How to handle grandparent's day at school without a grandparent?

[Anonymous]

PP here. To all the people saying go to public school...ummmm, my kids do go to public school (Loudoun county). Our school does grandparents and special friends day every year and they discourage parents from attending themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP here. To all the people saying go to public school...ummmm, my kids do go to public school (Loudoun county). Our school does grandparents and special friends day every year and they discourage parents from attending themselves.

You need to love to a blue state fool

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At my kid’s school it was always grandparent or special friend day.

This. And didn’t have to be an “elderly” friend. How odd. Always lots of aunts and uncles, and even a gestational surrogate of the child. Another option is to ask another parent if your child can be a “co-grandchild” for the day with their friend. My in-laws are delighted to do that and have done it almost every year for one or more of our children’s friends without a grandparent.

[Anonymous]

On the “elderly friends day” thing: that would never fly in LA. Half the grandparents won’t even let themselves be called Grandma or Grandpa. Sounds too old. Needs to be GiGi or “Glam”-ma or whatever 🙃

[Anonymous]

Grandparent/Elderly Friend day sounds really odd to me. Some kids have pretty young grandparents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grandparent/Elderly Friend day sounds really odd to me. Some kids have pretty young grandparents.

Not at private schools where the dads are mostly 50 plus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP here. To all the people saying go to public school...ummmm, my kids do go to public school (Loudoun county). Our school does grandparents and special friends day every year and they discourage parents from attending themselves.

I'm in Loudoun too and we do not have grandparents day (and haven't since my oldest started K in 2013.) You must be at one of the white, rich western loudoun schools. Far too much racial and socioeconomic diversity in the eastern part of the county to do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We invited another adult in her life. A favorite neighbor, the husband of one of my close friends who was a favorite too, an aunt and uncle. We tried all kinds of combinations and it always worked out well. Her actual grandparents only came once from a long distance.

+1 Nice idea. Our school called it grandparent and special friends day.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps Op should try meeting more people

[Anonymous]

My nieces go to private school and grandparents day is a big deal (also a fundraiser!). My parents travel to attend every year. My kids are at public. It is no big deal to them to not have grandparents there. My guess is the majority of kids do not have someone come. I do not think I have mentioned it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grandparent/Elderly Friend day sounds really odd to me. Some kids have pretty young grandparents.

Not at private schools where the dads are mostly 50 plus

Pretty clear you don’t go to private

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grandparent/Elderly Friend day sounds really odd to me. Some kids have pretty young grandparents.

Not at private schools where the dads are mostly 50 plus

Pretty clear you don’t go to private

Ooh sick burn 🔥

[Anonymous]

On the “elderly friends day” thing: that would never fly in LA. Half the grandparents won’t even let themselves be called Grandma or Grandpa. Sounds too old. Needs to be GiGi or “Glam”-ma or whatever 🙃

This made me laugh. DH is from LA and no one in family is known as grandma!!

[Anonymous]

I would just take them out of school that day OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP here. To all the people saying go to public school...ummmm, my kids do go to public school (Loudoun county). Our school does grandparents and special friends day every year and they discourage parents from attending themselves.

You need to love to a blue state fool

Virginia has not given its electoral votes to a Republican in 20 years.