Ben Owen
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I've done that.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
My dad was always our scoutmaster growing up. And so we moved to California. He got us back in scouts. And I've been like through, you know, little bitty Tiger Cub all the way up, you know, the whole thing. Dad's an Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow, Ranger qualified, you know, super who a guy. And so he puts us right back in scouts. We get out there and we have our first camp out.
My dad was always our scoutmaster growing up. And so we moved to California. He got us back in scouts. And I've been like through, you know, little bitty Tiger Cub all the way up, you know, the whole thing. Dad's an Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow, Ranger qualified, you know, super who a guy. And so he puts us right back in scouts. We get out there and we have our first camp out.
My dad was always our scoutmaster growing up. And so we moved to California. He got us back in scouts. And I've been like through, you know, little bitty Tiger Cub all the way up, you know, the whole thing. Dad's an Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow, Ranger qualified, you know, super who a guy. And so he puts us right back in scouts. We get out there and we have our first camp out.
And when we get to this place where we're camping... They ran all of us up, and this was like right before I went nuts. So I haven't gone nuts yet. I'm still dealing with the anxiety and mental health stuff, but I haven't started doing the drinking and all that. But that was like two weeks later.
And when we get to this place where we're camping... They ran all of us up, and this was like right before I went nuts. So I haven't gone nuts yet. I'm still dealing with the anxiety and mental health stuff, but I haven't started doing the drinking and all that. But that was like two weeks later.
And when we get to this place where we're camping... They ran all of us up, and this was like right before I went nuts. So I haven't gone nuts yet. I'm still dealing with the anxiety and mental health stuff, but I haven't started doing the drinking and all that. But that was like two weeks later.
We get to the first camp out, and they ran everybody up, and the scoutmaster, because Dad's the assistant because he's the new guy, says something to the effect of, and remember, campers, no scoutmasters in tents with boys and no sharing sleeping bags this time. And my dad looked at me and my brother was like, get in the fucking car. We're going home. That was the end of that. Holy shit.
We get to the first camp out, and they ran everybody up, and the scoutmaster, because Dad's the assistant because he's the new guy, says something to the effect of, and remember, campers, no scoutmasters in tents with boys and no sharing sleeping bags this time. And my dad looked at me and my brother was like, get in the fucking car. We're going home. That was the end of that. Holy shit.
We get to the first camp out, and they ran everybody up, and the scoutmaster, because Dad's the assistant because he's the new guy, says something to the effect of, and remember, campers, no scoutmasters in tents with boys and no sharing sleeping bags this time. And my dad looked at me and my brother was like, get in the fucking car. We're going home. That was the end of that. Holy shit.
Yeah, it was very odd. Very odd.
Yeah, it was very odd. Very odd.
Yeah, it was very odd. Very odd.
Oh, God, no. No, he got us the hell out of there.
Oh, God, no. No, he got us the hell out of there.
Oh, God, no. No, he got us the hell out of there.
Yeah, Ritalin fucked me up. I really think it did like permanent damage to, that's where the anxiety started really bad for me was with the Ritalin. Of course, it's my own fault. I manipulated the doctor into giving me like three times what anybody my size should have been on, but. I have a repeating pattern of doing that, manipulating circumstances and end up fucking myself in the end.