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[Crystal]

So this family is the only one that got this supply list? Or is EVERYONE expected to buy the same number of crayons. This guy sounds like a selfish asshole to me. What does she see in this dude?

[specialk]

I'm considering firing three employees for spoiling last night's GOT for me when I walked through the kitchen. Fuckers.

[stephm0188]

Ugh. School supplies. I saw a parent at Target. IDK her, but I recognized her kid. I said "Oh hi So and so! Are you shopping for school supplies, too?"

Mom glanced at my cart full of crayons (56 boxes!) and markers (28!) and said "We don't buy school supplies. It's a public school and we shouldn't have to pay anything."

[pugz]

Aug 21, 2017 11:42:27 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Ugh. School supplies. I saw a parent at Target. IDK her, but I recognized her kid. I said "Oh hi So and so! Are you shopping for school supplies, too?"

Mom glanced at my cart full of crayons (56 boxes!) and markers (28!) and said "We don't buy school supplies. It's a public school and we shouldn't have to pay anything."

Omg RAGE

[bex1973]

Aug 21, 2017 11:42:27 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Ugh. School supplies. I saw a parent at Target. IDK her, but I recognized her kid. I said "Oh hi So and so! Are you shopping for school supplies, too?"

Mom glanced at my cart full of crayons (56 boxes!) and markers (28!) and said "We don't buy school supplies. It's a public school and we shouldn't have to pay anything."

That would piss me off. And I would want to respond "well you're welcome for buying your kid's supplies as well"

[ssmjlm]

OMG stephm0188. I'm not sure I could have kept my mouth shut with that type of comment.

[pantsparty]

Aug 21, 2017 11:42:27 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Ugh. School supplies. I saw a parent at Target. IDK her, but I recognized her kid. I said "Oh hi So and so! Are you shopping for school supplies, too?"

Mom glanced at my cart full of crayons (56 boxes!) and markers (28!) and said "We don't buy school supplies. It's a public school and we shouldn't have to pay anything."

What a fucking bitch.

[CrazyLucky]

I would have probably said something like, "Well, I guess it's a good thing we always send in extra. I sure wouldn't want the teacher to have to pay for everything." These people who shouldn't have to buy school supplies because it's a public school are the same people voting no against raising school taxes.

Also, curious, are the kids who don't have the school supplies embarrassed?

I wish the teachers in my school would do an amazon wish list.

[stephm0188]

I didn't even know what to say to that. I just said "Well, so and so, I'll see you at school soon!"

I've never encountered it with school supplies. I know there are parents who refuse to pay school fees for the same reason, and I've had a parent refuse to pay for a damaged book because "taxes!" but CRAYONS?! Come on.

[cville]

Aug 21, 2017 11:42:27 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Ugh. School supplies. I saw a parent at Target. IDK her, but I recognized her kid. I said "Oh hi So and so! Are you shopping for school supplies, too?"

Mom glanced at my cart full of crayons (56 boxes!) and markers (28!) and said "We don't buy school supplies. It's a public school and we shouldn't have to pay anything."

BITCH. LET ME AT HER.

[cville]

I have 2 annoyances:

1. EVERY WEEK a friend posts on FB begging everyone on his giant friend list NOT to post about GOT because it's on too late for him so he watches it on Monday night. ASSHOLE. JUST STAY OFF FACEBOOK FOR AN ENTIRE DAY. I don't even watch the show and am tempted to find and post spoilers and tag him.

2. The gifted teacher at my kid's school did a parent meeting to let us know about the school year. I had to take an hour off of work to be there on time and not only was she woefully unprepared (I'm talking she cut and pasted things from the central website into THREE slides for an hour long presentation), she kept joking about it. Hey! This meeting didn't come as a surprise! YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO SCHEDULED IT AND IT'S ABOUT STUFF 100% UNDER YOUR CONTROL. FFS.

[Crystal]

Aug 21, 2017 11:58:17 GMT -5 connie0000 said:

Aug 21, 2017 9:24:21 GMT -5 Crystal said:

So this family is the only one that got this supply list? Or is EVERYONE expected to buy the same number of crayons. This guy sounds like a selfish asshole to me. What does she see in this dude?

Its kindergarten. Everyone has to buy the same thing. He is just all pissy they are all combined and not solely for his child. As for what she sees in him, I have been hoping she leaves his ass for years now.

Dumbass.

He's the kind of person that would buy generic crayons just out of spite too.

[TrickyBob]

Aug 21, 2017 12:20:37 GMT -5 Crystal said:

Aug 21, 2017 11:58:17 GMT -5 connie0000 said:

Its kindergarten. Everyone has to buy the same thing. He is just all pissy they are all combined and not solely for his child. As for what she sees in him, I have been hoping she leaves his ass for years now.

Dumbass.

He's the kind of person that would buy generic crayons just out of spite too.

He sounds like a roseart person!

[isabel]

Aug 21, 2017 11:42:27 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Ugh. School supplies. I saw a parent at Target. IDK her, but I recognized her kid. I said "Oh hi So and so! Are you shopping for school supplies, too?"

Mom glanced at my cart full of crayons (56 boxes!) and markers (28!) and said "We don't buy school supplies. It's a public school and we shouldn't have to pay anything."

That emoji is quite literally my face right now. What. the. fuck.

[Crystal]

Aug 21, 2017 13:14:33 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

Aug 21, 2017 12:20:37 GMT -5 Crystal said:

Dumbass.

He's the kind of person that would buy generic crayons just out of spite too.

He sounds like a roseart person!

I wasn't even giving him RoseArt. I was thinking Dollar Store.

Shoot, I donated school supplies for a drive my friend was doing and me and my friend were both like "Just because these kids can't afford their own supplies doesn't mean they get shitty crayons. All kids deserve Crayolas."

[sparkythelawyer]

Aug 21, 2017 11:42:27 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Ugh. School supplies. I saw a parent at Target. IDK her, but I recognized her kid. I said "Oh hi So and so! Are you shopping for school supplies, too?"

Mom glanced at my cart full of crayons (56 boxes!) and markers (28!) and said "We don't buy school supplies. It's a public school and we shouldn't have to pay anything."

My bitch-face would pretty  much have flown right out and onto prominent display at that.

[followyourarrow]

People who don't think they should have to buy school supplies or judge free/reduced lunches are high on my list and I'm not quiet about it. I don't even have kids, I just care about society.

[renna]

Aug 21, 2017 11:58:17 GMT -5 connie0000 said:

Aug 21, 2017 9:24:21 GMT -5 Crystal said:

So this family is the only one that got this supply list? Or is EVERYONE expected to buy the same number of crayons. This guy sounds like a selfish asshole to me. What does she see in this dude?

Its kindergarten. Everyone has to buy the same thing. He is just all pissy they are all combined and not solely for his child. As for what she sees in him, I have been hoping she leaves his ass for years now.

He is so clueless. You go into the kindergarten classroom and there are like buckets of crayons. You don't have Jimmy and Tammy pull out their little box and grab their 24.

Oh my word. I'm so sorry, connie. He is really dopey.

[cleo29]

All these stories I hear about this and people wonder we (society as a whole) seems to becoming more and more selfish assholes.

[miso]

Aug 21, 2017 12:14:06 GMT -5 cville said:

I have 2 annoyances:

1. EVERY WEEK a friend posts on FB begging everyone on his giant friend list NOT to post about GOT because it's on too late for him so he watches it on Monday night. ASSHOLE. JUST STAY OFF FACEBOOK FOR AN ENTIRE DAY. I don't even watch the show and am tempted to find and post spoilers and tag him.

2. The gifted teacher at my kid's school did a parent meeting to let us know about the school year. I had to take an hour off of work to be there on time and not only was she woefully unprepared (I'm talking she cut and pasted things from the central website into THREE slides for an hour long presentation), she kept joking about it. Hey! This meeting didn't come as a surprise! YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO SCHEDULED IT AND IT'S ABOUT STUFF 100% UNDER YOUR CONTROL. FFS.

I am so annoyed just reading these two things.

I am irate on your behalf.

[Raggedeannie]

Aug 21, 2017 11:42:27 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Ugh. School supplies. I saw a parent at Target. IDK her, but I recognized her kid. I said "Oh hi So and so! Are you shopping for school supplies, too?"

Mom glanced at my cart full of crayons (56 boxes!) and markers (28!) and said "We don't buy school supplies. It's a public school and we shouldn't have to pay anything."

I just have a toddler so serious question.  Is everyone supposed to buy 56 boxes?  Or is the list some how divvied up and different parents buy different things?  No idea how many boxes one kid goes through in a school year.

Also, she sounds like a snatch.

[cleo29]

Aug 21, 2017 19:07:59 GMT -5 Raggedeannie said:

Aug 21, 2017 11:42:27 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Ugh. School supplies. I saw a parent at Target. IDK her, but I recognized her kid. I said "Oh hi So and so! Are you shopping for school supplies, too?"

Mom glanced at my cart full of crayons (56 boxes!) and markers (28!) and said "We don't buy school supplies. It's a public school and we shouldn't have to pay anything."

I just have a toddler so serious question.  Is everyone supposed to buy 56 boxes?  Or is the list some how divvied up and different parents buy different things?  No idea how many boxes one kid goes through in a school year.

Also, she sounds like a snatch.

I am guessing she was buying for multiple kids. I bought I think 8 boxes of crayons and over 30 glue sticks, small ones for K's class and bigger ones for C.

[stephm0188]

Aug 21, 2017 19:07:59 GMT -5 Raggedeannie said:

Aug 21, 2017 11:42:27 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Ugh. School supplies. I saw a parent at Target. IDK her, but I recognized her kid. I said "Oh hi So and so! Are you shopping for school supplies, too?"

Mom glanced at my cart full of crayons (56 boxes!) and markers (28!) and said "We don't buy school supplies. It's a public school and we shouldn't have to pay anything."

I just have a toddler so serious question.  Is everyone supposed to buy 56 boxes?  Or is the list some how divvied up and different parents buy different things?  No idea how many boxes one kid goes through in a school year.

Also, she sounds like a snatch.

No. Most lists will say one or two boxes.

I'm an elementary school librarian. My kids use crayons and markers frequently, but I have trouble getting parents to donate stuff to the library.  I have to stock up on enough to use with every kid for the entire school year.  

[dropitlikeitshott]

Aug 21, 2017 19:07:59 GMT -5 Raggedeannie said:

Aug 21, 2017 11:42:27 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Ugh. School supplies. I saw a parent at Target. IDK her, but I recognized her kid. I said "Oh hi So and so! Are you shopping for school supplies, too?"

Mom glanced at my cart full of crayons (56 boxes!) and markers (28!) and said "We don't buy school supplies. It's a public school and we shouldn't have to pay anything."

I just have a toddler so serious question.  Is everyone supposed to buy 56 boxes?  Or is the list some how divvied up and different parents buy different things?  No idea how many boxes one kid goes through in a school year.

Also, she sounds like a snatch.

I'm pretty sure she is a teacher. When I was in the classroom I would stock up like that in the summer when things were cheaper for the kids who didn't brin in supplies.

[hopecounts]

Aug 21, 2017 19:07:59 GMT -5 Raggedeannie said:

Aug 21, 2017 11:42:27 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Ugh. School supplies. I saw a parent at Target. IDK her, but I recognized her kid. I said "Oh hi So and so! Are you shopping for school supplies, too?"

Mom glanced at my cart full of crayons (56 boxes!) and markers (28!) and said "We don't buy school supplies. It's a public school and we shouldn't have to pay anything."

I just have a toddler so serious question.  Is everyone supposed to buy 56 boxes?  Or is the list some how divvied up and different parents buy different things?  No idea how many boxes one kid goes through in a school year.

Also, she sounds like a snatch.

DD's kindy list last year had 2 boxes of crayons and 2 boxes of pencils.
Same for 1st this year.
The List for kindy also had things like folders, supply box, scissors, etc but nothing crazy.

[sarahswim]

Aug 21, 2017 12:14:06 GMT -5 cville said:

I have 2 annoyances:


2. The gifted teacher at my kid's school did a parent meeting to let us know about the school year. I had to take an hour off of work to be there on time and not only was she woefully unprepared (I'm talking she cut and pasted things from the central website into THREE slides for an hour long presentation), she kept joking about it. Hey! This meeting didn't come as a surprise! YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO SCHEDULED IT AND IT'S ABOUT STUFF 100% UNDER YOUR CONTROL. FFS.

This has been all 3 of the gifted teachers we've had at our school. I always think-couldn't you have just commissioned one of the gifted kids from last year to do this for you? Seems like a no-brainer.

[newnamesameperson]

Aug 21, 2017 19:46:11 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Aug 21, 2017 19:07:59 GMT -5 Raggedeannie said:

I just have a toddler so serious question.  Is everyone supposed to buy 56 boxes?  Or is the list some how divvied up and different parents buy different things?  No idea how many boxes one kid goes through in a school year.

Also, she sounds like a snatch.

No. Most lists will say one or two boxes.

I'm an elementary school librarian. My kids use crayons and markers frequently, but I have trouble getting parents to donate stuff to the library.  I have to stock up on enough to use with every kid for the entire school year.  

Wow, I feel ridiculous... I never even thought about donating to the library. Thank you for mentioning it.

[nancybotwin]

I am going to vent.

The next two weeks are hellacious, as they are horrible for DH at work (his deadlines generally keep him there until 2AM) and for me (I have to get the school up and running for teachers and students). We have our after-school nanny with the kids full time for these two weeks, because camps are basically over, but she is $$ for that many hours. So I made the timing as tight as possible. Which means I got home tonight but really needed about another 2 hours to do some errands. And there is no food in the house, so I am hungry and cranky. And we are trying to save money so I can't order delivery. And I am exhausted from work (see above), so I am hungry, stressed, tired and cranky with about 4 hours of work to do. And I don't have a solution...I wish my mom lived nearby and could come sit in my house for 2 hours while I get shit done.

I needed to vent.