Just venting-I am so over the Country Club Mom Club

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My wife complains about this a lot. This tension must be exclusively a women thing. Men seriously don't notice this shit, and we could care less about a tennis outfit.

Seriously, who gives a crap what someone else wants to wear to a Starbucks. I'd make fun of someone in a tennis outfit or bike shorts if I knew they never actually played tennis or rode a bike but otherwise WTF?

[Anonymous]

Honestly, and I don't mean this in a rude way, but read the kids with special needs forum.

When my son was in preschool, we thought (mistakenly it turns out) that our son had some neurological issues. Keeping up with the Jones's was completely off of my radar, when I thought my kid's future and happiness was on the bubble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I personally am really tired of hearing people talking about their vacation homes on the Cape.

You know you wish you could join us regular folks at Great Wolf Lodge.

Great Wolf? I was thinking of the pool at the Super 8.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My wife complains about this a lot. This tension must be exclusively a women thing. Men seriously don't notice this shit, and we could care less about a tennis outfit.

Seriously, who gives a crap what someone else wants to wear to a Starbucks. I'd make fun of someone in a tennis outfit or bike shorts if I knew they never actually played tennis or rode a bike but otherwise WTF?

Actually, a lot of women don't notice thiscrap either. I suppose on some level she wants to be one of them?

I guess I see those same people around since I live in north Arlington, but I have yet to waste a thought on them, and I assume them on me.

[Anonymous]

Perspective from a SAHM who just returned to work part-time. One of the things I noticed while home for a number of years is that I felt like I interacted with a broader variety of people than I did when I was working (with a rather homogeneous group of lawyers).

While working, I interacted primarily with PPL who shared a common experience and educational background and with my friends and family. When your interactions with adults are dictated by the bus stop, who is room parent in your kids class, or in your aerobics class, you're "social circle" is less homogeneous than when you're working. You don't necessarily have anything in common with the PPL you interact with on a daily basis. Your world views just clash more often. I think it's been a great reminder of what kids' lives are like. Our kids are in school with kids whose families don't necessarily share our values. It forces you to be a little more thoughtful about what your values are and to teach your kids why you make the choices you do.

One other thing to note. Demanding jobs weed out the truly crazy. The school bus stop does not. There are more really wacky PPL out there then I ever imagined. For a while I thought I should right a novel about the characters in my Montgomery County neighborhood. Who would of guessed?? Working dad's who miss this scene have no idea what we endure.

[Anonymous]

How did this end up in "older kids and teenagers?" Hilarious.

[Anonymous]

I think anyone who lets this stuff bother them must have some insecurities to deal with herself.

I really don't even notice this sort of stuff because I have no wish to be part of that circle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I personally am really tired of hearing people talking about their vacation homes on the Cape.

You know you wish you could join us regular folks at Great Wolf Lodge.

Great Wolf? I was thinking of the pool at the Super 8.

You can join us in the kiddie pool in the back yard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, and I don't mean this in a rude way, but read the kids with special needs forum.

When my son was in preschool, we thought (mistakenly it turns out) that our son had some neurological issues. Keeping up with the Jones's was completely off of my radar, when I thought my kid's future and happiness was on the bubble.

What does this have to do with anything? So instead of worrying about the tennis moms you were a hypochondriac over your special snowflake and somehow that is enviable?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perspective from a SAHM who just returned to work part-time. One of the things I noticed while home for a number of years is that I felt like I interacted with a broader variety of people than I did when I was working (with a rather homogeneous group of lawyers).

While working, I interacted primarily with PPL who shared a common experience and educational background and with my friends and family. When your interactions with adults are dictated by the bus stop, who is room parent in your kids class, or in your aerobics class, you're "social circle" is less homogeneous than when you're working. You don't necessarily have anything in common with the PPL you interact with on a daily basis. Your world views just clash more often. I think it's been a great reminder of what kids' lives are like. Our kids are in school with kids whose families don't necessarily share our values. It forces you to be a little more thoughtful about what your values are and to teach your kids why you make the choices you do.

One other thing to note. Demanding jobs weed out the truly crazy. The school bus stop does not. There are more really wacky PPL out there then I ever imagined. For a while I thought I should right a novel about the characters in my Montgomery County neighborhood. Who would of guessed?? Working dad's who miss this scene have no idea what we endure.

"what we endure": are the country club moms the people "we endure" or the moms that care about the country club moms.

I like your post, but I am. Unsure who you think are the crazy ones.

I will say that the solution to only knowing a narrow range of people: get a hobby.

[Anonymous]

I hear you. I live in North Arlington, too. They're not all awful, just most of them. Most of them are legacies meaning their parents got them in anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I have learned not to pay attention to this kind of stuff. Middle school and high school were hard for me, I choose not to revisit those years.

Club, tennis clothes, running schedules, whatever....when I see grown women acting as if they are teenagers, it makes me laugh.

So in other words you haven't recovered from your high school ostracization.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I have learned not to pay attention to this kind of stuff. Middle school and high school were hard for me, I choose not to revisit those years.

Club, tennis clothes, running schedules, whatever....when I see grown women acting as if they are teenagers, it makes me laugh.

So in other words you haven't recovered from your high school ostracization.

Spoken like a true tennis skirt wearing country clubber.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Arlington here. Oh yeah.

I live in Arlington, next door to a country club, and never see this. Must be because it's in south Arlington I don't think we even have a Starbucks at this end of town

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I have learned not to pay attention to this kind of stuff. Middle school and high school were hard for me, I choose not to revisit those years.

Club, tennis clothes, running schedules, whatever....when I see grown women acting as if they are teenagers, it makes me laugh.

So in other words you haven't recovered from your high school ostracization.

Spoken like a true tennis skirt wearing country clubber.

Oh snap. +1