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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel sorry for your child and her teacher and the parents of her classmates who you are insulting. You are entitled to your Helicopter parenting style. However you cross the line when you attempt to bully the teacher to get what you want.

Sincerely,
SAHM who has chaperoned many field trips and never lost a child, nope not a one.

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Here's the deal:  I'm their parent.  I'm in charge of raising them in the best way I see fit.  I'm not comfortable with the situation.  Therefore, they don't go.

I'm not insulting anyone.  I've witnessed what I consider irresponsible behavior in more than one chaperone, on more than one occasion.  I have no obligation to trust any parent sight unseen.  Funny thing, I'm not a helicopter parent.  I give my kids a very long leash in most areas, except in this area.  I don't interfere with school, sports, etc.  We do more outdoor and enriching experiences as a family than she'll ever get on a silly, rushed school field trip to the zoo for 3 hours.

As for bullying the teacher, really?  If the teacher is that sensitive than she needs to find her big girl panties.  I stated our guidelines for our children and she made her decision.  I have no hard feelings over it.  Am I a little surprised that she chose not the select me/DH as a chaperone for this trip since my DD expressed her interest, yes.  Was I upset by it, no.  There was no bullying involved.  I have no expectations to chaperone all of the field trips, but was told that most parents get to chaperone at least one if they are interested.  I won't take off work for a field trip my DC is not interested in, so this was the only one I was going to take off for but I was not selected.  The teacher knew that and if her non-selection was based on feeling bullied than that is on her.  She's entitled to her feelings, but those feelings shouldn't be projected on me.  We kept her out that day since all of the classes in her grade were attending and we made a fun girls-day out of it.  My DD was not upset by it at all.  For the remaining field trips, if my DH can go, he'll volunteer and see what happens.  If not, she'll go to another class in her grade that day.  [/quote]

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