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By: More Passive-Aggressive PTA Shenanigans | Desperate Working Momma™

More Passive-Aggressive PTA Shenanigans | Desperate Working Momma™ — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:00:40 +0000

[...] cannot BELIEVE I have been ambushed by the PTA! Again! I walked right into it, too, which is such an embarrassment and a true testament to how [...]

By: Life Lesson #382 from a Desperate Working Momma » Desperate Working Momma

Life Lesson #382 from a Desperate Working Momma » Desperate Working Momma — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:26:56 +0000

[...] I mean, honestly. Thursday evening was an anxiety attack just waiting to happen, that’s what it was. Oodles of neediness just gunning for me, what with Mack needing to go to soccer practice before heading off to an activity night with Katie, TD needing to go to a scout meeting, Johnny needing a diaper change, Sam needing to go a church activity, and me needing to go to Back to School Night at TD and Mack’s school (with thankfully no covert PTA meetings planned) because they had STUFF on their desks that they put there just for ME and they worked on it ALL DAY and they were SO looking forward to me GOING (see? with the guilt?! stupid Back to School Night)? Oh, and all eight of them needing to eat something before they actually starved to death? [...]

By: kalki

kalki — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:53:01 +0000

This is a brilliant post.

And I second William’s nomination.

By: Mainline Mom

Mainline Mom — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:06:55 +0000

LOL at Ladybug’s comment.

I have Back to School night next Thursday night…great TV night…for my TWO YEAR OLD. WTF, right?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:04:36 +0000

“cough Scheduleateacher’sconferencedoofus cough!”

I am still laughing 10 minutes later over this!!!!!!!

By: janasayqua

janasayqua — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:29:52 +0000

Well our school is so stuck up the call theirs the PTU instead of PTA (which stands for Parents Teachers united but just comes out more than P-U).
I promised my little one last night I’d go because they get a non-uniform day if we go. THAT is how sneaky they are. Bribes!

The worst was when we had a discussion over an HOUR long on why there was no microwave in the cafeteria! Make an appointment with the principal, don’t waste OUR time! Geez!

(and no, never any cookies at their school either)

By: Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah

Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:26:16 +0000

That is so crappy that they tricked you into being in the PTA. I call shenanigans!

Also – get TiVO. I looooooooove my TiVO. You can do things during the week AND watch tv.

By: John E. Langerhands

John E. Langerhands — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:46:51 +0000

Having muchos de childrens who attend the same Elementary School, I must say that you are right on the ball. If you have to trick people into attending PTA meetings, maybe that should tell you something. Although, have you noticed the people speaking at PTA meetings? These are the folks who ran for student government at 6; stayed after school to help the teacher clean erasers; and kept asking for extra credit on tests in sixth grade, “because Princeton will sometimes ask for your Elementary School transcripts.” SHEEP! And they, with their endearing laughs, and clever puns, and they go on ad nauseum about how the light blub fund raiser they ran this year yielded 2.3% more on a median basis as compared with a rolling average of the last ten years worth of fundraisers, which means that the Fourth Grade Latin Thespian Club (of which only my daughter and her friend Gert’ are the only members) was able to buy a new punch bowl since Evelyn Gelliate’s son Elliot threw up all over the last one during the Ides of March in May Carnivale last year. . . I don’t CARE! I’ll buy the damn punch bowl. I’ll buy nine of them just to stop this inane meeting . . . my ears are bleeding . . .oh sweet mother of all that is holy please, upon our beseeching, kindly release us to the gentle peace of death!

Actually, good idea–get everyone in there and offer them the chance to sit through Ye Olde Hour and a Half PTA Meeting, or pay the kind gentleman at the door $5 a head and you can go early to your child’s classroom.

We could fund the County’s education costs for the next six months . . . .

So, briefly, Amen to you, my sister, amen.

By: Paige

Paige — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:05:19 +0000

I am with you sistah! We always go an hour late to avoid the PTA accosting. I remember the first time……. pure bewilderment. Like an animal trapped. It still makes my heart beat fast. Honestly, I never even wanted to be a part of the PTA but if you don’t join, they send someone over to your house to say things like “We are hoping for a 100% participation this year and we are only missing the dues of 2 families. So if you would just sign this and pay your dues I will go away…….” No kidding. Okay, see you Thursday night. I will be the one with the cookies picturing you naked.

By: Nat

Nat — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:20:58 +0000

Any PTA meeting w/o refreshments is completely useless. I must admit, I’ve never been to a covert PTA meeting. I usually know when and where they are.

Also, I’m on our state PTA Board of Directors, and our meetings are so long that our standing rules mandate a break every 2 hours. And the stupid health commissioner gets all pissy if someone brings a yummy snack.

And, I regularly get hate mail (but not from PTA members).

But other than that, I heart the PTA.

By: dashababy

dashababy — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:51:50 +0000

Ok, your epic rants are the best. I’m exhausted now but that was great. And you totally made me hungry for cookies. Thanks.

By: William

William — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:17:47 +0000

Few things…
Every time you wrote gym I was thinking Guy You Married. If you read it like that it is only slightly amusing.

TGYM was totaly thinking about you and a colleg fottball team waxing his car while naked.

The lady you asked about the cookies was so, so picturing you naked.

Cat for PTA president.

By: NSNMom

NSNMom — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:56:40 +0000

You just described our back to school nights also!!!!! And what a fine job you did. I never thought of the brilliat after school-chat-up-of-the-teacher. Brilliant!!!! They also sneak in those meetings at the fourth grade square dance and the fifth grade state reports, as well as the sixth grade discussion of camp night. Sneaky!!! I’ve learned to arrive late to those functions, and bring your own snack!;-)

By: Di

Di — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:43:12 +0000

I tried to write a reply to this, but ended up with something way to long. I guess I have feelings on this subject. I will have to write them down somewhere.

Cookies? I’ve never gotten cookies.

By: cat

cat — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:20:48 +0000

Nice, eh? Eh?

By: LadyBug

LadyBug — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:17:18 +0000

Wait. Umm…what were you saying? Sorry, I was picturing you naked.