The Mother's guild at Tearfree's daughter's school is really annoying. And not because they're hyper efficient Stepford types who outperform Tearfree at the Harvest Tea and Christmas Bake Sale and seem deliriously happy staffing the blue-knee-socks-for-sale booth at lunch.
No, the Mother's Guild annoys Tearfree because they are the most inefficient bunch of Bozos around. Their baked goods suck. Cut back on the sugar, ladies. Their knee socks and tights booth is uncompetitive pricewise and frequently runs low on stock even though that's all they sell. And the annual text book sale, that's the worst.
Every June dozens of mothers organize this three day extravaganza which could easily take place on Facebook. First, you stand in line to bring your old books in, and then on another day, you stand in line to buy next year's books. Text books are so overpriced that just a mention of the whole affair sends Tearfree's blood pressure skyrocketing so she's never in a good mood at book "sale" time.
What's worse the mothers are hopeless at enforcing the rules, can't even contemplate when it might be a good idea to make an exception to the rules, and are completely passive and unhelpful when faced with any management challenge.
Foe example last year, a rumour swept the book sale hall that three science workbooks were needed not just the two on the list. The dopey mother in charge of science books for the grade, had gotten wind of the problem hours if not days in advance, but had it even crossd her mind to contact the teacher in question and get an actual answer? No, never.
Well, two days ago Tearfree learned from her daughter that half the class did not have a required math book because it wasn't on the list. "Well, how did the other half even know about it?" Tearfree asked. As it turns out the Mother's Guild members running the book sale got wind of the math book issue and all acquired the cheapest and best used copies for their daughters while neglecting to inform anyone else that the book was a required text.
Bree Van De Camp, where are you when we need you?
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I went to my first PTA meeting for my daughter's school last night. I'm glad that from what I could see the mothers involved in it are NOT Stepford nor idiots. They fall into an inbetween frazzled, fun, and chatty category, which I like. Who knows it was the first meeting, so it might get worse.
It did involve meeting new people, which I hate, so that was a tad sucky. But only on my part.
Eeks, Tearfree. I only wish I could have been there to enjoy this with you.
I appreciate the PTA moms but I'm afraid I feel something of the two solitudes when I'm volunteering for various events. In a bid to inject levity, I once joked that I thought the PTA stood for the People's Transitional Army. Hahahahah! Wrong. The joke died on the spot, slaughtered by the stoney faces of humourless moms.
Good luck, comrade.
These bozos sound like they might be kinda smart.
Not very nice, but smart.
I couldn't have read/watched this at a better time. I just had a Bree Van de Camp moment at my daughter when I returned home from two days up north, trusted her to be a "good girl," and discovered she'd had a party in my absence. About 60 beer cans in the recyling bins, shoddy efforts made to clean the house -- I think I just shrieked the way Bree shrieked in that clip.
"YOU'VE RUINED EVERYTHING!!!!"
I avoid PTA meetings like the plague. I got my fill of voluntary organizations in my 20s and now I just can't stand being held hostage while some bore drones on interminably. I'll escort a class outing once a year, but that's it. I prefer to give my money rather than my time.
Anonymous, the Mother's Guild moms aren't trying to give their daughters an unwarranted advantage. They are just too dozy to put two and two together and figure out that the textbook info needs to work its way into the general school population.
Jacy, I feel your pain.
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