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DDs nursery asking for donations to Mermaids

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AnonGCMum · 04/08/2022 14:28

(Regular reader and occasional poster, have name changed for this)

Next week the nursery my two DDs attend (age 2 and 4) are going to be making cakes to sell in aid of Mermaids. As well as bringing in money to buy the cakes we’re
being asked to donate the ingredients.

I don’t want any of my money going to Mermaids. If it was just my 2yo I’d pretend to forget about it, but my 4yo has already reminded me twice. I’m not sure ‘forgetting’ will work with her.

I’ll also a bit concerned about what they might be teaching the children. They put a few photos up on an app each day so we can see what they’re doing and yesterday the update for my 2year old’s class included a picture of a handwritten display about the pride flag including the words “pink=trans joy”. I’m trying not to be pearl-clutchy about it and I’m fine with them learning things like ‘some people have two mummies’ but trans joy and Mermaids? At 2 and 4?!

Would you say something? Should I? I’m not brave about speaking up on these things. I’ll probably just leave my purse at home next week and ignore the rest, but what would you do?

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Bunsandtophats · 04/08/2022 14:39

Absolutely wrong on so many levels..I'm shocked tbh

steppemum · 04/08/2022 14:37

tell them that Mermaids has been widely discredited and had lottery funding removed and that you will not be part of anything raising money for them.

Unless people actually say it and tlak about it, it will keep happening.

and yes, I would look for another nursery, as you will get a steady stream of this stuff.
Of all the many things to fund raise for as a nursery, this seems so far outside anything relevant/helpful/useful for kids I am gob smacked.

LaBellina · 04/08/2022 14:36

What? No way I would be okay with this.
I’d be looking for a new nursery pronto and tell them exactly why. It’s not their place to propagate their political ideas to toddlers. Utterly bonkers.

ErrolTheDragon · 04/08/2022 14:35

Id be telling them I do not support mermaids and its methods. Particularly in light of their action against LGBA. Do the staff organising this know and approve?

ginghamstarfish · 04/08/2022 14:35

You need to speak to whoever runs the nursery and tell them what these people do.

achillestoes · 04/08/2022 14:31

I’d get my babies the hell out of there.