What’s up with the mom’s decorating their kids lockers?

[Anonymous]

It just seems unnecessary and more like one upping and competitiveness from the moms.

[Anonymous]

Our moco school has lockers in every classroom. Where else would kids hang their jackets, backpacks and place their lunch? Maybe older schools still have cubbies? Same thing really.

[Anonymous]

Lockers in first grade, must be private school.

[Anonymous]

Our school has lockers but I have never seen this.

[Anonymous]

These nutters are offshoots of the parents who cut their kids sandwiches into emojis. So sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These nutters are offshoots of the parents who cut their kids sandwiches into emojis. So sad.

Haha [phone]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've seen this happen too! But in middle school where they have lockers, not elementary!

I helped DS set up his MS locker because he had missed orientation and really couldn't carry all of his notebooks, textbooks, lunch, gym clothes and shelving around all day and then set his locker up between breaks in classes.

He got his locker assignment on the first day of school. I arranged with him to meet him after school and I brought his notebooks, shelving, etc. We set up his locker neatly and that was that. He was good to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our moco school has lockers in every classroom. Where else would kids hang their jackets, backpacks and place their lunch? Maybe older schools still have cubbies? Same thing really.

Our brand-new school building has tall cubbies in the classrooms--no door, basically a tall space for coats and backpacks and a shorter shelf above for folders and papers. And the parents did not decorate them in any way. That would just be really weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These nutters are offshoots of the parents who cut their kids sandwiches into emojis. So sad.

Haha [phone]

I love emoji sandwiches! Nothing wrong with spoiling a kid. Just because you don't do it doesn't make others who want to do it "bad". Gez.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These nutters are offshoots of the parents who cut their kids sandwiches into emojis. So sad.

Haha [phone]

I love emoji sandwiches! Nothing wrong with spoiling a kid. Just because you don't do it doesn't make others who want to do it "bad". Gez.

Actually....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These nutters are offshoots of the parents who cut their kids sandwiches into emojis. So sad.

Haha [phone]

I love emoji sandwiches! Nothing wrong with spoiling a kid. Just because you don't do it doesn't make others who want to do it "bad". Gez.

I think there's a general consensus that spoiling IS bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our moco school has lockers in every classroom. Where else would kids hang their jackets, backpacks and place their lunch? Maybe older schools still have cubbies? Same thing really.

Our brand-new school building has tall cubbies in the classrooms--no door, basically a tall space for coats and backpacks and a shorter shelf above for folders and papers. And the parents did not decorate them in any way. That would just be really weird.

I would imagine that the poor teacher would spend the year dealing with crap falling out of the lockers, strands of beads and other decorative accents preventing the locker doors from closing properly and then at the end of the year - all the stickers that won't come off. What a mess.

However, if "decorating" means organizing the locker so that the 1st grader can find her coat, mittens, lunch, etc w/o just throwing it all in there....yeah, I can see why a parent might help a 1st grader with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lockers in first grade, must be private school.

Not necessarily - Murch used to have lockers pre-renovation. No parent decorated them though. However, I will say that the locker accessories are much more commonly available and right by the school supplies in Target. My kids even wanted some.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our moco school has lockers in every classroom. Where else would kids hang their jackets, backpacks and place their lunch? Maybe older schools still have cubbies? Same thing really.

Our brand-new school building has tall cubbies in the classrooms--no door, basically a tall space for coats and backpacks and a shorter shelf above for folders and papers. And the parents did not decorate them in any way. That would just be really weird.

I would imagine that the poor teacher would spend the year dealing with crap falling out of the lockers, strands of beads and other decorative accents preventing the locker doors from closing properly and then at the end of the year - all the stickers that won't come off. What a mess.

However, if "decorating" means organizing the locker so that the 1st grader can find her coat, mittens, lunch, etc w/o just throwing it all in there....yeah, I can see why a parent might help a 1st grader with that.

Nope this was all entirely decorative-sports and glittery girly wrapping paper taped to the inside of the doors and back, neon LED strip lights along he top, sparkly or fuzzy shelving and even a little tiny pink shag rug for the bottom. Ridiculous! Thank g@d I have a son who doesn’t care about any of this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've seen this happen too! But in middle school where they have lockers, not elementary!

When DD was in 6th grade, I didn't even know where her locker was until back to school night, and then she showed me how she had to wait for a friend to walk by so she could ask them to reach it for her because she's short.

I sent an email to the principal that night asking that he take pity on my vertically challenged child and get her a locker she could reach so I didn't have to send her to school lugging around a step stool. Certainly never TOUCHED her locker. When at Target I asked if she wanted a locker mirror. That's it.