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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is my first year as a mom of an APS school and I was a little shocked at how fancy the V-day cards were.

One kid sent a picture where her hand was holding candy. 
Another sent a stuffed animal!  
Many did home-made ones, which I get.
What did I do? Got plain cards from the drug store like ONLY ONE OTHER!
When I was a kid, everybody got plain cards.

What the hell happened and how did I not get the memo?[/quote]

I went way overboard and did gift bags with all kinds of goodies.  I envy the moms who did a single card and nothing else - I do not feel superior at all.  It's clear I have issues that I am expressing by turning V-day into a mommy competition (my kid didn't even get to touch the Valentines - I did it all except for the signing part).  Keep it simple, mom.  We need people like you to bring back the sanity.[/quote]

OP - I am also new to APS and had the same reaction as you. All we did was drugstore cards, no treat or stickers. It honestly did not occur to me to do anything else. I was floored by what my kid received. Two gift bags, including one tied with ribbons. When I saw them I felt like ours were totally inadequate. I guess I need to step it up next year.

PP - so interesting what you said. I assumed that our room's Pinterest mom was thinking that I am lazy and uncreative, and maybe she was, but maybe not. 
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