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Melissa Gonzalez2 said:boldpilot31, you’re one of those parents who acts all excited when the kid finally leaves, even though they didn't even chip in a cent to help out... I know the type. You’ve definitely learned some hard lessons from watching others, so now you want everyone to play by your rules. But honestly? It’s just not a good look.
Where on earth did you pull that conclusion from? 😲 😲
I don't feel the need to justify myself to you, I am simply curious as to how you managed to extract that specific point from my entire post 😂:
@lana74 I don't have children of my own, but I do have a younger brother and I work with kids quite a bit through coaching. And let me tell you, seeing the violent games and cartoons being pushed on them makes me realize how much is being forced upon them; when I see what they actually watch and play, isn't it just laughable to hear someone being afraid of Harry Potter? 😂
@Jeffrey Cook55 Some children might be more sensitive than others, but why should that stop the rest of the class from going to the movies?
I am certainly not viewing the world solely through my own lens, though perhaps I didn't express myself clearly enough in that sentence you highlighted 😉 I realize that for some families, this represents $6.75 an overwhelming amount of money. However, as far as I am aware, the original poster is unemployed, and her boyfriend is unemployed as well. Is it really fair for a mother in that situation to complain about a teacher constantly organizing trips to the beach, visits to the cinema, or outings to the theater? My parents worked from dawn until dusk; I mentioned before that there were three of us brothers, and we never lacked for anything because my mother would be willing to go out and clean houses after her regular job just to earn those extra $67 for our field trip fees. Instead of complaining that the teacher takes us everywhere, shouldn't she be grateful that we get to go anywhere at all, knowing exactly what those opportunities meant to us? 😉 It is always so much easier to complain 😉
Oh, one more thing, I completely forgot to mention 🙈
Honestly, given how much violence kids are exposed to in the video games they play at home—not even at school, because you can't really blame the teachers for that 😉—and all the absolute nonsense they consume on the internet and TV, isn't it almost funny to read about people weeping over a movie like Harry Potter or those silly ghost stories? 😂😂😂😂
I am reading this thread and I honestly cannot believe what you all are writing! 😲😲
First off, regarding the actual situation, I completely understand why the teacher offered to lend a little $6.75 for the MCA trip, and if I were in her shoes, I would have done the exact same thing... Granted, I might not have asked for the money back, but she was absolutely within her rights to offer. After all, she probably didn't want you, as a parent, to feel obligated because she bought something for your little one. Besides, who wouldn't be heartbroken seeing a child be the only one not eating, especially when they keep insisting they are hungry?
Personally, throughout elementary and middle school, I went on so many trips—some long, some short—to museums, field trips, and beyond...
I was quite active in sports, so we were constantly traveling for tournaments. My parents didn't always have extra cash since there were three of us kids in school at once, but it was never, ever an option to sit something out. In fact, it was quite the opposite; my parents were always so thrilled to see me traveling, socializing with other kids, and coming home bursting with new experiences. And if, for instance, we were heading to New York City, my parents might not have been able to give $6.75 for me, but they certainly would have found $5-$2.00 for a burger, and I truly knew how to appreciate that. They definitely wouldn't have let me miss a trip or sit there watching the other kids eat hamburgers while I sat there with my little snack and peanut butter sandwich. 🙄
I really won't get into judging your parenting or the reasons behind why you aren't working while having two children (though I am in complete agreement with what Jason Ortiz5 wrote), but this story of yours just doesn't hold water at all...
Not to mention that you actually sent a message to the teacher claiming your little one couldn't remember what he saw in a cartoon and that he doesn't come from a "happy family" he can describe 😲😲
What kind of mindset are you passing down to your child by doing that? Not to mention how much you are bothering and stressing out a teacher who simply left a comment stating that the boy hadn't completed his age-appropriate homework 😲
And just to briefly touch upon this complaining about too many trips, museums, or beach outings. To me, none of this is surprising; as I mentioned, we were always on the move, and those are some of my most beautiful memories... 😁 Most teachers announce trips well in advance, and it is also possible to pay for larger trips in installments (that $200 a month you mentioned for the beach trip really isn't that much considering the experiences a child gains 😉), so parents truly have plenty of time to save up the funds. It’s all about coordination and communication between the teacher and the parents. Back in elementary school, we had twins in our class, and for most trips, we would all agree to chip in an extra $5-$3.25 just so the cost of one twin's trip could be covered 😉. The same went for a few families who were going through a rough patch financially at the time...
Also, we used to collect scrap paper, and whichever class collected the most throughout the year earned a free field trip. For Christmas and Easter, we would make ornaments, cards, and all sorts of things, then organize school fairs, using the money earned to pay for trips again...
We looked for sponsors, and we were rewarded based on our athletic achievements (we played in county championships, and since we often came in first, we’d be taken somewhere as a reward for representing our school—if nothing else, we'd get a modest little celebration), and so on. There are so many solutions; it's much easier to just moan and carry on against the teacher. You have no idea how many children don't get taken to museums, movies, or horseback riding because their parents don't take them. A school trip is often their only chance. In my opinion, that is such high-quality time spent, because kids come home full of life and talk about it for ten days straight. Ultimately, they learn so much more than they ever could within the four walls of a classroom, not to mention how much more they socialize.😉
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