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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think most of you have never been a room parent. It is a thankless job. One year, I got drafted by the teacher because no one would volunteer to do it.

It is very frustrating to ask for food, material or financial donations and have half the parents ignore you. This refers to schools with middle to upper middle class populations, NOT to Title I schools or to parents that can’t afford to contribute.  They ignore because they can-the party will carry on, either scaled back or funded by the room mom. It’s not right.

[b]I’m amazed at all the comments advocating for no parties. Childhood is about joy...there’s nothing wrong with celebrating life or celebrating holidays. [/b]

Op, if pizza is the expectation at your school, scale it back to Costco pizza and mini cupcakes. One dollar store craft, one game. Dollar store tablecloth, one or two balloons.

Unfortunately, you’ll probably have to kick in some money this year as a result of spending more than your budget. But it’s a lesson learned that will carry over if you are ever silly enough to volunteer again ;)

Everyone is giving this woman a hard time and I think her heart is in the right place. [b]Unfortunately, not everyone values the same things for their kids I guess.[/b].[/quote]
Sorry.  I don't think that anyone who is publicly shaming people for not contributing has her heart in the right place.  OP seems like a high-maintenance control freak with fantasies about being important in her kids' classroom.  She's then trying to bully everyone else into funding her ridiculous parties.  It's like the room parent version of being a bridezilla.

Absolutely nobody is advocating for no parties.  Most of us think that there's no reason to hold expensive parties that offer a full lunch.  I'd hate to teach my children that to celebrate life or have any joy, they need over-the-top expensive parties.  My kids attend a Title I school with very modest parties.  I don't think they have any less childhood joy than the rich kids who apparently need gourmet pizza at their class parties.  If anything, they probably have more childhood joy because they're not overly spoiled and demanding.

For the second bolded point, I agree that not everyone values the same things for their kids.  Many people value putting their money into music lessons or other extracurriculars than over-the-top class parties.  Again, just because you or the OP have some fantasy about hosting lavish class parties doesn't mean that everyone else has to foot the bill.  [/quote]

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