Parents and school involvement

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Parents and school involvement
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Thu, 08-23-2007 - 8:49am

My question stems from a personal experience. My middle child is starting kindergarten next week. I've become fairly close with one of my dd's friend's moms- this is her first child entering the school system. She WOH, I do not, plus I have experience with the school, so she's been calling me with questions and comments.

It started to go bad when she called to complain that the kindy orientation is during the day- when she is working. Then it led to complaints about the parents' read aloud program (when the kids are in library) and other opportunities for volunteerism in the school. I get that these things aren't convenient for her, but I'm getting annoyed with the complaining. How can the kids have an orientation at night when they go to school during the day? None of these events are mandatory for parents or kids. And plenty of activities are scheduled for evenings: Back to school night, the PTA picnic, etc.

She thinks because she can't participate, no one should be able to, apparently. Plenty of WOHP do show up for these things. I think she's being unrealistic if she thought she could put a couple of kids through school without ever taking a vacation day. Am I wrong? Am I missing something here?

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Wed, 09-05-2007 - 4:56pm

"First of all, I haven't switched my kids as in plural from time to time, so that statement is incorrect."

She might have made the mistake of saying "from time to time" but if you said you switched him twice, wouldn't that make it plural?

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 09-05-2007 - 4:58pm

Exactly,

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 09-05-2007 - 4:58pm

That would be cool....


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 09-05-2007 - 4:59pm
kids plural not times plural. She switched ONE kid twice,

 

Yes. We. Did.

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Registered: 08-14-2007
Wed, 09-05-2007 - 5:00pm

Twice does not "from time to time" make.

From thefreedictionary.com --

from time to time
Once in a while; at intervals.

from allwords.com --

Idiom: from time to time

Occasionally; sometimes.
Thesaurus: occasionally, sometimes, at times, once in a while.

Two times doesn't meet the necessary requirment of "at intervals" or "occasionally".

If you'd smoked pot 2x in college, would it be a fair statement to say that you smoke pot "from time to time"?

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 09-05-2007 - 5:01pm
if I'd ONLY smoked pot twice in college, i'd be a lot skinnier. Kelly and I both swear its the post pot munchies that ultimately made us chubby.

 

Yes. We. Did.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 09-05-2007 - 5:01pm

You know, was it really necessary to do this on a public debate board?

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 08-14-2007
Wed, 09-05-2007 - 5:02pm
It wouldn't make kid plural to kids. Geesh.
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Registered: 08-14-2007
Wed, 09-05-2007 - 5:03pm
roflmao
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 09-05-2007 - 5:04pm

Kids, kids as in plural.

PumpkinAngel

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