I have seen that side of it too, the my way or no way moms. Seems some parents need an educaiton in etiquette and more importantly need to get the focus off themselves and onto the kids and the greater good of the school community and the homermmoms who work for no money but do it as a labor of love, investing their efforts in the classes and schools. Its good they keep on chugging, cuz many would throw in the towel with the lack of participation of other parents or the multiple phone calls needed to get a little help!
I don't know about you, but my experience is parents don't feel inclined to help or only want to do so on their own conditions.
When my mom was Head Room Mother, she called the parents of every student in my class and asked them to bring something for an event and maybe 2 out of 30 wouldn't follow through. I can call and send home notes asking for things for an event and I'm lucky if 5 out of 20 send anything and usually, it's not what they agreed to send. So if it looks like we are doing more work, it's because we are doing other parents share.
The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating-in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life. --Anne Morris
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Do you all remember your (homeroom) moms being as active and involved as todays moms are? Or rather, organizing so many things for the classroom acitivities? If my memory serves me well, I think times have changed, and it sure stresses us parents out, doesnt it. I wonder if the kids really appreciate the EXTRA efforts and lengths we go to today. Ie: is it all good or is some of it counterproductive? I guess everyone has to decide for themselves.
Well, I didn't have time to read the whole article (busy working on next year's calendar while the kids are sleeping) but by the end of the first page, I was seeing myself as others see me. How does she keep it straight? Should I offer to help or just stay out of her way? No wonder she has color coded, sticky noted, labeled, neatly stacked everything!
The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating-in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life. --Anne Morris
