldGarner

5/1/22 12:57pm

Maybe because he wants to go and be around other men, but not JUST the men.

runnincoug

5/1/22 1:30pm

Wait, men crave relationships?

Backcountry

5/1/22 1:35pm

RE: Father and son campout bringing daughter

TJD

5/1/22 1:42pm

I wouldn't think it's a big deal--especially at those ages.

BringYourUltimate

5/1/22 2:07pm

I would just take my daughters camping or fishing where you want to go.

VenomFarmer

5/1/22 2:54pm

Our ward has fathers/sons in the spring, and fathers/daughters in the fall

B-town_coug

5/1/22 2:59pm

Absolutely take your girls. My brother only had two girls. He took them.

flyonawall

5/1/22 3:11pm

Don't worry about it. Take your daughter and have a good time!

BYUCPA

5/1/22 3:40pm

You mean Aaronic Priesthood commemoration campout?

5/1/22 4:07pm

I have taught my girls they can do anything that my sons can do

King of Y

5/1/22 5:24pm

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Dark Forest Green

5/1/22 8:20pm

Don’t do that to your girls. Don’t send em mixed signals that you wish they

Blue2thebone

5/1/22 8:55pm

I prefer to keep it just males

chazen

5/1/22 9:47pm

Don’t ever remember girls at the 20 or so fathers and sons I have been to, but

NYC and Japan

5/2/22 8:21am

Been to many ward family camp outs. Love fathers and sons and ward family camps.

NYC and Japan

5/2/22 8:48am

Take a boy who doesn’t have a father.

Lifi

5/2/22 11:29am

Just my 2 cents. If you're going to do it, don't ask for permission.

5/2/22 12:36pm

When I was in charge of them I brought my daughters

5/2/22 2:48pm

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