Now the valentines are made by parents?!?!?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Parents who make their kids' valentines are Loserboots.

Loserbootses?

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http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/448390.page

Stop trying to make Fetch happen, Gretchen.

At this moment PP, I'm baking you a cake filled with rainbows and smiles so you can eat it and be happy.

However, I actually like loserboots.

[Anonymous]

The valentines in the valu-pac from the drug store are the best. 32 for everyone in the class and a teacher one too.

[Anonymous]

Unless you know why mom made the valentines, I don't think you should complain. And why do you care? I have two boys with fine motor issues. My oldest in particular has significant weakness in his hands and has tremendous difficulty cutting and writing. Craft projects are not fun for them. I'm not going to stress them out over it.

[Anonymous]

Out of 12:
1 tinyprints
1 pack of books
1 sewn felt bag
2 bags of candy
1 gummy fruit
About 5 pencils
!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kindergartener brought home Valentines from school on Friday and 2 of his 24 kid class were done by mom or dad on shutterfly, tinyprints, etc., with pics of the kid on the front. Some were not even signed by the kid, but the kid's name was printed on there.

If it's two out of 24 this year, next year it is sure to be nearly half the class!

COME ON!!!! These kids are in Kindergarten! Valentines are just the kind of art project they like to do! Hearts and stickers, and sign your name!

First the craft mommies came for the birthday parties, and I did not speak out, because we do our parties at a gym and no one minds if our theme isn't color coordinated to the gym mats.

Then the craft mommies came for the holidays, and I did not speak out because our house is so small we can't be faulted for failing to fill it with paper garlands and Christmas ornaments shaped like my child's penis at birth.

Then they came for the Snack Time at school, and I did not speak out, because I do not have the time to deal with 25 gdam individually wrapped bento box style snack treats for small children.

Then they came for the Valentines—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Uuuuum my 3rd grade DS wants nothing to do with VDay cards. He said, it's weird to give boys cards and he's not into girls just yet. The whole concept of making kids do this is crap. So, yes, I made goodie bags for all the kids because my son, understandably so, isn't in to arts & crafts and writing love notes just yet.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kindergartener brought home Valentines from school on Friday and 2 of his 24 kid class were done by mom or dad on shutterfly, tinyprints, etc., with pics of the kid on the front. Some were not even signed by the kid, but the kid's name was printed on there.

If it's two out of 24 this year, next year it is sure to be nearly half the class!

COME ON!!!! These kids are in Kindergarten! Valentines are just the kind of art project they like to do! Hearts and stickers, and sign your name!

First the craft mommies came for the birthday parties, and I did not speak out, because we do our parties at a gym and no one minds if our theme isn't color coordinated to the gym mats.

Then the craft mommies came for the holidays, and I did not speak out because our house is so small we can't be faulted for failing to fill it with paper garlands and Christmas ornaments shaped like my child's penis at birth.

Then they came for the Snack Time at school, and I did not speak out, because I do not have the time to deal with 25 gdam individually wrapped bento box style snack treats for small children.

Then they came for the Valentines—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Uuuuum my 3rd grade DS wants nothing to do with VDay cards. He said, it's weird to give boys cards and he's not into girls just yet. The whole concept of making kids do this is crap. So, yes, I made goodie bags for all the kids because my son, understandably so, isn't in to arts & crafts and writing love notes just yet.

If he doesn't want to do it, he shouldn't have to. But why do YOU have to??

[Anonymous]

I am OP, and I feel suitably chastened for my quote use (my apologies for offending people) and failure to consider motor delay issues. If that's what's going on, whatever the parents want to do is okay with me.

And I don't care if parents help out or do the valentines with their kids. That's their job, if they need it or they have fun doing it together. I'm in favor of family fun!

My ultimate beef with this practice is that I'm dreading the thought of a project that now costs about $5 and is mostly done by kids, for the most part happily, being ultimately turned into a $50 time-, effort-, and money-suck for parents, if everyone jumps on this idea. The cards were cute, and looked professional. Oh well.

[Anonymous]

Receiving store-bought, unsigned valentine's day cards is as meaningless and insulting as receiving store-bought unsigned Christmas cards. Save yourself the cost if you are that lazy and don't give two cents about the person. No, really!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am OP, and I feel suitably chastened for my quote use (my apologies for offending people) and failure to consider motor delay issues. If that's what's going on, whatever the parents want to do is okay with me.

And I don't care if parents help out or do the valentines with their kids. That's their job, if they need it or they have fun doing it together. I'm in favor of family fun!

My ultimate beef with this practice is that I'm dreading the thought of a project that now costs about $5 and is mostly done by kids, for the most part happily, being ultimately turned into a $50 time-, effort-, and money-suck for parents, if everyone jumps on this idea. The cards were cute, and looked professional. Oh well.

Only if you let it, OP. I'm 19:08. I'm not changing my approach.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kindergartener brought home Valentines from school on Friday and 2 of his 24 kid class were done by mom or dad on shutterfly, tinyprints, etc., with pics of the kid on the front. Some were not even signed by the kid, but the kid's name was printed on there.

If it's two out of 24 this year, next year it is sure to be nearly half the class!

COME ON!!!! These kids are in Kindergarten! Valentines are just the kind of art project they like to do! Hearts and stickers, and sign your name!

First the craft mommies came for the birthday parties, and I did not speak out, because we do our parties at a gym and no one minds if our theme isn't color coordinated to the gym mats.

Then the craft mommies came for the holidays, and I did not speak out because our house is so small we can't be faulted for failing to fill it with paper garlands and Christmas ornaments shaped like my child's penis at birth.

Then they came for the Snack Time at school, and I did not speak out, because I do not have the time to deal with 25 gdam individually wrapped bento box style snack treats for small children.

Then they came for the Valentines—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Uuuuum my 3rd grade DS wants nothing to do with VDay cards. He said, it's weird to give boys cards and he's not into girls just yet. The whole concept of making kids do this is crap. So, yes, I made goodie bags for all the kids because my son, understandably so, isn't in to arts & crafts and writing love notes just yet.

If he doesn't want to do it, he shouldn't have to. But why do YOU have to??

So I can keep up with the Kardashians.

[Anonymous]

Op, where do your kids go to school? Mine are at an MCPS elem school and neither receoved any shutterfly cards! Mostly they received the little to/from vday cards you can buy in a box at cvs, a few were handmade (clearly by the kids not the parents), and a handful were candy but not "goody bags".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kindergartener brought home Valentines from school on Friday and 2 of his 24 kid class were done by mom or dad on shutterfly, tinyprints, etc., with pics of the kid on the front. Some were not even signed by the kid, but the kid's name was printed on there.

If it's two out of 24 this year, next year it is sure to be nearly half the class!

COME ON!!!! These kids are in Kindergarten! Valentines are just the kind of art project they like to do! Hearts and stickers, and sign your name!

First the craft mommies came for the birthday parties, and I did not speak out, because we do our parties at a gym and no one minds if our theme isn't color coordinated to the gym mats.

Then the craft mommies came for the holidays, and I did not speak out because our house is so small we can't be faulted for failing to fill it with paper garlands and Christmas ornaments shaped like my child's penis at birth.

Then they came for the Snack Time at school, and I did not speak out, because I do not have the time to deal with 25 gdam individually wrapped bento box style snack treats for small children.

Then they came for the Valentines—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Okay, I am crying from laughing so hard. Well done, OP!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did you just really paraphrase Martin Niemoller so trivially?

REALLY?

I mean, *REALLY?*

Well, it's all about priorities, right? Some people are too worried about keeping up with the Pinheads than worrying about real world issues. Holocaust, that was like 70 years ago, but her kids Valentine's party was yesterday and she feels I adequate.

Oh please. It was funny. Get over yourself.

Yeah, I thought it was funny too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The valentines in the valu-pac from the drug store are the best. 32 for everyone in the class and a teacher one too.

Yup, these were the norm 25 years ago, and they're good enough for my kids too! I was more than happy to get my tiny toons valentines and some candy when I was little.

[Anonymous]

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My ultimate beef with this practice is that I'm dreading the thought of a project that now costs about $5 and is mostly done by kids, for the most part happily, being ultimately turned into a $50 time-, effort-, and money-suck for parents, if everyone jumps on this idea. The cards were cute, and looked professional. Oh well.

Even if everybody else does this, including the Kardashians, that doesn't mean that you have to.