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[quote=Anonymous]I do a fair amount of volunteering at my kid's school. Luckily, the culture around volunteering is pretty positive and it's been a good experience. I work but I have flex in my schedule and take on volunteer roles as I can. It's important to me and I benefit from getting to know other parents, administrators, teachers and my kid's friends.

I know people love to come on here with their snarky comments about other parents who volunteer, but the event that your kids (and families) directly benefit from don't run themselves. It's often a lot of work. There are certainly some bad eggs that volunteer and I just let it slide. Who knows what's going on their lives to make them behave that way. But have a little appreciation for the parents with good intentions who are giving their time and energy. And know that from an outside perspective, your snarkiness looks like a defense mechanism--you feel guilty that you don't participate in the central community of your child's life so you belittle those that do. Hope that you find satisfaction in venting here and maybe pitch in when you can...[/quote]

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