tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post6917293780738829359..comments2023-04-21T23:41:36.968-04:00Comments on The Flavored Mom: Perpetual Tight AssesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-6140419161420998822013-05-19T23:16:47.624-04:002013-05-19T23:16:47.624-04:00my link to this page is dedicated to the nasty pta...my link to this page is dedicated to the nasty pta B that yelled at me Saturday for making a suggestion. I do not need you in my life you ugly B. I'm getting a voodoo doll this week that looks like youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-18076559131730709662013-05-19T23:10:10.509-04:002013-05-19T23:10:10.509-04:00I don't find that the teachers have anything f...I don't find that the teachers have anything figured out..they seem to be in love with the power hungry pta and hate the normal parentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-52831491474683170102013-05-19T23:08:33.224-04:002013-05-19T23:08:33.224-04:00this is a really old article but I just had to say...this is a really old article but I just had to say my daughter is into 3rd grade and I've been trying for 4 years to be an involved parent but to get any volunteer time at all I have to attend meetings. I can really relate to the stabbing myself in the eye commentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-441620328494714922009-07-20T12:05:54.989-04:002009-07-20T12:05:54.989-04:00Loved reading these post. I did PTO (PTA) when my...Loved reading these post. I did PTO (PTA) when my daughter was in Elementary and always felt left out just like many of you said. I will share that as a teacher in an Elementary School, we are clear on what PTO members that we want to avoid because they are catty, controlling, and want to tell us how to teach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-28514866422562349742009-05-27T18:51:51.578-04:002009-05-27T18:51:51.578-04:00I, too, had stars in my eyes when my girls started...I, too, had stars in my eyes when my girls started elementary school and I can't believe how the PTA makes me feel like I'm back in high school with the cliquey bitches. I first noticed that I didn't want to fit in when I was a room mom and made a comment to my neighbor about the other room calling me too far ahead about things. Well, my neighbor was the room mom committee chairperson and said, Well, I'll tell everybody that she can't be a room mom next year! I was immediately stunned and said that she was a good room mom and that she shouldn't be fired! The power these people get hung up on is unreal. Then I was told to send out letters for the basket fundraiser b/c I was room mom again. I was told to submit the theme for the basket and they would let me know if it was acceptable. Then I was to tell each parent what to bring in. I didn't sign up for that. I ended up putting the basket together myself and paid a pretty penny for it. I even heard the committee chair make a comment about one of the baskets, Who is going to want that one?! Then this year I was asked by the teacher to be a room mom. I didn't want to be one this year b/c of the basket fundraiser but was told by my neighbor that they weren't doing it this year. Well, guess what, the teacher called me when the time came and that was the first I had heard about it. I calmly called the committee basket fundraiser person and said that I didn't receive any information and she said, That's strange?? All innocent. Right. They just leave you out if they don't like you. I only had a few days to put another one together with my money b/c it was too late to send out letters and I didn't want to ask the parents anyway b/c I can't stand that. I'm sure they wanted my teacher's class to not have a basket so it would reflect poorly on me. <br />I learned a long time ago to stay away from PTA and just volunteer in the classroom and chaperone the field trips. I don't want to play that game. I would only embarrass my kids if I did!!!!!!! Catty girls just turn into catty middle-aged women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-9998113018484071862009-04-28T20:01:00.000-04:002009-04-28T20:01:00.000-04:00This post had me about falling out of my chair! Yo...This post had me about falling out of my chair! You'd think now that we are out of high school, "clicks" would disappear, but noooooo. Thanks for sharing and I will definitely be back!br8eyeshttp://www.ibroughtyouin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-4559668052363091132009-04-10T15:22:00.000-04:002009-04-10T15:22:00.000-04:00I can so relate to this story. I was also blinded...I can so relate to this story. I was also blinded at first and now I have been blind sided. I started off just helping - I did penetrate the inner circle but then the President's term was up and all said you would be great. SO I fell for it and accepted the nomination. The vote was tied and then rigged when the second vote was taken. I lost but I gracefully walked away. The next year after the new president alienated most of the school including teachers and the principal I was nominated again. After much praying and talking with other moms again I accepted. But then the current president put up a fuss and to fix the situation the principal read the bi-laws and we are to have co-presidents. Which in most situations would work great but when one of the presidents can't stand the other nothing happens. I finally resigned due to not being included in any of the decisions being made. I am now just helping in the classroom of my children. <BR/><BR/>More power to those who try to become part of the inner circle. JUST WATCH YOUR BACK!!!!Jennifer Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-79535628613243963342009-04-08T12:11:00.000-04:002009-04-08T12:11:00.000-04:00Great observations. After almost 2 years at our n...Great observations. After almost 2 years at our new school, new town I still haven't penetrated the "inner circle". All those big heads colliding in our little library finally quashed me out of the PTA. Maybe (I hope) you have more stamina than me for this stuff. Good luck!Rascallionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07999758455802627745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-41072626072058776172009-04-06T13:50:00.000-04:002009-04-06T13:50:00.000-04:00I love your sense of humor. I think my kids went ...I love your sense of humor. I think my kids went to the same school. If you stick around long enough, you will find your ideas being thought up by someone higher up the food chain and the group will say they are fabulous. Good luck at your next meeting.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082320245738992553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-3852490780073571942009-04-05T09:54:00.000-04:002009-04-05T09:54:00.000-04:00Ha ha. Love your posts cause they're interesting a...Ha ha. Love your posts cause they're interesting and amusing. I used to teach in a middle school where I spent parent conference nights sitting in my classroom grading papers and, if I was really lucky, talking to the one or two drop-ins. So, involved parents sound refreshing--to a point. Your PTA sounds like hell! I'd have gone with the I'm not your bitch, bitch."<BR/><BR/>Of course, I do have a t-shirt that a Czech friend gave me while I was teaching in Prague that states: "You say I'm a bitch like it's a bad thing." LOL<BR/><BR/>http://BrigaBauble.blogspot.comBrigaBaublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15174434069113847993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-85430606832396436082009-04-02T10:31:00.000-04:002009-04-02T10:31:00.000-04:00I have LOADS of I-hate-the-PTA stories.I call them...I have LOADS of I-hate-the-PTA stories.<BR/><BR/>I call them Queen Bees. Women who need a little niche to control, to give them career satisfaction.<BR/><BR/>I don't. So I don't play.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-84281118580843360552009-04-01T14:37:00.000-04:002009-04-01T14:37:00.000-04:00Hahaha! I am a new reader and your writing style i...Hahaha! I am a new reader and your writing style is certainly up my alley! Love it! <BR/>Scared to death though... my lil one starts Kindergarten this fall and I was already planning on PTA parties and fundraising... yikes!!Connie Krebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354893800071624099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-68333394964692537902009-03-30T09:21:00.000-04:002009-03-30T09:21:00.000-04:00Hi..new to your blog! It's great! I've learned t...Hi..new to your blog! It's great! I've learned to just volunteer for the events I ENJOY...try and ignore the women I don't enjoy and try and remember the teachers have all of this figured out. They know which parents are helping out to benefit the school and the kids and which ones are just little prima donna glory hogs on a power trip!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218519474695662328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-52040246197184575702009-03-28T21:17:00.000-04:002009-03-28T21:17:00.000-04:00you are so funny. Love this: "If you hear them sa...you are so funny. Love this: "If you hear them say "your enthusiasm is great!" it means, "shut the hell up"How to Party with an Infanthttp://partywithaninfant.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-17202965910979943142009-03-27T20:11:00.000-04:002009-03-27T20:11:00.000-04:00Great Post!!!!Wear both of the buttons (one on the...Great Post!!!!<BR/><BR/>Wear both of the buttons (one on the front, and the other "some where" on the back ;-> )Ann Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018952741830928799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-86339126956600934092009-03-27T16:56:00.000-04:002009-03-27T16:56:00.000-04:00You are so right! I joined two school PTA's this ...You are so right! I joined two school PTA's this year by total accident - on the board of both. And they were surprised I decided NOT to do it next year!<BR/><BR/>In a different school district, I finally told our PTO board (I was on a planning committee for a fundraiser) that they either let us plan it since that's what they asked us to do or they start coming to our planning meetings because I was tired of coming up with great ideas only to told a week later, AFTER the work started and they were just getting to e-mails, that they didn't like that. I told them if they didn't stop, they could plan the event themselves since that is basically what was happening anyway! They left us alone after that.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921336810725430983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-44893705358236554792009-03-27T00:45:00.000-04:002009-03-27T00:45:00.000-04:00I LOVE this site! You are so funny! I am now getti...I LOVE this site! You are so funny! I am now getting kids ready for college, so I have been thru all the PTA crap. They ALL hated me because I was a single mom and somehow they thought I would have been a threat. LOL I learned to just sit with my head up (alone) and deal with it, but I hated it for many years. That part is a pain, but it is a piece of cake when it compares to when your daughter works her butt off and practices every day after school with the team at basketball(and she really did pretty good!) but they would not pick her for the team because we weren't part of their elite you know whos. Now THAT sucked. I was and still am so disgusted with that bunch for that, and I find my ways to badmouth and snark at every opportunity ever since. Thank goodness my kids will all be out of there in 2 more years for good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-60178303226885062242009-03-26T09:23:00.000-04:002009-03-26T09:23:00.000-04:00I love this post. I chaired the book fair at my s...I love this post. I chaired the book fair at my son's school for 3 years, but I gave it up because I was required to go to the PTA meetings. I couldn't stand it! I would come home and tell my husband that I just wanted to stab myself in the eye with a pencil.<BR/>I vote for the first button.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594709427200562793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-88011427708991164832009-03-26T08:18:00.000-04:002009-03-26T08:18:00.000-04:00Like you, I started kindergarten with stars in my ...Like you, I started kindergarten with stars in my eyes and a get involved attitude. Unfortunately, I took it further and became president of our local PTA. It lasted for 2 years until I was asked not to come back (yes, I am one of the only people on the planet asked to not participate with the PTA). <BR/><BR/>I am not a fan of cliques and refused to shut out those people my co-president and the rest of the board didn't approve of. I tried to make the PTA more inclusive and got shot down. <BR/><BR/>I decided to spend my time volunteering with those activities that directly impacted my kids such as girl scout leader, team coach, etc. The PTA does a lot of great things, but contain a group of women with way too much time on their hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-32183546500407866262009-03-25T12:15:00.000-04:002009-03-25T12:15:00.000-04:00Funny! I just proposed a project to the PTA (blog...Funny! I just proposed a project to the PTA (blogged about it today a little) we'll see what happens. I got "I have to check in with [the treasurer] and we'll get back to you". Translate pleeeease :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08673302179477006675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-27141157133447608882009-03-24T22:07:00.000-04:002009-03-24T22:07:00.000-04:00I vote the first one. ;)I vote the first one. ;)Storm, The Psychotic Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538495719350803457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-91129830492073385782009-03-24T18:35:00.000-04:002009-03-24T18:35:00.000-04:00Best PTA commentary EVER.Best PTA commentary EVER.Lucky Pebblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728429206082042972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-45680473195983943452009-03-24T16:22:00.000-04:002009-03-24T16:22:00.000-04:00Wear them both. Or might I suggest you get an off...Wear them both. Or might I suggest you get an official bitch card. It gives you permission to smack the idiots right upside their heads, lol! <BR/><BR/>Even as adults, many women remain as cranky as they were in high school. Sorry you have the misfortune of dealing with them in your PTA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-298493504237995392009-03-24T13:55:00.000-04:002009-03-24T13:55:00.000-04:00It seems that we are all in the same boat and perh...It seems that we are all in the same boat and perhaps our boat is becoming quite a bit larger than the PTA cruise ship that has been sailing way too long. <BR/>As outgoing president of our local PTA, with no incoming president in sight, I am torn between fixing a broken PTA and starting a fresh PTO. This is just what happens when you give power to those that perhaps find no power anywhere else in their sad lives.....<BR/>Oh and Flavored Mom, YOU ROCK!!Purplpig27https://www.blogger.com/profile/03540694994973919363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514921879683378766.post-44392910274919238542009-03-23T15:43:00.000-04:002009-03-23T15:43:00.000-04:00I feel your pain. I grew up in a small country co...I feel your pain. I grew up in a small country community and attended a Christian school- the same one where my mother taught. As a child, my mother always knew if I got a bad grade before I did and it was a nightmare. I decided then that when I had kids I wouldn't spend my every waking hour involved in every aspect of their school lives. <BR/><BR/>My sentiments were all well and good until my daughter started school. I was asked to provide a gift basket for the annual PTA Basket Bingo fundraiser. I spent hours putting together a beautiful basket of homemade treats only to have my creation relegated to the small table in the back. The PTA moms looked at me with disdain as I stood there wearing a t-shirt and jeans as though I had committed an egregious faux pas in front of royalty. <BR/><BR/>I finally decided I'd had enough when I heard one of the PTA drones talking about how she needed to find a pink iPod and matching cell phone for her 8 year old daughter's birthday as little Susie had demanded. Right. I didn't even get my first Walkman until I was 13!<BR/><BR/>Great post and great blog!The Alchemist's Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07250828100929592700noreply@blogger.com