The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

Strangler Lewis · 11-17-2006, 11:14 AM

Prudence, if you go to a big firm, the only trait you'll be valued for is your ability to bill time.

Most women aren't raised to be stay at home moms. What this leads to in my neighborhood is a bunch of overeducated women flocking to our underfunded school to volunteer as room mom, do fundraising, or this, that or the other thing. I strongly suspect that most of these women vote against the occasional property tax increase that gets floated to help the school district because god forbid the schools should be properly funded; they'd have nothing to do. There were also like 20 volunteers for the "field trip" to the pumpkin patch, each with two or three kids to shepherd. When I was a kid, the stay at home moms drank, did lunch, had affairs and fired the cleaning lady.

No one should feel guilty about not attending t-ball games because t-ball should not exist in the first place.

sleepyjeff · 11-17-2006, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I strongly suspect that most of these women vote against the occasional property tax increase that gets floated to help the school district because god forbid the schools should be properly funded; they'd have nothing to do.

The 30 or so women who tend to do all the volunteering at my Sons school not only voted for the last property tax increase; they went door to door for weeks prior to the election campaigning for it....

Antedote; for what it's worth

Strangler Lewis · 11-17-2006, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

The 30 or so women who tend to do all the volunteering at my Sons school not only voted for the last property tax increase; they went door to door for weeks prior to the election campaigning for it....

Antedote; for what it's worth

Not so here. The principal supported it apologetically, and we got a mailer from the separate 501(c)(3) that supports the school district. Maybe it was talked about at bingo night, but we don't go to bingo night. Right now our school is being run on a church model with too many people building their social life around penny ante fundraisers. The teachers send out notices, "We need glue sticks," and half the moms run to Staples in their SUVs.

I don't envy our principal. When I was in elementary school in New York, the principal was a beast to the children and a civil servant to the parents. Here, he has to be pastor--everybody's best friend and always with his hand out.

sleepyjeff · 11-17-2006, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

When I was in elementary school in New York, the principal was a beast to the children and a civil servant to the parents. Here, he has to be pastor--everybody's best friend and always with his hand out.

That is very well put.

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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	Prudence, if you go to a big firm, the only trait you'll be valued for is your ability to bill time. Most women aren't raised to be stay at home moms. What this leads to in my neighborhood is a bunch of overeducated women flocking to our underfunded school to volunteer as room mom, do fundraising, or this, that or the other thing. I strongly suspect that most of these women vote against the occasional property tax increase that gets floated to help the school district because god forbid the schools should be properly funded; they'd have nothing to do. There were also like 20 volunteers for the "field trip" to the pumpkin patch, each with two or three kids to shepherd. When I was a kid, the stay at home moms drank, did lunch, had affairs and fired the cleaning lady. No one should feel guilty about not attending t-ball games because t-ball should not exist in the first place. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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