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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They don’t want parents with jobs.

You can be upset about the disrespect and exclusion and your feelings will be valid.

You can take it as a glorious get out of jail free card. You do not have to participate not because you were unwilling but— sigh— because you aren’t the target volunteer demographic.  Do not volunteer, do not Venmo, and only go to the activities that actually appeal to you (or your kid) and don’t guilt free.

And if you’re ever — ever!— approached or guilted about it you just smile and say how glad you are that people have so much free time to donate to the (name the activity)[/quote]

This. I feel entirely absolved of the guilt I once felt to be helpful. School volunteering is a SAHM show, and I scroll past anything the PTA has to say.[/quote]
Do you really take institutional schedules this personally? So fragile, geez[/quote]

I’m not who you’re quoting but it’s hardly fragile not to participate in activities you have no buy-in for and haven’t been consulted about. [/quote]

You’re not going to get that by going to a PTA meeting either. Especially one on Zoom call at night. Everyone sits with their cameras off on mute. If you want to make a difference you actually need to run for an office. But then again it’s mostly a thankless job. Countless hours for disgruntled people like OP who don’t like how anything is done anyway.[/quote]

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