I too will state the same thing, "Don't give it up!" I never did so many wider ops as Alicia, but I too had a mom that was a leader. SO many thing si had a tase of though, camping, sewing, art, dance, woodcrafts...I wish we had then all the badges then that we do now! I do see a tendency for certain girls to continue, just because they love learning. I was constantly amazed in High School at the number of people that took only enough to graduate, filled the blanks with study hall and never tried anything new! That was good enough for them I guess, but after seeing my grandpa take a college course in geology, just because he never got to take it when he was younger, I decided that I would learn about any skill I didn't know yet.
My father made sure I knew my way around my Volkswagon enginebefore I moved out. He also encouraged me to take trig, Physics, Architecture and German. I helped him lay bricks, shingle a house, trim the trees, build model cars, build houses...and my mom made sure I could cook (basics, although I am much better now!) sew, paint, clean; and I taught myself the computer!
This need for learning is something I got out of Girl Scouts. Keep at it...