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A few months ago when the opportunity came up for Stick to go on Aaron's Boy Scout backpacking trip, I thought it was a great idea.

Then, because Stick was going, Thomas was invited to go too.

"Great!" I thought, " a fun father-son week!"

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In reality it was really hard for me to see them go.

My already overactive imagination went into overdrive at the thought of all the disasters and calamities awaiting them.

A conversation with Stick that included the words, "I'm trying to decide if I need to bring my gun or some bear spray in case we see a bear" did not help.

I am happy to report that they came home alive and did not see a bear (but they had bear spray just in case!).

I survived the week by trying hard to not think about it.

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My men became known as the expert fishermen of our ward, they caught 5 out of the 8 total fish caught.

They had a great week.