Entitled EOTP parents

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL at no-nothing parents accusing parents who actually understand nutrition as "entitled." It's not like informed parents are telling anyone what to do on their private time -- feel free to eat all the sugary snacks you want (and pay the consequences). But when it comes to a government-run school, educated parents have every right, if not a social obligation, to set the school straight. Especially when the school isn't even following its own rules when it comes to health.

The finger-pointing by no-nothing EOTP parents looks very similar to non-studying kids making fun of smart kids for being smart. Maybe the non-studying kids also view the smart kids as being "entitled," when in reality what the the smart kids are doing is being successful.

Again, as someone said upthred, the breakfast\lunch is provided by the District, NOT the school itself. Stop blaming the school! Email Kaya or whomever to get your point across. The school has nothing to do with this. They have better things to do.

I would also be concerned about what is provided in class, as well as field trips. One of the best ways to communicate to DCPS is through your designated rep, the Principal. Emailing "dcps" directly is a lost cause.

Anyway, the theme of the thread is the ludicrous attitude of some EOTP residents toward actions that they view as "entitled," when in reality the examples we've come up with are the exact opposite. Healthy food is a serious subject unworthy of mockery by the misinformed. Come up with some better examples than that!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL at no-nothing parents accusing parents who actually understand nutrition as "entitled." It's not like informed parents are telling anyone what to do on their private time -- feel free to eat all the sugary snacks you want (and pay the consequences). But when it comes to a government-run school, educated parents have every right, if not a social obligation, to set the school straight. Especially when the school isn't even following its own rules when it comes to health.

The finger-pointing by no-nothing EOTP parents looks very similar to non-studying kids making fun of smart kids for being smart. Maybe the non-studying kids also view the smart kids as being "entitled," when in reality what the the smart kids are doing is being successful.

On behalf of gentrifier parents who let their kids eat icecream and watch tv from time to time: please stop. Devote your concern to figuring out what the teachers lack and need. If you really believe the administrators are such idiots then you should probably not be in that school at all.

One of the most important things a parent can do for a child is NOT send the child to a defective school, you're right about that! But if the school is acceptable and you send your kid there, and the school should be doing more to serve healthy food, then it is ALSO your obligation as a parent to make the school do better. It's not just good for your kid, but everyone's kid, whether every singe parent realizes it or not.

And, again, no one is saying you can't spoil your kid while in the comfort of your own home. No one is saying you can't. The main point is to make sure that government services are provided properly.

You are so entitled that you can't even understand the point: most of us (rich or poor) DO NOT CARE if our kids get sweetened yogurt every so often. You are not magically right just because you believe you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL at no-nothing parents accusing parents who actually understand nutrition as "entitled." It's not like informed parents are telling anyone what to do on their private time -- feel free to eat all the sugary snacks you want (and pay the consequences). But when it comes to a government-run school, educated parents have every right, if not a social obligation, to set the school straight. Especially when the school isn't even following its own rules when it comes to health.

The finger-pointing by no-nothing EOTP parents looks very similar to non-studying kids making fun of smart kids for being smart. Maybe the non-studying kids also view the smart kids as being "entitled," when in reality what the the smart kids are doing is being successful.

On behalf of gentrifier parents who let their kids eat icecream and watch tv from time to time: please stop. Devote your concern to figuring out what the teachers lack and need. If you really believe the administrators are such idiots then you should probably not be in that school at all.

One of the most important things a parent can do for a child is NOT send the child to a defective school, you're right about that! But if the school is acceptable and you send your kid there, and the school should be doing more to serve healthy food, then it is ALSO your obligation as a parent to make the school do better. It's not just good for your kid, but everyone's kid, whether every singe parent realizes it or not.

And, again, no one is saying you can't spoil your kid while in the comfort of your own home. No one is saying you can't. The main point is to make sure that government services are provided properly.

You are so entitled that you can't even understand the point: most of us (rich or poor) DO NOT CARE if our kids get sweetened yogurt every so often. You are not magically right just because you believe you are.

Some of you deny global warming, refuse to vaccinate your kids, and smoke cigarettes to no end despite the scientific data. Feel free to believe whatever you like. But if you bothered or cared to learn about good nutrition, you would understand that I am not "magically right," but simply right.

[Anonymous]

Dear crazy lady,

Please point me to the scientific publication that calls Trix yogurt poison.
Your inability to understand moderation is ridiculous. Please stop pretending to understand science and go back to people magazine.

Thanks,
Reasonable

[Anonymous]

I agree the poison lady is not helping her argument. But parents have a right to insist that the students be served only healthy foods, and this one is too sugar laden to qualify.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree the poison lady is not helping her argument. But parents have a right to insist that the students be served only healthy foods, and this one is too sugar laden to qualify.

I think there are more productive ways to address the issue than insisting, demanding, going ballistic and calling everything poison. That kind of approach is what makes school administrators and parents of older children not want to work with you. Going in with all guns blazing is not being part of a community and is probably the faster way to get labeled an entitled gentrifier. Humility, kindness and understanding go a long way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL at no-nothing parents accusing parents who actually understand nutrition as "entitled." It's not like informed parents are telling anyone what to do on their private time -- feel free to eat all the sugary snacks you want (and pay the consequences). But when it comes to a government-run school, educated parents have every right, if not a social obligation, to set the school straight. Especially when the school isn't even following its own rules when it comes to health.

The finger-pointing by no-nothing EOTP parents looks very similar to non-studying kids making fun of smart kids for being smart. Maybe the non-studying kids also view the smart kids as being "entitled," when in reality what the the smart kids are doing is being successful.

On behalf of gentrifier parents who let their kids eat icecream and watch tv from time to time: please stop. Devote your concern to figuring out what the teachers lack and need. If you really believe the administrators are such idiots then you should probably not be in that school at all.

One of the most important things a parent can do for a child is NOT send the child to a defective school, you're right about that! But if the school is acceptable and you send your kid there, and the school should be doing more to serve healthy food, then it is ALSO your obligation as a parent to make the school do better. It's not just good for your kid, but everyone's kid, whether every singe parent realizes it or not.

And, again, no one is saying you can't spoil your kid while in the comfort of your own home. No one is saying you can't. The main point is to make sure that government services are provided properly.

You are so entitled that you can't even understand the point: most of us (rich or poor) DO NOT CARE if our kids get sweetened yogurt every so often. You are not magically right just because you believe you are.

Not the poison yogurt lady but if you don't care if there are yogurts with less vs. more sugars, or yogurts with artificial food dye vs. ones that don't have it, then what are you pushing back against exactly? If there's a healthier option and you supposedly don't care then why are you freaking out over this? Are you just mad that someone else is looking out for kids when you, as you just said "DO NOT CARE" about kids nutrition?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree the poison lady is not helping her argument. But parents have a right to insist that the students be served only healthy foods, and this one is too sugar laden to qualify.

If you need such tight control of your kid's diet that they can never have the occasional sweetened yogurt, the answer is thar you should be packing lunches. Because the rest of us are ok with it. In fact, you do not have the right to insist that your childbe fed the exact diet that you deem healthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL at no-nothing parents accusing parents who actually understand nutrition as "entitled." It's not like informed parents are telling anyone what to do on their private time -- feel free to eat all the sugary snacks you want (and pay the consequences). But when it comes to a government-run school, educated parents have every right, if not a social obligation, to set the school straight. Especially when the school isn't even following its own rules when it comes to health.

The finger-pointing by no-nothing EOTP parents looks very similar to non-studying kids making fun of smart kids for being smart. Maybe the non-studying kids also view the smart kids as being "entitled," when in reality what the the smart kids are doing is being successful.

On behalf of gentrifier parents who let their kids eat icecream and watch tv from time to time: please stop. Devote your concern to figuring out what the teachers lack and need. If you really believe the administrators are such idiots then you should probably not be in that school at all.

One of the most important things a parent can do for a child is NOT send the child to a defective school, you're right about that! But if the school is acceptable and you send your kid there, and the school should be doing more to serve healthy food, then it is ALSO your obligation as a parent to make the school do better. It's not just good for your kid, but everyone's kid, whether every singe parent realizes it or not.

And, again, no one is saying you can't spoil your kid while in the comfort of your own home. No one is saying you can't. The main point is to make sure that government services are provided properly.

You are so entitled that you can't even understand the point: most of us (rich or poor) DO NOT CARE if our kids get sweetened yogurt every so often. You are not magically right just because you believe you are.

Not the poison yogurt lady but if you don't care if there are yogurts with less vs. more sugars, or yogurts with artificial food dye vs. ones that don't have it, then what are you pushing back against exactly? If there's a healthier option and you supposedly don't care then why are you freaking out over this? Are you just mad that someone else is looking out for kids when you, as you just said "DO NOT CARE" about kids nutrition?

Again, this is not about nutrition, but about an orthorexic fixation on a single yogurt brand. I wouldn't care if yogurt were taken off the menu entirely. But this thread is about the entitlement inherent in barging in and acting like the Title 1 school is in grave danger unless you, the yogurt crusader, free it of Trix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dear crazy lady,

Please point me to the scientific publication that calls Trix yogurt poison.
Your inability to understand moderation is ridiculous. Please stop pretending to understand science and go back to people magazine.

Thanks,
Reasonable

NP here. Not a scientific article, but about emerging science regarding sugar: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dear crazy lady,

Please point me to the scientific publication that calls Trix yogurt poison.
Your inability to understand moderation is ridiculous. Please stop pretending to understand science and go back to people magazine.

Thanks,
Reasonable

NP here. Not a scientific article, but about emerging science regarding sugar: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Yes, I'm all for sugar in moderation, but sweetened yogurt is one of the worst sugar bombs out there (aside from candy). Is worse than some ice cream. We don't eat it in our house, and my kids like their plain yogurt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dear crazy lady,

Please point me to the scientific publication that calls Trix yogurt poison.
Your inability to understand moderation is ridiculous. Please stop pretending to understand science and go back to people magazine.

Thanks,
Reasonable

NP here. Not a scientific article, but about emerging science regarding sugar: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

So no scientific support for "poison"? OK, so back to moderation. Which that article seems to support.
Now, if the schools start offering jumbo size 40oz sodas then we can talk about too much.

You ruin your credibility by crying wolf.

[Anonymous]

Sugar literally IS poison, according to one scientist:

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/24/robert-lustig-sugar-poison

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL at no-nothing parents accusing parents who actually understand nutrition as "entitled." It's not like informed parents are telling anyone what to do on their private time -- feel free to eat all the sugary snacks you want (and pay the consequences). But when it comes to a government-run school, educated parents have every right, if not a social obligation, to set the school straight. Especially when the school isn't even following its own rules when it comes to health.

The finger-pointing by no-nothing EOTP parents looks very similar to non-studying kids making fun of smart kids for being smart. Maybe the non-studying kids also view the smart kids as being "entitled," when in reality what the the smart kids are doing is being successful.

On behalf of gentrifier parents who let their kids eat icecream and watch tv from time to time: please stop. Devote your concern to figuring out what the teachers lack and need. If you really believe the administrators are such idiots then you should probably not be in that school at all.

One of the most important things a parent can do for a child is NOT send the child to a defective school, you're right about that! But if the school is acceptable and you send your kid there, and the school should be doing more to serve healthy food, then it is ALSO your obligation as a parent to make the school do better. It's not just good for your kid, but everyone's kid, whether every singe parent realizes it or not.

And, again, no one is saying you can't spoil your kid while in the comfort of your own home. No one is saying you can't. The main point is to make sure that government services are provided properly.

You are so entitled that you can't even understand the point: most of us (rich or poor) DO NOT CARE if our kids get sweetened yogurt every so often. You are not magically right just because you believe you are.

Not the poison yogurt lady but if you don't care if there are yogurts with less vs. more sugars, or yogurts with artificial food dye vs. ones that don't have it, then what are you pushing back against exactly? If there's a healthier option and you supposedly don't care then why are you freaking out over this? Are you just mad that someone else is looking out for kids when you, as you just said "DO NOT CARE" about kids nutrition?

If you google the info for the Yoplait Trix yoghurt, it might help you understand the crazy in the room.

[Anonymous]

so, as far as I can tell the difference between poison yogurt AKA Trix and Stonyfield Organic Yokids is that one is not organic and has 14 grams of sugar and the other is organic and has 12 grams of sugar.

Or, should we be banning Stonyfield too?