Letter from Kindergarten parent:

[Minnie_me]

I thought you all would get a kick out of this. I received this letter from a parent:

Dear Mrs. Minnie,
As you know, our family is going to Disney World in two weeks. Trina just informed me that her classmate Bruce is at Disney World right now. When he returns, will you please make sure that he doesn't talk about his trip at all? We want to make sure that no one ruins Trina's first experience at Disney World, especially considering this trip is costing us a fortune.


Can you beat that?!??!

I wrote back that part of being in Kindergarten is sharing our experiences, and that I would not take that away from Bruce. I told her that I was sure that anything Bruce told Trina about Disney World would only make her more excited about her upcoming adventure.

Doesn't this kid watch the Disney channel? I know she does! Besides, she's been talking about the trip for weeks, and the other kids have all shared their experiences already.

good grief.

 

[Nom]

Wow, I never cease to be amazed how self-centered some parents are!

 

[LadyShea]

How incredibly self absorbed. Would she be accepting of your stifling her daughter if such a request was made by another parent?

 

[Juliet25]

That is awful! How could you possibly explain that to a young child who's full of excitement about his trip. Sheesh!

 

[Camno's Mama]

HA! That is hysterical...thank you so much. Made my morning!

 

[fireman1]

She sounds like one of those people that would complain to a C.M. about the sun being too bright at WDW, and then demand something be done about it.

 

[Thats_for_Shore]

Wow!

I wonder if you'll get a nasty note tomorrow?

 

[HeatherSue]

Oh my gosh, that is so rediculous!!! So, did she want you to get out the duct tape and tape Bruce's mouth shut for a few weeks?

 

[Beth E. (NJ)]

That is amazing. Why don't you ask the other family to keep their son home until she leaves for vacation.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

What on earth could the kid say that would ruin their vacation?!
Seriously- the woman is a loon. Should you have told her kid to zip it so she doesn't ruin the trip for Bruce? What a wackadoo!

 

[Rachie0507]

That's crazy!! Poor little Bruce is going to be so excited, did this woman really think her daughter's excitment was more important

Last summer when my best friend went to WDW, someone from her church asked her to tell her daughter not to talk about their trip because she didn't want her own children asking her to go (because she had no intention of bringing them). I thought that was strange too.

 

[disneyfanx3]

Sounds like this woman is a little wacko - I can guarantee you that if my kids told you about Disney you would be ready to go

 

[teresajoy]

CRAZY! You have to wonder about some people!

 

[ChristaDeVil]

I see this lady being the mother that attacks her child's classmates during cheerleader tryouts.

No, seriously...I have so much respect for elementary school teachers and teachers period. Not because you have to deal with kids, but because you have to deal with parents!

 

[Minnie_me]

No, seriously...I have so much respect for elementary school teachers and teachers period. Not because you have to deal with kids, but because you have to deal with parents!

That part is VERY difficult.

Just to fill everybody in, this was a note from LAST YEAR. And it was written in October. It wasn't the first wacky correspondence I received from her, and it sure wasn't the last. She was very very difficult, all year long. I could write a book.

Hey......................maybe I will!

 

[tadamom]

That is absurd! There is no way that I would tell my child "you can't talk about the amazing time you had in Disney World to your school friends"! That is one crazy woman!

 

[DisneyPhD]

That is too funny. How dare someone else take their kid to WDW before they do? Didn't they clear it with the planning committee before hand?

They should keep her way from my DD who had been to WDW 12 times by times she was out of Kindergarten. (she went twice that year, but this year we felt it was best to only take her out of school once since she is in 1st grade now. )

 

[hildarumpole]

Poor little Trina really has her hands full with that mother. The woman is B-A-N-A-N-A-S. If I'd received a note like that, I probably would have encouraged Bruce to talk endlessly about Disney.

 

[Aliceacc]

Dear Mrs. Smith,
I received your letter about Darling's upcoming Disney trip. I share your concern that Brucie might selfishly destroy Darling's entire Disney experience by insisting on sharing some of his experiences with his classmates.

Brucie, of course, will not have nearly as wonderful an experience at Disney World as Darling. I'm quiet sure that his parents, as selfish as he is, might have overlooked some detail that would make his trip pale in comparison to yours. I've noticed over the past few months that their parenting style is somewhat unusual. For some reason I've never discerned, their world is not centered entirely around their child. They seem to think that there are other people in the world whose lives and opinions matter as much as Brucie's. Of course, Brucie is no Darling, but I still find it a bit strange, don't you?

While I will, of course, grant your request and quarentine Brucie for the next two weeks, I'm still concerned that Darling may hear some details of Disney World somehow. After all-- Staples is running a sale on folders-- who knows which of my selfish brats..er, I mean students... might ruin Darling's vacation by selfishly buying a Minnie Mouse folder? There's simplly no accounting for the lack of good manners these days.

My best suggestion is that you keep Darling home from school from now until her trip. We won't be doing anything important; we never do when Darling is out. True, we might cover a letter or two of the alphabet and a couple of numbers, but look at the big picture: there are so many other numbers and letters. The higher priority is the preservation of Darling's Disney Vacation.

Here's wishing you a magical trip.
Mrs. Minnie.

 

[Minnie_me]

Dear Mrs. Smith,
I received your letter about Darling's upcoming Disney trip. I share your concern that Brucie might selfishly destroy Darling's entire Disney experience by insisting on sharing some of his experiences with his classmates.

Brucie, of course, will not have nearly as wonderful an experience at Disney World as Darling. I'm quiet sure that his parents, as selfish as he is, might have overlooked some detail that would make his trip pale in comparison to yours. I've noticed over the past few months that their parenting style is somewhat unusual. For some reason I've never discerned, their world is not centered entirely around their child. They seem to think that there are other people in the world whose lives and opinions matter as much as Brucie's. Of course, Brucie is no Darling, but I still find it a bit strange, don't you?

While I will, of course, grant your request and quarenting Brucie for the next two weeks, I'm still concerned that Darling may hear some details of Disney World somehow. After all-- Staples is running a sale on folders-- who knows which of my selfish brats..er, I mean students... might ruin Darling's vacation by selfishly buying a Minnie Mouse folder? There's simplly no accounting for the lack of good manners these days.

My best suggestion is that you keep Darling home from school from now until her trip. We won't be doing anything important; we never do when Darling is out. True, we might cover a letter or two of the alphabet and a couple of numbers, but look at the big picture: there are so many other numbers and letters. The higher priority is the preservation of Darling's Disney Vacation.

Here's wishing you a magical trip.
Mrs. Minnie.

LOL! TBH, I actually DID write sarcastic responses to many many many of her ridiculous emails --- -but I didn't send them of course. It just really helped to deal with the frustration.