For a few years, my two older brothers were active in Boy Scouts and my father would help them win various badges by engaging in self-esteem and skill-building traditions like starting fires and building bird houses. I was regretfully excluded from these rituals on the basis of gender. But I convinced my father to let me accompany them to the highly competitive Pinewood Derby. I was unprepared for the long and boring afternoon.
Last weekend, I awarded five little girls with the Patient Sister Award at the Boy Scouts Pinewood Derby. Misha Jenkins photographed the event.
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