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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the room mom here again.  11:18, here's the deal.  Sorry you can't afford more.  I do pay around 3k a month for two kids, and while money doesn't grow on trees (or in a savings account at this point, sadly), we are prioritizing giving to the people who truly love and care for our kids at daycare.  Case in point, we made cookies the other night for my oldest to give to her teachers.  She INSISTED that we give last year's classroom teachers cookies, too.  These people kiss boo boos, create fun, and care about the well being of my kiddos.  I'd eat pbj's for a week before I wouldn't show them some form of my appreciation.

The other rub?  One of the families who NEVER contributes to anything has the cash.  I just went to the kid's birthday party at the zoo ($400- and the Mom loudly let everyone know that's how much it cost since they "included everyone's siblings") and we've been over to their newly renovated house with the two luxury cars out front.  Could they be swimming in debt? Absolutely.  But you'd be damn sure that it rubs me the wrong way when I overheard the Dad saying, "Christmas gift? I don't get a Christmas gift from my employer!"

So perhaps my frustration is misguided.  It's not at the people who don't give or give small amounts because that's what they can afford.  It's the entitled yuppie parents who think that the "help" doesn't deserve it.  Give what you can.  But think about the impact those teachers have on your kiddos.  Generosity is a good thing.[/quote]

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