tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308981464139716859.post644776174087072942..comments2023-09-09T06:16:38.457-07:00Comments on Mel, A Dramatic Mommy: I Give, and I Give...Melanie Sheridanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04100313047776018999noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308981464139716859.post-46431275725140548882008-05-15T19:29:00.000-07:002008-05-15T19:29:00.000-07:00I totally agree! There are TOO many things going o...I totally agree! There are TOO many things going on these days with our kids. We should not have to have so many parties, rewards, etc - I think that's part of the reason our kids "expect" things!<BR/>We need to go back to special events and occasions. :)Dionnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887793549770593022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308981464139716859.post-27074758255864659142008-05-13T22:47:00.000-07:002008-05-13T22:47:00.000-07:00You want to hear something funny? If I'm doing my...You want to hear something funny? If I'm doing my figuring-out correctly ... I taught at that school last year. Seriously. Same crappy fish art magnets. Email me and let's compare notes...<BR/><BR/>(Notice I no longer teach there. I think I even know said Mercedes woman. Ugh.)just jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218649675899000158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308981464139716859.post-33633040719375003752008-05-13T19:51:00.000-07:002008-05-13T19:51:00.000-07:00I'm on your team on this one! We can only do so m...I'm on your team on this one! We can only do so much! A letter to the principal is a great idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308981464139716859.post-80743113089367505472008-05-13T16:34:00.000-07:002008-05-13T16:34:00.000-07:00i am THEE wrong person to pose this question to. ...i am THEE wrong person to pose this question to. granted, my son is still only in preschool. a private and already expensive preschool. last week was teacher's appreciation week. thankfully, we have a great room parent that works for a company that sells school/arts/crafts supplies. BECAUSE of the current state of the ecomony, and the current state of our paychecks, we contributed nothing. but the classroom still got all sorts of shit that was amazing and CHEAP, in the grand scheme of things.<BR/><BR/>now, had i heard someone in the PTO (why don't they call it "PTA" anymore? pisses me off.) said something like, 'we're not getting enough support from the parents." i would have shit a brick. honestly.<BR/><BR/>education does suck in this country. and teachers are incredibly under-paid, but we're all in this together. gas is expensive. groceries are even more expensive. WTF.Matter Of Fact Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153634579356074077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308981464139716859.post-37685306119887083072008-05-13T15:33:00.000-07:002008-05-13T15:33:00.000-07:00I don't think you're being the least bit touchy. I...I don't think you're being the least bit touchy. I think she was totally inappropriate and rude. I would very likely address this with SOMEONE that can rein her in because her comments were utterly insensitive to the fact that not everyone has endless disposable cash. <BR/><BR/>It might not be a matter of how much we CARE about our kids' school so much as how much we CARE about feeding our kid instead of making sure the freaking PTO has enough money for next year's clambake.<BR/><BR/>Woo. This got me hot on your behalf, I tell ya.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869966273313625550noreply@blogger.com