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| Fri, 08-29-2008 - 10:45am |
I just came home from preschool orientation for my daughter and I want to cry.
| Fri, 08-29-2008 - 10:45am |
I just came home from preschool orientation for my daughter and I want to cry.
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Yes, I agree completely.
I have to agree.
Hey, I just had to post and comment on what you`ve been saying - I am totally with you honey! I am British but I live in Japan (Tokyo) and my daughter has just started kindergarten (which is like pre-school, they start at age 3 here). Feeling like you are not fitting in???! OMG - every other mother is pure-blood Japanese, and I feel like
Hilari,
I know it's hard when other Moms tell you about their fancy homes, cars, vacations, etc.
You made me laugh!
That sounds waaaay rough.
Yes, DH is Japanese and he`s generally pretty supportive but on this issue he doesn`t seem to understand Japanese women any more than he understands western ones!
Kindergarten moms have something of a reputation here, which I heard about before we entered. There`s even a TV drama about them! But I figured really, how bad can it be? Well, it`s bad. In this case I have no problem lowering myself to their level, so I call them "Mothers of the Corn" - it used to be Mommy Mafia but that is just not strong enough. And since my last post I have had it confirmed by one of my loser club friends that she has indeed heard rumours in the park that I was a former dancer who married one of her customers (ha! I WISH!) So next time we have an earthquake drill in the schoolyard I am absolutely going to grab one of the climbing frame poles and have a good swing on it! Fuel for the fire, as it were! God forbid they should ever find out the truth about my past - that I used to be a....dare I say it......IT
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