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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 326376" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I stayed out if PTO for this reason as well. </p><p> </p><p>I also found out the hard way that if I was going to be involved in a class party, the only way I'd do it is if I could be totally in charge. One year I was a co-coordinator for a party and that was a disaster. I also found early on I coped better when I had some control. One of the first years I did parties I was assigned to do the snack area. I had one mom who was bringing the snack and another bringing a drink. It turned out about 4 more kids showed up with snacks they expected to be served including a cake (with no plates or forks), huge pretzel rods, and cupcakes. I planned on sending all the extras home and while I wasn't looking one of the moms started loading up the kids plates with full servings of each. You can imagine how much food landed in the trash and the kid who was assigned to bring snacks got lost in the shuffle. </p><p> </p><p>I'm not sad about being done with parties. We got together with a homeschool group for an ice skating Christmas party and the day of the Halloween party I took my daughter to lunch at the Border's Cafe...did a little schoolwork, had a little lunch, drank some cocoa, had a treat. It was good. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 326376, member: 701"] I stayed out if PTO for this reason as well. I also found out the hard way that if I was going to be involved in a class party, the only way I'd do it is if I could be totally in charge. One year I was a co-coordinator for a party and that was a disaster. I also found early on I coped better when I had some control. One of the first years I did parties I was assigned to do the snack area. I had one mom who was bringing the snack and another bringing a drink. It turned out about 4 more kids showed up with snacks they expected to be served including a cake (with no plates or forks), huge pretzel rods, and cupcakes. I planned on sending all the extras home and while I wasn't looking one of the moms started loading up the kids plates with full servings of each. You can imagine how much food landed in the trash and the kid who was assigned to bring snacks got lost in the shuffle. I'm not sad about being done with parties. We got together with a homeschool group for an ice skating Christmas party and the day of the Halloween party I took my daughter to lunch at the Border's Cafe...did a little schoolwork, had a little lunch, drank some cocoa, had a treat. It was good. :) [/QUOTE]
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