Why is it that schools feel like parents should be their ultimate fundraisers? I mean, my daughter is in Pre-K, and she brings home all sorts of things that we are supposed to do, or sell, or make, etc. No offense to the school system, but I've got my own bills to pay. I can't afford a $35 candle and neither can my friends. And why would I buy one for that price when I saw the exact same one at Wal-Mart for $15?
Maybe that makes me a shitty parent because I'm not "supporting" my kid's school, but I truly don't feel that I should have to. I do feel that I can bring in kleenex, and crayons, and things that teachers have to pay out of pocket for. Those things are necessities that the teacher shouldn't have to take care of, but I'm not supporting the building fund through soliciting my friends and family to buy a bunch of crap that they really don't want.
Maybe I'll make my own fundraiser for my family's bills and send it to school with my daughter so that she can solicit the teachers. Oooh...little tiny bottles of vodka that the teachers can keep in their desk drawers for those days that they really want to shake the shit out of the kids...that ought to be a success!
Dear Santa,
Please send our school systems more money so that they can stop trying to take mine. Thanks!
A concerned parent.
Wait til kindergarten.
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