Sibling Policy at School

[jrmasm]

Sometimes, it has nothing to do with what you want to do and is more about what your child has asked you to do. I really do have great memories of my mom watching me eat my cookie(cupcakes were not popular then) and waiting for my craft paint to dry at my school parties. It is funny what I remember about those parties- I thought she always looked pretty and brought the coolest snacks. I felt like the cool kid on those days. So when my ds asked me to go to his parties, I always went.

Well I have been asked by my children to attend and I have said no every time. First I work so if I'm going to take time off, it needs to be for a good reason. And second, while my children are very important to me and they know they are loved, they also need to learn they are not the center of the universe. A play, a concert, a sporting event? No problem! Family math night, family reading night, bingo? Sure, we'll be there. Back To School Night, conferences, National Education Week open house? Yup, we can do that.

But sit arounding watching you eat a cupcake? Nope, not going to happen.

 

[Anne34]

There is a no sibling policy for any event that happens in the classroom. DD had a Young Authors program and I had to leave DS with a sitter. If it is a program in the cafeteria or gym, we can bring siblings.

Same here

 

[Momvic5]

Well I have been asked by my children to attend and I have said no every time. First I work so if I'm going to take time off, it needs to be for a good reason. And second, while my children are very important to me and they know they are loved, they also need to learn they are not the center of the universe. A play, a concert, a sporting event? No problem! Family math night, family reading night, bingo? Sure, we'll be there. Back To School Night, conferences, National Education Week open house? Yup, we can do that.

But sit arounding watching you eat a cupcake? Nope, not going to happen.

Good for you!

 

[mhsjax]

Well I have been asked by my children to attend and I have said no every time. First I work so if I'm going to take time off, it needs to be for a good reason. And second, while my children are very important to me and they know they are loved, they also need to learn they are not the center of the universe. A play, a concert, a sporting event? No problem! Family math night, family reading night, bingo? Sure, we'll be there. Back To School Night, conferences, National Education Week open house? Yup, we can do that.

But sit arounding watching you eat a cupcake? Nope, not going to happen.

I have a deal for you. I will go and watch your child eat a cup cake if you come and do a family reading night or the bingo/game night for my kids. Cause frankly, here comes yet another root canal that I would rather get.

 

[tlbwriter]

Well I have been asked by my children to attend and I have said no every time. First I work so if I'm going to take time off, it needs to be for a good reason. And second, while my children are very important to me and they know they are loved, they also need to learn they are not the center of the universe. A play, a concert, a sporting event? No problem! Family math night, family reading night, bingo? Sure, we'll be there. Back To School Night, conferences, National Education Week open house? Yup, we can do that.

But sit arounding watching you eat a cupcake? Nope, not going to happen.

Well, I guess SOME people LOVE their kids enough to WANT to sit around watching them eat cupcakes! And maybe the problem with THESE KIDS TODAY is that their parents aren't willing to do that for them!!!!!

 

[jrmasm]

I have a deal for you. I will go and watch your child eat a cup cake if you come and do a family reading night or the bingo/game night for my kids. Cause frankly, here comes yet another root canal that I would rather get.

Luckily DD6 did not enjoy Bingo night so I don't have to do that again.

 

[mhsjax]

Luckily DD6 did not enjoy Bingo night so I don't have to do that again.

lol. Does that make us bad parents?

 

[jrmasm]

lol. Does that make us bad parents?

I know I am. I posted on Facebook while the same kid was in the ER.

 

[mhsjax]

I know I am. I posted on Facebook while the same kid was in the ER.

I texted a friend in from out of town about getting together for dinner while my youngest was in the ER. Just a tummy bug, and we were waiting on the Dr.


Oh, we are bad parents. Well, I am sure some will think we are.

 

[Disney1fan2002]

I would probably ignore the rule and force them to send me home - but I'm a rebel.

Heck..that's what my brother and SIL does with family parties! We have such a huge family that when we have to rent a hall, we have to have a cut off. We determined it to be 16 and older.

It never fails, brother and SIL show up with their precious one. (They refuse to leave her with a sitter). So now we just say "no kids under 16 except ______"

It's annoying, but what can we do? We're not going to cause a scene. My siblings who pay a sitter gets PO'd, but beyond that there is nothing we can do really, except not invite them.

 

[Hannathy]

I have a deal for you. I will go and watch your child eat a cup cake if you come and do a family reading night or the bingo/game night for my kids. Cause frankly, here comes yet another root canal that I would rather get.

I'm thinking of sending my son's boy Scout leader a gift because he scheduled Winter camping this weekend and Friday night was some sort of stupid family thing in the Gym which we sadly will be unable to attend (sarcasm if it wasn't apparent) because DS will be camping in the snow several hours away.

I am sooooo glad to be done with elementary school after this year!
Luckily by 6th grade the kids plan all the class parties and they don't want or need parents to come. We just send in whatever food they decide they want to bring.

They planned the going away party for their student teacher and when I asked my DS what they were having he said oh snack type stuff. OK, what are you supposed to bring in? DS "whatever I want, something sweet". Me stupidly asking "oh you were assigned a dessert thing?" Him- "huh? no you just bring in what you whatever you would want to eat at a party." Me what if everyone brings in brownies? Him looking at me as only a 6th grade boy could look- "And that would be a problem?" Turns out the did ok had everything they needed including cups, plates and drinks and not 31 plates of brownies.

 

[ccgirl]

Wow...there's a lot of responses to this. My DD8 goes to a small private school. If I volunteer to chaperone lunch or recess I can bring her little brother (DS3). I bring him to all performances, awards etc as well. The only thing I can't bring him to is if I volunteer to help in the classroom.

 

[daisyduck123]

But, but, you are building memories! You can say you were there when your first grader bit into that cupcake. Because, never again will you have the experience of a first grade Valentine's Day cupcake.

Seriously, I'd rather watch paint dry.

Over my past 20 years of teaching 1st grade, I've gotten to see more than 500 kids "eat that cupcake", ....but never my own two children. Never, ever got to go to one of their parties....no big deal. Some parents get so worked up over this stuff. Years ago, I had a mom ask me if I could move the party to the morning so that she would be able to make it. Um no, our entire school of over 600 kids is all having their parties at THIS time.