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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anybody else feel bad for the parents who feel the need to volunteer for everything their kid does-helps on the field for every football game, chaperones every field trip, flies to every school trip?
And they act like they know all the kids and the “kids just love” them.

It’s almost like they are reliving their youth [/quote]

Have not read through the comments to this post but as a working parent with three kids can confirm that I have encountered maybe 1-2 moms who are kind of like this. The vibe to me is more like they see being present for all this stuff as their mom job. They either have one child and don’t work or have 2-3 kids and a nanny. [/quote]

The moms and dads at our school who volunteer take off work to do it 🤷‍♀️ There are definitely some SAHMs who don’t help out. But I guess if they did, they’d be judged negatively anyway…[/quote]

I’m very active at school. I’m one of the few SAHMs. Most of the very involved moms are all working moms. They just prioritize their kids.

I sometimes see a few negative busy moms. They often are the complainers. I personally can’t stand people who complain yet don’t contribute. [/quote]

It isn’t about “prioritizing their kids.” Majority or parents volunteering at school aren’t doing a necessary service.  They are doing a service to simply be seen.  No one is lining up to plunge the school toilets or pick up the trash in the school parking lots.  But boy do those sign ups for any kid/parent facing public task get filled up fast. [/quote]

So what do you like to sign up to do?

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