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MN Teachers - DH completed the last 2 permission slips in purple felt pen - this files us firmly under 'loon', yes?

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snigger · 17/03/2010 16:31

The school secretary found it deeply amusing to advise me of this and on quizzing DH, he has only the barest memory of signing anything at all.

Are we now the barking mad family with the chaotic home-life? We have pens, I swear we do.

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Runoutofideas · 17/03/2010 16:38

I can never find one either - and definitely struggle with envelopes. Probably equally a loon too!

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Shaz10 · 17/03/2010 16:39

At least you sent in the slip. That puts you at "perfect parents" on my list!

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annh · 17/03/2010 16:40

The school secretary obviously has very little work to occupy her, to notice such things! I have signed reading records, permission slips, sponsor forms etc in whatever comes to hand, regardless of the colour or quality.

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claricebeansmum · 17/03/2010 16:41

I have completed forms in whatever is handy.
I have completed permission forms with the wrong name on. DC are at different schools.
Have sent school reports back still damp with coffee.
I call this normal family life and leave it to others to judge loon-rating.

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Fel1x · 17/03/2010 16:44

god i do that too, shows we do drawing at home with the little ones thats all!

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thisisnotwhoyouthink · 17/03/2010 16:55

Meh, not a big deal. As pp said - at least you returned it!!

There is however, I think???, some thing about it not being legally binding unless signed in black or blue??? So technically, if you are coerced into signing something, do it in red!! (or purple!! )

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soapboxqueen · 17/03/2010 19:09

I wouldn't care if you'd signed it in purple glitter crayon. If it's been returned then you're a star!

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snigger · 17/03/2010 22:14

I may now buy a purple glitter crayon. You realise I now have to let DH with his wayward habits.

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Shaz10 · 17/03/2010 22:16

Dare you to do it in paint.

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MrsMargate · 17/03/2010 22:21

I think you should up the ante too.

Buy dh a pink sparkly gel pen. Cause a sensation in the office.

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snigger · 17/03/2010 22:22

To truly repay in kind I suppose I should start signing in lentils and Pritt-stick

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notnowbernard · 17/03/2010 22:25

I had to write a 'return to school after sickness' note for dd on Disney Princess Fairies notepad earlier as I had nothing else appropriate to hand

How embarassing is that?!

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misshardbroom · 18/03/2010 08:34

Trust me, I get reply slips filled in using coloured pencil, money returned in cutesy Disney envelopes, reply slips with scribble all over them and crossings out (done by the parent, not the child!), slips completed but omitting the child's name.... purple felt pen wouldn't faze me one bit! I'm just grateful when people return things so I don't have to waste time chasing them up.

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overmydeadbody · 18/03/2010 08:39

no no definately not classed as a 'loon'.

At, least, not by me. I'm a teacher and sometimes have to write my notes/observations/evaluations of lessons in whatever comes to hand, pencils, coloured pencils, highlighter pens etc.

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Builde · 18/03/2010 13:36

my dd's things always get signed with the children's felt tips and glitter pens. It didn't occur to me this was a problem.

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fatzak · 18/03/2010 13:41

Not a loon! I wondered if I was going to be judged by a parent when I started to write a note in a pupil's planner and realised that it was a purple glitter pen!

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bobblehat · 18/03/2010 13:41

I filled one in once to go back before realising I'd already started a shopping list on the back. 'Nice ham' wasn't even on the list

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Ledodgy · 18/03/2010 13:43

Oh God all my notes are usually written in some form of glitter/brightly coloured pen. They are the only thing to hand in this house in the morning when I suddenly remember I have to sign a letter or write a note.

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Ledodgy · 18/03/2010 13:45

I even once wrote a note on one of dp's free elctronic supplies A4 pads he'd been given in a conference. I didn't have any other pape.It had pictures of electronics components in the margins. I did apologise for that one to the teacher though.

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TrinityIsFuckingTrying · 18/03/2010 13:48

I've never even thought about what I write it in
never thought it would matter
just thought the signature/note was the important thing

maybe I should be careful now though..

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Ledodgy · 18/03/2010 13:50

The only colour I won't write a letter in is red because I heard it was rude. I have no idea if that is true or not but it has stuck with me.

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mnistooaddictive · 18/03/2010 13:56

She obviously hasn't got enough to do! I have recieved many hundreds of letters from parents and never noticed the colour of pen or paper.

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sockmonkey · 18/03/2010 14:27

My letter to school story -
I had to have a day off school (in juniors not recently) with a dodgy tummy.
DF wrote:
Dear Mrs X
Please excuse sockmonkey for being off school, she had jelly-botty-itus
yours,
Sockmonkey's DF

Honestly if that doesn't say Loon, I don't know what does!!
Purple felt tip - pah!

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Lastyearsmodel · 18/03/2010 14:37

This is a complete tangent, but the talk of letters in different coloured ink always make me think of a phrase from a children's book, about something being 'written in green ink on a squashed fly biscuit'.

I just got round to looking it up and it's not from Roald Dahl as I had remembered, but 'Grimble' by Clement Freud. It's brought back so many memories!

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