A Great Day for my son

Thank you Dave. Yes the whole family is very proud of him. For a boy who was in special ed. for his first few years of school due to serious speech problems makes his achievement here all the more special to us. He has overcome much to get here.

A most sincere 'well done' to your son! You're obviously very proud Stik

Dave

It's official now!!! He passed his council board tonite and has now been awarded the rank of Eagle Scout!

Thank you sir and I will pass on your kind words. Good for your boy there TJ! I wish him well on his path to Eagle. And it's good to see you back posting on here. You had been quiet for awhile. Or at least on the threads that I frequented. Nice to see another familiar face.

Stik congrats to your son.  My son is also a scout. He should be getting his Star very soon. He is only 14 so he is well on his way.

I've only got him in height by about an inch.  He is going to tower over me.

I was also a scout stopped at Life. Regret it to this day.  John

I've said it to my wife when our son does something good like that and will say it to you buddy, "Youre doing something right". Good goin' to your son and to you too!

Well he is now a tad taller than me (not too hard to do... LOL!), runs faster than I ever did, and has topped out in Scouts. I think that he is off to a good start in life. And thank you.

Congratulations to your son, Stik- well done to him. Easy to see why you're proud of him.

Good for him! He is  now on the path to Eagle as well if he chooses to stay with it. I am so glad that my son did. It has given him many unique memories for the rest of his life, and helped him grow up into a better young man. What they teach is more than just words I will pass on your "well done" to my son Geezer. Thank you.

Very happy for you, Stik. Give your son a "Well Done" from me. My grandson just got his Bobcat in Cub Scouts.

Tonite my son passed his Eagle Board of Review for the Troop level. Now he just has to pass the District Council Eagle Board of Review and he will have completed the path to Eagle Scout. Reputedly, the board that he passed tonite at Trrop level is more difficult than the board at District Council level. I am very proud of him for his efforts and achievements here.

I will pass on your congratulations to him. And thank you for the kind words.

I am Impressed :

   Years ago this was my goal . I made it , but , it was as foriegn to me as bricklaying .My job was to , with three other scouts  ,  acquire the materials , cost it , then build a canoe that was inspected by a local canoe and boat builder . Then we got to use it on a trip to an area that was Canoe friendly .It worked and we got our advancement ! I am so proud of your son's accomplishment . Congratulations , Young man !    Tanker - Builder        P.S. Congratulations to you too ,  Dad , Looks like you raised a winner there .

You hit the nail right on the head there Joe. There are hundreds of small accomplishments in their lives, some middle sized ones, and the occasional big ones. And of course they hav their "what ere you thinking?" moments... LOL! I like to think that he is on the right path to becoming a good man soon.

Congratulations to you and your son stikpusher. Man it's great to be a dad aint it? Well.............most of the time! lol. Naw really its stuff like accomplishments like that , that let you know that he's on the right track. Good stuff and thanks for sharing, Joe

Thank you Mike.

Awesome news Carlos! Congratulations to your son.

Thank you Geezer. I do appreciate your kind words. He is a good kid/young man.

Congrats, Stik! Not only is this a tremendous accomplishment for your son, but it also reflects on your values that have been passed along. Way to go to your family.

He will get it... he earned it ;-)

Thank you on his behalf Borg & Clemens. The school principal and vice principal are both extemely happy with how the project turned out.

Yep, time to pay up, Dad! He earned it, and that's the important part. You should buy yourself a kit too, Stik.  span="" id="mce_marker" data-mce-type="bookmark">

ps, wonder what's up with all the non-functioning emoticons? That was supposed to be "party".

I first had to google "eagle scout" to actually know what you guys were exactly referring to (yeah, Austrian derp moment here... ), but it looks like that's one hell of an accomplishment! Congratulations to you both! I love his project as well!

Cheers, Clemens

Thank you for your kind words one and all! I will pass them on to him. Yes it haas been a long path for him getting here to this point.

Greg, yes, the time spent on that project are far more satisfying than any spent visiting someplace. Especially watching all the members of our family pull together and pitch in to assist with everything.

GM, it's funny, becuase I thought of Mike when I was typing the original message up. I do recall reading one of his similar updates about his son recently.

And it even has a model related aspect. He builds models, mostly Gundam and other Anime/Sci fi related stuff and has had his eye on some new, pricey kit. I told him once he completed his Eagle project, he will have earned that kit and that I will buy it for him. Looks like it is time for dad to pay up ;-)

Great accomplishment. I made it to Star scout with 5 badges, so can appreciate how much farther he's worked.

Funny thing, when I first saw the post I thought our old friend Mike V./ proudmarine dad/ greenthumb was back!

Eagle Scout is, as others have said, no small accomplishment indeed.

My hat is off to you both. That time was 100x more valuable to your son than a vacation would have been. Take it from a person who wishes he had his own son's childhood to do over. But it doesn't work that way.

Can't say it better than Wayne, "Good on you both".

Let me join the rest in saying congratulations.

good on him and you too.

Tell him for me congratulations for a job well done! Life skills for the future!

Glenn

NH, I do agree so much. My kids are not perfect (whose are?) and I am not blind to their faults, but they have turned out very well so far. Daily I have so many negative contacts with youngsters due to my job, that I am quite happy with who they are, and most of their freinds and associates.