Also, the worst is Twin Day. The.worst. You have to coordinate days (sometimes) weeks in advance, and it's so much work for the parents because I have to call/text her friends moms and coordinate. Such a PITA. It's also kind of socially stressful, I imagine!
Twin day can FRO when you've got a socially awkward kindergartner who didn't have a twin.
She's ridiculous. It's pajama day. Not 50s day for the 50th day of school or dress like you're 100 for 100th day of school or any other spirit week thing - crazy hair day, tie dyed shirt day, crazy headband day, etc. We've had all of these so far. Pajama day is the easiest by far. And nightgowns like the sound of music? No. That is not happening in real life - at least here in regular old suburban Philly.
I didn't realize crazy hair day was a thing -- thankfully my kids are ready for that one on a daily basis.
What I hate most is this belief of "hey, this doesn't work for me so let's cancel it for everyone".
Right?! Also, You cant simultaneously try to win the laziest dont give a fuckiest mom award (omg, providing my kid with a washcloth to wash their dirty face is sooooooo hard, I just couldn't be bothered in the last 3 years to buy properly fitting clothes, I'm too cool to brush hair!) AND blog about being a mom. If you don't have time to actually parent put down the iPad and, I dunno, fucking parent.
Also, the worst is Twin Day. The.worst. You have to coordinate days (sometimes) weeks in advance, and it's so much work for the parents because I have to call/text her friends moms and coordinate. Such a PITA. It's also kind of socially stressful, I imagine!
Twin day can FRO when you've got a socially awkward kindergartner who didn't have a twin.
Coming from a life long socially awkward kid I also hate twin day. But pj day, crazy hair/sock day,sports day... All things that pretty much anyone can participate in if they want to.
I thought this was going to be a totally different slant...like it encourages slovenliness or laziness and we shouldn't encourage that at school. Lol. I was kind of on board with that & yet ironically pj day has similarity stressed me the hell out so I'm kind of on board there too. lol. I don't buy my kids many pjs anymore (one of the few things that make it through many kids hand me downs) and yep, they are often ill fitting or a bit ratty. I have literally gone out and bought 3 pj outfits FOR pj day. It's a hassle when you really don't want to deal with another thing. She probably has several young kids...when I had 1-2 kids I could handle it & now that they are older, no biggie. But a few years...it was not a happy occasion for me. Lol. Keeping track many kids clothing at all times sucks...no it really sucks, the sizes, constant growth, the seasons, the weather appropriateness, the laundry, someone always needing something in a new size. Hell there are days we can't find appropriate fitting shoes and are scrambling. I'm buying a shoes today for my kids because there is a foot of snow out yet we are going to CA tomorrow and that means all new sandals & some tennis shoes for DD4 RIGHT NOW. Lucky it's a snow day...we have no time after school or most weekends.
Wow. She's coming across very martyr-y. If she's really having that tough of a time I hope she's able to find some help to lighten her load.
I agree. She reminds me of the blogger who complained about having to fill out reading logs and listening to her kids who actually wanted to read to her! Or the one who got upset about "fake" holidays being celebrated in school like St. Patrick's Day. Jeez, way to suck the joy out of everything. It doesn't take that much effort to order a new set of pjs on Amazon Prime or fill out a reading log.
I really hope the whole mommy blogging phenomenon goes away soon. It's been done to death, especially if this post is anything to go by. She is really scraping the bottom of the barrel here.
I think my favourite theme day Bas has had was "wear blue or red or yellow" day. Lolol that was an easy bar to hit.
I totally agree, I had just considered that 'colour' days are the easiest. Like orange and black, red and white, pink and red, green and red, etc...clearly I am lazy.
Post by formerlyak on Mar 24, 2016 11:11:08 GMT -5
This woman has too much time on her hands if she has time to complain about pj day. In the time she took to craft what I am sure she believes is a witty blog entry,she could have run to Target, bought appropriate pjs and called it a day.
My ds' school does various dress up days, including pj day. On pj day, the girls and boys tend to just wear pj pants and some random t-shirt. It's not hard.
Are parents really that much of a hot mess that these type of articles present? I know parenting can be tough but I personally don't know any families that don't have it together like the families in these type of blogs/articles. It just seems like a reverse one-upping.
Yes, it's called long term sleep deprivation, overworked, overwhelmed and/or depression among other things. Some people really are hanging by a thin thread. I was pretty close after 6yrs of not STTN and undiagnosed hypothyroidism. And I had a loving husband, nice home & no financial problems. It's optional I get but to have no perspective that this exists & you don't "know" anyone like this shows your "bubble".
I thought this was going to be a totally different slant...like it encourages slovenliness or laziness and we shouldn't encourage that at school. Lol. I was kind of on board with that & yet ironically pj day has similarity stressed me the hell out so I'm kind of on board there too. lol. I don't buy my kids many pjs anymore (one of the few things that make it through many kids hand me downs) and yep, they are often ill fitting or a bit ratty. I have literally gone out and bought 3 pj outfits FOR pj day. It's a hassle when you really don't want to deal with another thing. She probably has several young kids...when I had 1-2 kids I could handle it & now that they are older, no biggie. But a few years...it was not a happy occasion for me. Lol. Keeping track many kids clothing at all times sucks...no it really sucks, the sizes, constant growth, the seasons, the weather appropriateness, the laundry, someone always needing something in a new size. Hell there are days we can't find appropriate fitting shoes and are scrambling. I'm buying a shoes today for my kids because there is a foot of snow out yet we are going to CA tomorrow and that means all new sandals & some tennis shoes for DD4 RIGHT NOW. Lucky it's a snow day...we have no time after school or most weekends.
Well of course these things are difficult with multiple kids, but that's not a pj day problem, that's a "bunch of kids" problem. I mean, you say they have illfitting worn out pajamas because hand me downs, but presumably they could also be wearing illfitting, worn out clothing, but you choose to buy them clothes that fit. Presumably you could also do that with pajamas if you so choose.
I thought this was going to be a totally different slant...like it encourages slovenliness or laziness and we shouldn't encourage that at school. Lol. I was kind of on board with that & yet ironically pj day has similarity stressed me the hell out so I'm kind of on board there too. lol. I don't buy my kids many pjs anymore (one of the few things that make it through many kids hand me downs) and yep, they are often ill fitting or a bit ratty. I have literally gone out and bought 3 pj outfits FOR pj day. It's a hassle when you really don't want to deal with another thing. She probably has several young kids...when I had 1-2 kids I could handle it & now that they are older, no biggie. But a few years...it was not a happy occasion for me. Lol. Keeping track many kids clothing at all times sucks...no it really sucks, the sizes, constant growth, the seasons, the weather appropriateness, the laundry, someone always needing something in a new size. Hell there are days we can't find appropriate fitting shoes and are scrambling. I'm buying a shoes today for my kids because there is a foot of snow out yet we are going to CA tomorrow and that means all new sandals & some tennis shoes for DD4 RIGHT NOW. Lucky it's a snow day...we have no time after school or most weekends.
Well of course these things are difficult with multiple kids, but that's not a pj day problem, that's a "bunch of kids" problem. I mean, you say they have illfitting worn out pajamas because hand me downs, but presumably they could also be wearing illfitting, worn out clothing, but you choose to buy them clothes that fit. Presumably you could also do that with pajamas if you so choose.
They wear uniforms! And pjs aren't supposed to be worn in public. It's a stupid theme in general!
Omg, kids LOVE PJ day. Especially when it is combined with a movie in the afternoon and popcorn. It is a huge incentive for classes to reach a goal. For young kids I mean...grade 8s...not so much.
Post by winecheery on Mar 24, 2016 11:22:27 GMT -5
This lady is too mommy martyr for me.
Like, ok?? I'm sorry you find it such a challenge to get your kids out the door in clean clothes with clean faces. No one said the clothes had to match perfectly, or that every hair had to be perfectly in place, or that you had to pack them bento box lunches. Everybody has a bad day or a bad week even where things are less then perfect, and those are the days to give yourself grace, and move on. But...like those are like basic effing necessities. Dressed, fed, child-level of presentable. Her kids are old enough to be able to handle participating in these things too.
I am also sick of the "look how little fucks I give" competition.
Well of course these things are difficult with multiple kids, but that's not a pj day problem, that's a "bunch of kids" problem. I mean, you say they have illfitting worn out pajamas because hand me downs, but presumably they could also be wearing illfitting, worn out clothing, but you choose to buy them clothes that fit. Presumably you could also do that with pajamas if you so choose.
They wear uniforms! And pjs aren't supposed to be worn in public. It's a stupid theme in general!
Lol. I would think that kids that wear uniforms would be especially excited about theme dress days. But I never wore uniforms, so I dont know.
Post by SpartanGirl on Mar 24, 2016 12:00:24 GMT -5
Pajama day is the best of all the theme days. Dude. Buy your kid a pair of pajamas that fit and call it a day. This isn't that hard.
If you want to talk about shitty theme days, let's talk about my kids' "dress like a famous person day" and "dress like your favorite book character day." THOSE are the days I don't have time for. We do costumes on Halloween, not on random Tuesdays with one day's notice.
I thought this was going to be a totally different slant...like it encourages slovenliness or laziness and we shouldn't encourage that at school. Lol. I was kind of on board with that & yet ironically pj day has similarity stressed me the hell out so I'm kind of on board there too. lol. I don't buy my kids many pjs anymore (one of the few things that make it through many kids hand me downs) and yep, they are often ill fitting or a bit ratty. I have literally gone out and bought 3 pj outfits FOR pj day. It's a hassle when you really don't want to deal with another thing. She probably has several young kids...when I had 1-2 kids I could handle it & now that they are older, no biggie. But a few years...it was not a happy occasion for me. Lol. Keeping track many kids clothing at all times sucks...no it really sucks, the sizes, constant growth, the seasons, the weather appropriateness, the laundry, someone always needing something in a new size. Hell there are days we can't find appropriate fitting shoes and are scrambling. I'm buying a shoes today for my kids because there is a foot of snow out yet we are going to CA tomorrow and that means all new sandals & some tennis shoes for DD4 RIGHT NOW. Lucky it's a snow day...we have no time after school or most weekends.
Well of course these things are difficult with multiple kids, but that's not a pj day problem, that's a "bunch of kids" problem. I mean, you say they have illfitting worn out pajamas because hand me downs, but presumably they could also be wearing illfitting, worn out clothing, but you choose to buy them clothes that fit. Presumably you could also do that with pajamas if you so choose.
Is it necessary to get in a kick when a poster just admitted that she struggles? Wow.
Also, the worst is Twin Day. The.worst. You have to coordinate days (sometimes) weeks in advance, and it's so much work for the parents because I have to call/text her friends moms and coordinate. Such a PITA. It's also kind of socially stressful, I imagine!
Twin day can FRO when you've got a socially awkward kindergartner who didn't have a twin.
Hugs to your DC. Twin Day is the worst.
I do worry about how it will be when it's my two younger kids turn, especially my middle child who is very shy.