tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post298494120500327551..comments2024-03-18T11:27:25.215-07:00Comments on Snickollet: KindergartenSnickollethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-30893856620237475422011-09-21T10:04:41.047-07:002011-09-21T10:04:41.047-07:00Oh goodness, don't feel guilty. I too am a wo...Oh goodness, don't feel guilty. I too am a working Mom. I am not able to volunteer in the class every week. I can do a couple of class parties a year and provide a snack or drink when needed. I send extra supplies for the class or things that may be asked for.lightshineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05399669778502814527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-69260297289145890442011-09-18T21:07:37.323-07:002011-09-18T21:07:37.323-07:00Kindergarten? Piano? New house? I have a lot of ca...Kindergarten? Piano? New house? I have a lot of catching up to do! <br /><br />I hope they love it all. You too.The Famhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848638497734970674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-67234708294649981542011-09-13T13:30:27.127-07:002011-09-13T13:30:27.127-07:00I was reading recently something that Forrest Chur...I was reading recently something that Forrest Church said, his mantra to living well is: Do what you can, want what you have, and be who you are. <br /><br />I think it's a good thing for the single working mom to remember (I fall in this group). Just do what you can.suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308934078733746979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-53439987012100927752011-09-12T05:29:19.502-07:002011-09-12T05:29:19.502-07:00My girls started about a week ago, and I get what ...My girls started about a week ago, and I get what you're saying about the guilt. They've always been in full time daycare, so they never knew anyone whose parents stayed home. It was natural for them to be someplace all day. This morning I heard, "Mom - why don't I get to go home when the other kids do? I'm the ONLY ONE who doesn't get to go."<br /><br />I use Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642037345765524150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-52470954011900417432011-09-11T20:04:31.929-07:002011-09-11T20:04:31.929-07:00Forget grade school--my children are still in full...Forget grade school--my children are still in full-time daycare, and parents are STILL asked to volunteer on a regular basis. This usually consists of bringing food for parties and showing up for them at 3:30PM (and boy howdy, do they have a lot of them!) or chaperoning field trips (usually only about two a year). I have tried to do my fair share, but I feel like, the whole reason my kids are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-73395668533291255412011-09-11T19:32:57.502-07:002011-09-11T19:32:57.502-07:00Just wanted to say that I have a schedule that all...Just wanted to say that I have a schedule that allows me to volunteer at my kids' school, and it's never occurred to me to resent that parents that don't. We all do what we can. I'm sorry to read the comment about the SAHM moms who complain about working parents who don't volunteer. I've not heard those kind of complaints voiced where I am. Really, the best thing you can Left-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-28374609153114723182011-09-10T19:52:39.534-07:002011-09-10T19:52:39.534-07:00You shouldn't feel bad at all about being a wo...You shouldn't feel bad at all about being a working parent. I'm a SAHM with 4 kids and there is only so much I can do as far as being in the actual classroom. Two of mine are not school age yet and toddlers + classroom events = bad combination! I know teachers do need some help from time to time, but I do think it's gotten a little crazy. My mom is constantly shocked at the "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-82840653697741568392011-09-10T19:41:11.236-07:002011-09-10T19:41:11.236-07:00Well, you may not be saying it, but the time HAS f...Well, you may not be saying it, but the time HAS flown! I've been reading your blog this whole time and I can't believe it's been five years. Wow. I appreciate that you're taking it in stride. With our first coming in the next month, it's strangely comforting to think how fast the baby phase goes by. I've never been a big baby person, though I really enjoy kids of all agesOTRgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433339525588500502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-76642055022452495992011-09-10T06:07:27.349-07:002011-09-10T06:07:27.349-07:00I'm a teacher and the sahm complain about the ...I'm a teacher and the sahm complain about the working moms to me all the time. I don't know what they are thinking but I haven't a minute to volunteer at my own kid's school b/c of all the things I have to attend for my classroom. Honestly having so many parents in the classroom is stifling. I used to teach older kids and it was nice that the good parents just sent their kids to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-7024381284478468842011-09-09T18:52:52.923-07:002011-09-09T18:52:52.923-07:00Of course you shouldn't feel guilty. But I hav...Of course you shouldn't feel guilty. But I have felt that way too. I was working at night when K was in kindergarten, so I was able to volunteer regularly. Not so now (although I pitch in occasionally when I can.) On the first day of school she came home with a list of maybe 20 - 30 "volunteer opportunities" from the PTA, most of which take place during my work hours. I am grateful Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520269852156590259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-46121267409876157842011-09-09T18:06:17.454-07:002011-09-09T18:06:17.454-07:00If it's any consolation, I am a teacher and we...If it's any consolation, I am a teacher and we call all those PTA moms the "mommy mafia". Read "Queen Bee Moms and King Pin Dads" and you will feel a lot better and a lot less guilty.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643493643365324737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-41584649557583910892011-09-09T16:27:10.370-07:002011-09-09T16:27:10.370-07:00I volunteered a lot in my kids' classes but I ...I volunteered a lot in my kids' classes but I didn't do much of the fundraising work that so many parents do. I was always grateful for the folks who put time & energy into those activities. Oh, and all those mom & dads who coach the sports teams---BLESS THEM!michiganmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382981338459247426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-27841141397778557702011-09-09T16:08:38.049-07:002011-09-09T16:08:38.049-07:00I agree with what others are saying! It all comes...I agree with what others are saying! It all comes together when parents do what they can. One year I couldn't contribute financially to a Moms Group I was in. But I was grateful for other chances to give back (e.g., subbing for chilccare staff). I had more time and less cash that year!<br /><br />You are such a great mom!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632257997073091925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-70905867221191922112011-09-09T09:36:54.255-07:002011-09-09T09:36:54.255-07:00It's nice that you appreciate the moms who vol...It's nice that you appreciate the moms who volunteer during school. Before I went back to work full time, that was me. And I just wanted to say that I also really appreciated office-worker parents who donated the supplies, food, or cash needed for activities I did with the kids. There are plenty of different ways to contribute.Wabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325505487775250447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-64474813646893456962011-09-09T09:05:10.540-07:002011-09-09T09:05:10.540-07:00I stay home with my kids and volunteer at their sc...I stay home with my kids and volunteer at their school, and I watch one of my son's friends after school one day a week while his parents work. I am extremely grateful to have a way to contribute something, and I never feel resentful toward parents who already have their hands full with work/several small children/etc. Don't feel guilty on my account, is all I'm saying. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-35849824178219696622011-09-09T09:01:35.253-07:002011-09-09T09:01:35.253-07:00Congratulations! And isn't it nice to have a ...Congratulations! And isn't it nice to have a life milestone where there isn't a lot of anxiety? I often find that I am not anxious about the things that I "should" be, but do get worked up over things that other parents don't care about.<br /><br />I don't really see myself as the volunteering-in-the-classroom parent either - and I don't have nearly the very valid Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176301932906135675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-49081415994902598582011-09-09T04:46:21.207-07:002011-09-09T04:46:21.207-07:00Don't feel guilty. I'm a work at home Mom ...Don't feel guilty. I'm a work at home Mom with 3 kids and a 4th due any day now. I have never, ever volunteered for an in-class event, PTA committee, anything. I'll cheerfully buy supplies for class, party favors, whatever the class needs, and I've created flyers for the school at home, but I cannot physically be there. Nor, quite frankly, do I want to be. My oldest was in Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06045012475124638739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-88532140769291714772011-09-09T03:26:54.313-07:002011-09-09T03:26:54.313-07:00Don't feel guilty for being a working mom. 1) ...Don't feel guilty for being a working mom. 1) You have no choice. 2) Kids need to see the reality for 90% of the world where moms have to work. 3) Most of the volunteers I encounter at school are working moms like me. I volunteer whenever I can in class and I co-lead Girl Scout and work 50 hours a week. When I ask any of our girl's stay at home parents if they could help with XYZ, they Arwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913493536142196893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-45372282641347569122011-09-09T02:43:45.033-07:002011-09-09T02:43:45.033-07:00Congrats on getting to this point! I have loved re...Congrats on getting to this point! I have loved reading your words here and thank you for them.Mizasiwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998671877747912475noreply@blogger.com