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Do me a favor and not ever join the PTA okay?

A few years ago we moved and I thought joining would be good to make sure my son was fitting in ok and that things were ok. I shouldn't have joined because the moment i walked in those doors and said hi those women hated me. I tried being nice, i tried to ignore the comments and i tried to fit in with that group. nobody invited my son or i to their little parties or gatherings, i got ignored when i tried to make a comment on something. if i did get put on a activity i got the smallest or worst jobs.i said cool i can bring snacks or cool i can help set up for the dance and i just got put on dumb ass get the soda duty or you can clean up. the next year i didnt rejoin because im not being part of no damn group that thinks im trash or thinks im dumb or thinks im not good enough. those hos can do whatever they want as long as my son gets treated good i dont give a shit. he's made friends and is doing good school wise and that's all i can ask for and want. he's going to middle school next year anyway so i wont have to deal with half those hos ever again anyways. maybe its different for you but if you are thinking about it just keep in mind you could deal with what i dealed with.
Tres13 · 51-55, M
Only Harper Valley PTA
Chattanooga · 56-60, F
@Tres13 please vote on this now
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@Tres13 The truth be known, they are worse than the song! Really!
dancingtongue · 80-89, M
When our kids started school, we tried joining the PTA to help out. The school's local PTA chapter was still living in the 1950's assuming (1) only Moms would get involved and (2) all Moms were stay-at-home Moms with nothing else to do but housework. The meetings were only held as coffee klatches during the day. Reality was that almost all Moms were working Moms with jobs outside the home, nearly a third were single working Moms, and in the two-income families most of the Dads were co-parenting. We started working directly with the school principal who was willing to meet in the evenings, grateful for our help, and let the PTA wither on the vine.
@dancingtongue YAY good for you. Let ALL the PTA's die on the vine, they have been getting away with disgusting actions for far too long. We cannot allow poorly educated adult bullies to dictate our kids education.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
You will find social standings in everything. The larger the organization the bigger the hierarchy.

Even in the large corporations. It's just called corporate politics.

Same goes for even this site and all social media. There it's called networking. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Many just don't realize the dynamics of such frivolity.

Sometimes bargaining helps. Other times it doesn't.

Yet if you don't bargain you get walked all over and be forever the server.

Best to bargain with those you agree with. That's the beginning of a network branch. The bigger the branch though the harder it is for those on the bottom to be recognized.

A simple Union member simply doesn't get recognized by a corporate CEO. Nor does a single non union member.

Yet bargaining before doing sometimes actually works.
@DeWayfarer Much truth here. Since I had a frozen yogurt shop I simply bought "Banned books" banners encouraging students to join in "Banned books week" the kids took the banners and other literature addressing PTA's being book Nazi's, adult bullies. Several of the teachers allowed the kids to post the banners which helped raise more consciousness, in a matter of a couple of years (including voicing our objections at PTA meetings) we were able to return many great classics we once took for granted in our schools.
Fuck the PTA! they have caused way too many classic books BANNED based on simple minded, shallow, low mentality "rationality"

I've battled with them for decades urging young kids to please read books and promote "Read banned books week" It's up to folks like you and I and especially the kids to fight back and get those danmed books back ob the shelves. Attend the PTA meetings and verbally let them have it. They are nothing but low-brow adult bullies and cannot dictate your kids educations. Thanks hon!
JohnnySpot · 56-60, M
Commending you for keeping an eye on what's going on.
blackdiamonds · 36-40, F
@JohnnySpot at his last school he was getting bullied and nobody seemed to give a shit. I ended up having to go up there and get ugly and threaten to pull him out of there and a bunch of other stuff
Dshhh · M
so many groups lose their purpose, replacing it with personal power structures
Jenny1234 · 51-55, F
I loved parent council. I made really nice friends there. I don’t know how. It differs from pta but it’s probably similar
HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M
As we all know, women are extremely comptetitive with each other.
calicuz · 51-55, M
They're always jealous of the "pretty mom"
Quimliqer · 70-79, M
You need a medal!
blackdiamonds · 36-40, F
@Quimliqer those moms needs a life
Quimliqer · 70-79, M
@blackdiamonds That goes without saying!!!
Whodunnit · M
It's been mentioned elsewhere, but...

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Paladin · 56-60, M
@JohnnySpot remember to have your spouse spayed or neutered
JohnnySpot · 56-60, M
I had this one fixed, then a teenage girl stole it. The neighbor told me plus I had seen her walking around the house calling out a name she must have been planning on calling it. And I said are you looking for a cat because that's my cat and she said no, a a a dog she was lying
(so it probably got a decent home)
@JohnnySpot
I'm sorry you lost her but as you say, hopefully she's being well cared for

 
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