What's the Most Obnoxious Thing You've Heard a Parent Say at Your DC's Private School?

[Anonymous]

Doesn't have to be on school grounds -- perhaps at a playdate; potluck dinner, or during the admissions process.

[Anonymous]

Nothing that could compete with what you see here every day.

Can't tell if this means DCUM is filled with clueless wannabes or if my DC's school if full of equally beastly women who have enough sense not to say this stuff when they're unsure of their audience.

Probably some of each...

[Anonymous]

This could be a fun thread. In my view, the in-person comment by a fellow parent from one's school is more obnoxious than any comment on DCUM's anonymous boards could possibly be because, with the in-person comment, the parent does not care or does not know to care that she or he is going to be known having made that comment.

At a school outing, some parents were chatting at a table. Among the parents were a husband and wife who were both chaperoning. The husband was describing how he and his wife met and said that they had a great first date at which she ate heartily, and her big breasts were a bid draw, too. Awkward silence among the other chaperones at that comment!

[Anonymous]

Fellow mom claimed that she had gotten the admin of the boys' school our respective sons attend to get her a copy of the sister school's directory. This is the book that has students' names, parents' names, addresses, emails, and telephones. This mom claimed that she had had to request this book because soooo many girls were calling her son, who has soooo many girlfriends and whom everybosy loves, that she was going to have to call up those girls' parents to get the phone calls to stop. She offered to get a copy for me, too, in a further show of how "in" she is with our school's admin. I said yes, just to see whether she would really get me a copy. She never did give me a copy, and it's been several months.

[Anonymous]

Oh, this is so much fun + so catty. I think the most obnoxious thing many of us hear is how great their particular kid is compared to everyone else in the class (including your own kid).

I remember one great story from when my DC was a frosh. This very rich parent, whom I barely knew, with her boat, private jet, multiple homes, etc. -- I think decided she needed to "adopt me" since I didn't have all of those luxuries. Even though DC was only a frosh...she said she would "help us" for college admissions since she presumed her kid would have no trouble getting into college...in particular with athletic recruiting...and presumed mine would not. Fast forward to the present...my kid was recruited to an Ivy...hers was a walk on to a mid-range university. How presumptous of her to think her kid would outshine mine!

[Anonymous]

During the q& a portion of a big 3 school tour, a prospective parent of a preschooler stated/asked the AD in front of about 50 others:

We think our son is very gifted... What will your school do to ensure he is fully challenged?

[Anonymous]

This reminds me that during the Q&A portion of a Big 3 school tour for parents of children applying to 7th grade, a parent raised his hand and how much more money the school was seeking in order to finish the massive construction project we could see outside the windows. The obvious implication was that this parent was in a position to write a check. The child did not join the class (as my DC did), but I don't know whether the child got in or not.

[Anonymous]

I have heard what 11:05 said, too, during a tour in 2008.

[Anonymous]

One parent at a competitive K-12 told me that my DD's K-8 school was not the first-choice school for anyone in my DDs class. My DDs k-8 school would only be chosen as a back-up option.

These are exact words. As in, nobody -really- wanted to go to my kid's school but we were left with no other alternative.

[Anonymous]

All of mine come from birthday parties. Here they are though they may out the school:

1. "Do you want a shot?" as father held out a bottle of tequila during his son's late-morning 5 year old birthday party. No glass was offered, just the bottle. I am not kidding.

2. "Where is the bathroom?" -- my question at another birthday party for older child. Answer: "There are three along this hallway, pick one." Hallway was off the kitchen on the main floor.

3. "I love this school and can't believe what a bargain it is!" From the wife of a Billionaire in front of others who were sacrificing to send their children there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This reminds me that during the Q&A portion of a Big 3 school tour for parents of children applying to 7th grade, a parent raised his hand and how much more money the school was seeking in order to finish the massive construction project we could see outside the windows. The obvious implication was that this parent was in a position to write a check. The child did not join the class (as my DC did), but I don't know whether the child got in or not.

Winner so far.

[Anonymous]

At a parents' dinner, a parent of a student who receives full FA said that her child detests the food in the dining hall. I thught her comment was offensive in the way that looking a gift horse in the mouth is.

[Anonymous]

Said by a mom:

"NAME HERE" is paying attention to who he runs around with now (age 13). If they aren't cool, he doesn't want anything to do with them. I don't blame him.

I appreciated the warning notice from both mother and son.

[Anonymous]

Near the beginning of the year in K when I called a parent to request a playdate and she told me her child was solidly booked for the next two months between playdates and lessons. "Booked" me for December and mentioned she'd let me know if anything opened up before then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Near the beginning of the year in K when I called a parent to request a playdate and she told me her child was solidly booked for the next two months between playdates and lessons. "Booked" me for December and mentioned she'd let me know if anything opened up before then.

That poor kid!