DD aged 7 is so close to getting her Rainbow Gold Award. She just has her challenge and 1 more theme to do.
But she’s due to start Brownies next week.
She’s been offered an extra term at Rainbows until Christmas to get her Gold done but she’s also been offered a space at Brownies, they’re on different nights and she could technically attend both.
Rainbows leader reasoning is she’s:
A) only just 7 (end of July) so could technically attend until Easter next year it’s just local rules insist she moves up the term after she’s 7
B) She’s going to the only Rainbow to ever get her Gold under the new programme in the entire district.
But I think I’m going to say no, she does 2 other out of school activities although she doesn’t love anything as much as GGs. I also can’t really afford to do both at the same time. I didn’t even know it was thing I thought she had to only be in one age group. Plus there's a waiting list for Rainbows spaces so it seems selfish to do both at once.
She’s already started working on her Brownies Interest badges so I don’t think telling her to pick one will go down well, she also has some SN and has basically "transtitioned" in her head to being a Brownie now.
I’ve literally only been told this today about Rainbows, I didn’t realise she was so close to getting Gold otherwise I’d have suggested delaying Brownies start for a term until after Christmas.
So AIBU? Or do I suck it up for her to be the first Rainbow in her district to get Gold?
AIBU?
Being a Brownie and a Rainbow at the same time? AIBU to say no?
RainbowsorBrownies · 05/09/2022 21:22
Am I being unreasonable?
56 votes. Final results.
POLLKittycorn · 05/09/2022 22:04
It sounds like she is ready for Brownies and keen to move on. Perhaps the Brownie Gold Award is something for her to aim for? It also sounds as though the leaders of her Rainbow group are more keen for her to get the Gold Award than she is herself?
zurala · 05/09/2022 21:35
I would tell her and let her decide. She might want to do the gold, it she might prefer to go up to brownies, but I think it should be her decision.
nowaynotnownotever · 05/09/2022 21:32
Hi, rainbow and brownie leader here. She can not attend both, just keep her at rainbows a bit longer and start at brownies after Xmas
deeplybaffled · 05/09/2022 21:31
My daughter got her gold from rainbows in July. Given the pandemic had affected face to face sessions, she and another girl had permission to do some of the stuff at home so she could get it done in time. ( she moves to Brownies next week)
could this be a compromise? It wasn’t massively time consuming to do at home
DontWannaBeObamasElf · 05/09/2022 21:28
It's only for one term, it'd be lovely for her to get her gold award.
BattenburgDonkey · 05/09/2022 21:26
It sounds like she’s happy to move on from rainbows? If so let her, the gold is nice to have but it’s not like she needs it for life. If she’s mentally ready for brownies let her go for it.
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