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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because these roles are a major justification for sahms to sahm.  If you look at the under 4-forum, there's a bunch of posts on there ranting about how sahms are the ones who do all the tremendously important volunteer work at school.  In my experience, 90% of that volunteer work is self serving and they're doing it to justify staying home.  The school and the world would go on turning without people in those roles....[/quote]

I work and I volunteer as much as I can.  It has nothing to do with justifying anything.  I want to try to help do something that helps my kids in the end.  Whether "helping" my kids is defined as helping their teachers or teaching them to give back or just helping their school community as a whole, I volunteer.  That might mean passing water out at the 5k or taking in the payments for the Thanksgiving lunch.  It might also mean stuffing Tuesday folders or doing copying jobs for the teachers.  I have no ulterior motive other than genuinely wanting to help.

I completely get it is annoying to be always asked to give money for coaches, teachers, scout leaders, instructors, etc., however it is the norm and for a total of maybe $150/year it isn't such a big deal.  I get a little annoyed when an organizer asks for a largeish amount ($25) for a group gift, per person, but then realize if I didn't like it, I should have stepped up to organize it.[/quote]

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