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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly, this kinda stuff is why I'm so glad my kids go to a title I school. There's is SO MUCH bullsh*t like this at schools with richer kids. No, I'm not getting my kid what amounts to TWO halloween costumes! Crazy. Our kid's halloween parade at school is just that, and they even have extra costumes for kids who don't have one or can't afford one.

And spirit weeks! Ours are stuff that are easy to throw together in less than 10 minutes in the morning with stuff you already have. Wear stripes! Crazy socks! (just two that don't match) Pajama Day! Crazy hair! These are all so easy.

My friends in other districts have like costume theme days, things like wear your holiday socks (who has holiday socks?), dress like a book character (and not even at halloween), "Christmas in May" (oh, so now you need to buy Christmas things that fit for spring too?)  that involve planning and spending money.

I always think about this stuff with the fertility rate panic. It's not One Big Thing. It's that every single thing about raising kids has gotten slightly harder in the last thirty years, and often for no good reason. Death by a thousand cuts![/quote]

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