The secret sorority of PTA moms… (Friday Favorites)
posted by: VixenFriday Favorites-
Topaz…..as I told her earlier, this causes my mind to reel. The bit of long hair, the necklaces, the wisp of material covering, that ‘sweet’ spot her cleavage creates, ok yes, and the FRISKY ink….sensory overload. And in a good way.
The Reluctant Princess…..wine. bath. bubbles. She had me at hello, er um, her in the tub. ~wink~
Barefoot Dreamer….. and NO it’s not just bc seeing her texts/IMs/FBmsgs, etc give me butterflies and draw up thoughts of pushing her back up against a wall in a dark corner and doing very bad things to her….her photography and pictures are amazing
If you haven’t done so already- hit the girls up!
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Who would have thought my kiddos going back to school would actually cause me to be busier than I was when they were out. Good lord, the blur of craziness the last couple week have been for me! I think I might catch a break the middle of next week and actually be able to breathe again. Part of the issue is that the HUGE children consignment sale that comes twice a year happened to fall the week after school resumed. I always consign/participate and it’s a ridiculous amount of work. But thankfully, always pays off, making it worthwhile. Add in the mix, two separate parent nights (one for each kiddo), a very pregnant Daisy dog, household upkeep, a self created To-Do list…. Honestly. The last two weeks have been such a blur I don’t even know what day it is barely.
Anyway. Speaking of parent night. I have mentioned my kids school PTA in previous posts. We live in a tiny town. They dynamics of our PTA is….um….well, reminds me of high school. A group of cliquey, catty, snarky women. There are those that are PTA moms and then those of us that ‘are not’. And it’s a very clear line. At first I tried to pretend it was in my head. But uh, no. I could give you scenario after scenario. Whatever. It’s a whatever. *rolling eyes* I just do my thing and pretend to play nicey nice to get by. I enjoy volunteering at the school, in the classrooms and I’m not going to let wanna be high school girls trying to re-enact the movie Heathers fuck that up.
So the first night went down drama free, with out incident (other than the usual BS).
The second night however… Whoa. I have officially met the. biggest. asshat. EVER. From the beginning of the evening the man (father of some poor child) was a complete ass- being belligerent, rude, highly inappropriate and quite obviously had a massive chip on his shoulder regarding…. teachers? parents? schools? school systems in general? the human race???? I couldn’t even begin to recount what took place but a mini-riot ensued. Seriously. It was insane. I do not handle confrontation well at all and my anxiety was through the roof. I pity not only the child of that person but also the poor, poor teacher that will have to deal with that parent for the entire school year. Gah….
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So there you go. It’s Friday! Time to decompress and let loose.
~ xo
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August 26th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
You’re so obviously not a PTA mom. PTA moms don’t do Vegas.
~mAugust 27th, 2010 at 2:55 am
OOh! I like the idea of being in this sorority – even if I’m only a ‘dog mom’… :)
Thanks Vix for including me with this other awesome and sexy women!
JimAugust 27th, 2010 at 5:52 am
Eeesh. My wife served as an officer (incl. pres.) for years, when our first child was in elem. school, and still helps in the classrooms while our 2nd child finishes up (our 10th year in this elem. school). She was thus mildly annoyed when one of the “Judy-come-latelys,” with one of those passive-aggressive fake smiles on her face, approached her last year and said “when can we talk you into doing something on the PTA?”
Must resist . . . urge . . . for . . . violence . . . ;-)
XO
MinorityReportAugust 27th, 2010 at 6:31 am
Ugh to the guy at PTA, and like you I feel bad for the teacher that has to deal with him. :)
Now I want to be a fly on the wall in one of our PTA meetings.
Barefoot DreamingAugust 27th, 2010 at 7:42 am
don’t do meetings – nope. I am the anti-meeting. In fact I would be the one to go to principle or school board to get volunteer assignment process changed just to avoid that process all together- hate those kind of meetings that much. sorry for you dear
Now- me…. oh you you you
Ms Scarlettyou are soooo naughty ;)
August 27th, 2010 at 11:45 am
I handle confrontation fine… and love ass-hats with a chip on their shoulder!! Take me along next time!! (heh… wouldn’t *that* be fun…)
Stunningly awesome faves this week!! YUM
Cougar and LuckyAugust 27th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
On our kid’s ice-cream social night we danced around the line for PTA sign-up. I even made the comments that the people in that line looked like slightly over active annoying parents. We felt guilty for not signing up but after reading this I am sure we made the right decision. We deal with these people enough at dance lessons, swimming lessons, soccer, etc……
Cougar and LuckyAugust 27th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Oh yeah and great Friday Fav’s
DeweyAugust 27th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Barefoot has made it two weeks in a row on your Friday favorites (not that I’m keeping close stats or anything – or about to run some regression analysis).
But I’m starting to believe that you might actually like swooning over her pictures. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. I have been for many months myself…
Barefoot DreamingAugust 27th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Dewey- keep going back there are more of me on Friday Favs….. I bribe her- yep, secret is out.
Thanks for my button ;)
VixenAugust 27th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Os- Ha! Yes…yes. This is probably true. *grins*
VixenAugust 27th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Jim….”passive aggressive fake smiles” that is *EXACTLY* what they are! Ahahaha!!!! So perfect and true.
VixenAugust 27th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
MR- from what I understand very few PTA’s are like mine. I guess thankfully. Or I know people with possible stronger back bones than mine who say ‘F U’ and join just to rock the boat and have a say (This is not me…btw, lol).
Thankfully I get along great with the teachers and the staff. I’ve actually even heard the teachers I am closer to, speak about the ridiculousness the PTA creates with their HS drama.
VixenAugust 27th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
BD- there are very few meetings I attend. This is one I suck it up for.
And honey…you know I’m naughty. It’s one of my endearing qualities… *blink blink*
;)
VixenAugust 27th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
Ms. Scarlett- YES. You are who I need to come with me next time!
VixenAugust 27th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
Cougar and Lucky- yes….dance, soccer, sports in general, ice cream socials…. as parents we deal with it everywhere. And seeing as I was dodging them at the ice cream social, I guess I am not alone! Haha!
VixenAugust 27th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Dewey…yes. As BD pointed out, she’s featured here almost every week (for over a year now, *ahem*). How can I not?!
And it’s not just her pics I am swooning over…. Just sayin… ;)
DanaAugust 28th, 2010 at 5:42 am
With the move to high school this year the PTA is FAR behind me. I do have the “Band Boosters” to deal with, but there’s nothing better than a big group of band geeks!
Hang in there!!
BellaAugust 28th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Ugh, I dread when my kiddo gets to that age when its time for mommy to deal with those bishes. The plan? To get snarky on their Laura Ashley clad asses. :)