I do not like the parent population at my kids school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:and I don't know what to do about it. It is a great school but I am miserable.My kids seem happy and that its what matters. I am miserable

Sorry op. Our grade has been hijacked by a mean mom group so I commiserate with your feelings. Many many parents are upset about it because it has ruined the feel of our grade but no one is sure how to handle it aside from completely avoiding them.

I could see this happening at an entry grade next year based on the toxic families who are alums and applying. We may no longer apply there. I don’t want to see their toxic, political, and unsportsmanlike misbehavior any more. Not worth it.

The last few months have been really eye opening to witness- their toxic emails, their toxic children, their bullying of others. And the silence of the rest is deafening as well. No school environment is worth that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and I don't know what to do about it. It is a great school but I am miserable.My kids seem happy and that its what matters. I am miserable

Sorry op. Our grade has been hijacked by a mean mom group so I commiserate with your feelings. Many many parents are upset about it because it has ruined the feel of our grade but no one is sure how to handle it aside from completely avoiding them.

What does it mean that they have hijacked the grade? What does that look like?

You either get it or you don’t. It is difficult to explain. If you are experiencing it or have experienced it you will know exactly what this reference means.

It’s not difficult to explain. Between the bully parents and kids they drive the culture and community into the negative. Your kids may not notice it now but they will eventually. And normalizing their two-facedness is wrong as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and I don't know what to do about it. It is a great school but I am miserable.My kids seem happy and that its what matters. I am miserable

Sorry op. Our grade has been hijacked by a mean mom group so I commiserate with your feelings. Many many parents are upset about it because it has ruined the feel of our grade but no one is sure how to handle it aside from completely avoiding them.

I could see this happening at an entry grade next year based on the toxic families who are alums and applying. We may no longer apply there. I don’t want to see their toxic, political, and unsportsmanlike misbehavior any more. Not worth it.

The last few months have been really eye opening to witness- their toxic emails, their toxic children, their bullying of others. And the silence of the rest is deafening as well. No school environment is worth that.

NP: Just chiming in that we have found some of the absolute worst parents are those who attended the Big 3 our children now go to. The entitled, better-than-thou, judgmental nature of some of them makes me sometimes regret our choice of school. Instead, we just avoid those jerks and hope our kids don't make friends with their kids (who are just like their parents).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and I don't know what to do about it. It is a great school but I am miserable.My kids seem happy and that its what matters. I am miserable

Sorry op. Our grade has been hijacked by a mean mom group so I commiserate with your feelings. Many many parents are upset about it because it has ruined the feel of our grade but no one is sure how to handle it aside from completely avoiding them.

I could see this happening at an entry grade next year based on the toxic families who are alums and applying. We may no longer apply there. I don’t want to see their toxic, political, and unsportsmanlike misbehavior any more. Not worth it.

The last few months have been really eye opening to witness- their toxic emails, their toxic children, their bullying of others. And the silence of the rest is deafening as well. No school environment is worth that.

NP: Just chiming in that we have found some of the absolute worst parents are those who attended the Big 3 our children now go to. The entitled, better-than-thou, judgmental nature of some of them makes me sometimes regret our choice of school. Instead, we just avoid those jerks and hope our kids don't make friends with their kids (who are just like their parents).

2000x that for the girls-only alums and offspring.

[Anonymous]

The desperate, insecure parents are the worst. Always trying to pull strings in the background with the school and coaches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:and I don't know what to do about it. It is a great school but I am miserable.My kids seem happy and that its what matters. I am miserable

If your kid isn’t noticing yet that’s good.
If the mean parents start influencing a ton of things negatively behind others backs (like selecting their kid for everything/ no transparency), that’s when to report it and get ready to leave. Life’s too short.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So on one hand, these parents are exclusionary, mean, conceited, and self-absorbed. But on the other hand, WHY WON'T THEY INVITE ME TO DINNER PARTIES AND MULTI-FAMILY SPRING BREAKS TRIPS. Please listen to yourselves. This is sad and unbecoming of allegedly successful parents.

Hilarious and so true, even in the high school age bracket

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So on one hand, these parents are exclusionary, mean, conceited, and self-absorbed. But on the other hand, WHY WON'T THEY INVITE ME TO DINNER PARTIES AND MULTI-FAMILY SPRING BREAKS TRIPS. Please listen to yourselves. This is sad and unbecoming of allegedly successful parents.