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An Open House Plea: Keep Your Questions Limited!
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Anonymous
| What exactly is the shoe that I shouldn't be wearing? Being happily married to my best friend? Having a large though somewhat unusual extended family filled with terrific people? Considering sending my children to private school because my husband is older than I am? Right, I should have married one of the men I dated before meeting my husband, most of whom aggressively competed with me professionally and about half of whom are now either divorced, regularly complain to me about their wives or are in serial monogamous ( or non-monogamous) relationships. I feel so lucky to have found myself in a happy and supportive marriage and family, it's just disappointing to realize the stereotypes and judgments that people may make without knowing the first thing about us. That said, if these are the worst of our problems, we're very lucky people. |
Anonymous
News Flash: this thread is not actually about you - check the Op again. Calm Down. |
Anonymous
| I'm not the mom on the defensive about her older husband, but with people like 16:08 and 11:11 posting stuff about trophy wives and whatever, I can see why she feels on the defensive. Given the constant tone of these posts, I have to wonder whether PP may even have sent these earlier posts. Nice trick -- goad somebody and then say "gotcha"! |
Anonymous
| OP here--By 'out of place' dads I did mean the ones who got dragged there by their over anxious dw who were trying to impress school by showing they are a 'together' 'teamed' 'involved in everything to do w/dc' family. Poor guys. Their questions are even more 'out of place', and waste everyone's time. We want to get into those classrooms and see the happy kids at work and play with smiling, interactive teachers, right? |
Anonymous
| PS--OP again--I actually prefer the grandfatherly dads. They are comfortable enough in their own skins to not feel the need to speak up when there is nothing to be said. |
Anonymous
Thank you for the laugh! |
Anonymous
| I actually am always pleased to see the dads there, but some of them, NOT ALL, when they ask a question, they clear their throats loudly, thank everyone by name there (even if it 11 friggin' people), then proceed to ask some ridiculousness about achievement and success and "in their experience..." They are so long-winded and corporate sounding that I love to watch the faces of the school admin. try to figure out what the HELL they are talking about. It is SO painful and I know these men are trying and they love their kids, but it is SO bad...ugh. It is all I can do to not scream...poor kids. |
Anonymous
| My Middle School son, who has been acting as a student tour guide/panelist, would add, "Please listen to the answers to other people's questions, so you won't ask exactly the same thing!". |
Anonymous
 A wise boy!
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Anonymous
| LOVE your son...now if people would listen... |
Anonymous
| Could your son drop by my office during our departmental meetings??? |
Anonymous
| I wish my DH asked questions - even if they were annoying ones! Instead he yawns, checks his blackberry and rolls his eyes. I'm worried that he may hurt our chances --maybe I should leave him at home. I was trying to get him interested, but I guess the admissions people would rather a solo mom than a mom with an asshole dad.... |
Anonymous
| Seriously what is going on with all the hostility to dad's. Do you ladies think that having a penis makes it impossible for someone to be an involved parent? |
Anonymous
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My favorite pretentious question (coincidentally, from a dad):
"Your grounds are beautiful. Do you offer equestrian opportunities?" |
Anonymous
Dude, I love the dads, I said so in my post. It just happens that they sometimes sound so corporate and odd. But if you want it spread around, the women can sound AND look like catty bitches. Happy? |