crazy pta moms

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Anonymous wrote:Our PTA makes so much extra work for themselves. I just want to tell them to cut out all the crap and life would be so much easier. My kindergartner does not need "Santa's Secret Shop" or "Visiting with Santa with the 8th Grade Elves." I just send her to school to learn and for the teachers to teach. Cut out all this NONSENSE!!

Most of the kids really enjoy and look forward to these activities.

If you don't want your child to join in the fun, just pull them out from the fun things. Jehovah's Witnesses do this. They don't ask that everyone else miss out on celebrations, they just voluntarily opt out.

I am sure your child will appreciate sitting by herself doing math sheets while the other kids are going to the assemblies and other fun events.

Do what is best for your family, and if that doesn't work at the public school then homeschool.

I do not make my decision for my family according to what "the kids really enjoy and look forward to." They look forward to gobs of Halloween candy too, but we don't let them eat it.

I send my child to school to be educated, not to learn how to shop (at Santa's Secret Shoppe!), see Santa (we can do that on our own time, thank you), or watch a Christmas movie in their jammies (we can do this at HOME). School is for SCHOOL. Let's just call a spade a spade: all these things are for teachers to have a nice little break in the day while the kids futz around.

Oh yeah, and so were the Dec. afternoons where "parents were invited to come in and read a Christmas story to the children, dressed up as a character, and give out treats relating to the story." Again, nice try, but this is dressed-up BABYSITTING time for teachers.

Maybe I should try this at my office:

Me: "Boss, I am going to invite a different adult to come in and do my job every afternoon in December. They will bring in treats for everyone!"
Boss: "Great! Because everyone 'really enjoys that and looks forward to it!' And, as you know, that is our guiding principle in making decisions around here! Whatever people will enjoy and look forward to!"
Me (thinking): "Awesome. I will just sit at my desk and piditz around while this other adult is showing up at my meetings for me and distracting everyone with treats!"

(Because that's what everyone needs in December: MORE TREATS.)

Well said. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our PTA makes so much extra work for themselves. I just want to tell them to cut out all the crap and life would be so much easier. My kindergartner does not need "Santa's Secret Shop" or "Visiting with Santa with the 8th Grade Elves." I just send her to school to learn and for the teachers to teach. Cut out all this NONSENSE!!

Most of the kids really enjoy and look forward to these activities.

If you don't want your child to join in the fun, just pull them out from the fun things. Jehovah's Witnesses do this. They don't ask that everyone else miss out on celebrations, they just voluntarily opt out.

I am sure your child will appreciate sitting by herself doing math sheets while the other kids are going to the assemblies and other fun events.

Do what is best for your family, and if that doesn't work at the public school then homeschool.

I do not make my decision for my family according to what "the kids really enjoy and look forward to." They look forward to gobs of Halloween candy too, but we don't let them eat it.

I send my child to school to be educated, not to learn how to shop (at Santa's Secret Shoppe!), see Santa (we can do that on our own time, thank you), or watch a Christmas movie in their jammies (we can do this at HOME). School is for SCHOOL. Let's just call a spade a spade: all these things are for teachers to have a nice little break in the day while the kids futz around.

Oh yeah, and so were the Dec. afternoons where "parents were invited to come in and read a Christmas story to the children, dressed up as a character, and give out treats relating to the story." Again, nice try, but this is dressed-up BABYSITTING time for teachers.

Maybe I should try this at my office:

Me: "Boss, I am going to invite a different adult to come in and do my job every afternoon in December. They will bring in treats for everyone!"
Boss: "Great! Because everyone 'really enjoys that and looks forward to it!' And, as you know, that is our guiding principle in making decisions around here! Whatever people will enjoy and look forward to!"
Me (thinking): "Awesome. I will just sit at my desk and piditz around while this other adult is showing up at my meetings for me and distracting everyone with treats!"

(Because that's what everyone needs in December: MORE TREATS.)

Are you seeing a medical professional? Your anger is going to explode and I don't want to be around when you go on a killing spree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Our PTA makes so much extra work for themselves. I just want to tell them to cut out all the crap and life would be so much easier. My kindergartner does not need "Santa's Secret Shop" or "Visiting with Santa with the 8th Grade Elves." I just send her to school to learn and for the teachers to teach. Cut out all this NONSENSE!!


Most of the kids really enjoy and look forward to these activities.

If you don't want your child to join in the fun, just pull them out from the fun things. Jehovah's Witnesses do this. They don't ask that everyone else miss out on celebrations, they just voluntarily opt out.

I am sure your child will appreciate sitting by herself doing math sheets while the other kids are going to the assemblies and other fun events.

Do what is best for your family, and if that doesn't work at the public school then homeschool.


I do not make my decision for my family according to what "the kids really enjoy and look forward to." They look forward to gobs of Halloween candy too, but we don't let them eat it.

I send my child to school to be educated, not to learn how to shop (at Santa's Secret Shoppe!), see Santa (we can do that on our own time, thank you), or watch a Christmas movie in their jammies (we can do this at HOME). School is for SCHOOL. Let's just call a spade a spade: all these things are for teachers to have a nice little break in the day while the kids futz around.

Oh yeah, and so were the Dec. afternoons where "parents were invited to come in and read a Christmas story to the children, dressed up as a character, and give out treats relating to the story." Again, nice try, but this is dressed-up BABYSITTING time for teachers.

Maybe I should try this at my office:

Me: "Boss, I am going to invite a different adult to come in and do my job every afternoon in December. They will bring in treats for everyone!"
Boss: "Great! Because everyone 'really enjoys that and looks forward to it!' And, as you know, that is our guiding principle in making decisions around here! Whatever people will enjoy and look forward to!"
Me (thinking): "Awesome. I will just sit at my desk and piditz around while this other adult is showing up at my meetings for me and distracting everyone with treats!"

(Because that's what everyone needs in December: MORE TREATS.)

Since you posted this on a weekday during work hours, it looks like you have plenty of time to "pidtiz around" on DCUM rather than doing your job.

Next time, bring treats.