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Theee most annoying thing about parent’s whatsapp group?

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KeepNameChanging81 · 25/09/2023 18:23

Laura: Georgie has lost her PE Top please could you check their bags when they get home?

Cue….29 mum’s saying:

sorry ‘Henry hasn’t got it hope you find it’

’not with Emily, really hope it’s found’

’Hi Laura; must catch up on that coffee with you me and Emma and sorry it’s not with Tom hope you find it soon’

’ha ha ha not again didn't Georgie do that last week, sorry not with us’

’Hi sorry Jane is at dance and she’s back at 7 so ill
check her bag then’

WHY?!! If you haven’t got it don’t say you haven’t got it!!! FFS! Just if you’ve got it let the parent know so my phone isn’t pinging every two mins.

What’s the most annoying parent whatsapp on your parent group?

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GrandHighPoohbah · 08/10/2023 13:52

My pet hate is when someone asks a question or whatever, then someone else immediately hijacks without giving a bit of response time. Stuff like:
Parent A: "Does anyone know what they need to bring for art tomorrow"

Then, about a minute later,
Parent B: "Olivia lost her jumper yesterday, please can you check for it?"

I find it really rude.

Funkyslippers · 08/10/2023 14:05

GrandHighPoohbah yes as per my message on the previous page. I think she did it on purpose

Bluetrue · 08/10/2023 14:06

100% agree with you..just bloody answer if you've got it!

Others for me are when new mums join and you have ' hi, i'm Fred's mum' knowing that in person, they'll probably never talk to the new parent

Other mum's doing a like or love emoji when their mate posts something to show how popular that mum is

it goes on and on but i do enjoy it secretly!

grassisnevergreen · 08/10/2023 23:19

GrandHighPoohbah · 08/10/2023 13:52

My pet hate is when someone asks a question or whatever, then someone else immediately hijacks without giving a bit of response time. Stuff like:
Parent A: "Does anyone know what they need to bring for art tomorrow"

Then, about a minute later,
Parent B: "Olivia lost her jumper yesterday, please can you check for it?"

I find it really rude.

Oh yes absolutely agree with this! We had a brilliantly awful one in our class WhatsApp recently, a new girl just joined and someone added her mum and put a little message in the chat to welcome her to the group.

Before anyone had a chance to respond this was followed a few minutes later by another mum saying “sorry everyone, not school related just wondered if anyone could recommend a cleaner”.

I thought it was so rude.

Lndnmummy · 09/10/2023 20:14

grassisnevergreen · 08/10/2023 23:19

Oh yes absolutely agree with this! We had a brilliantly awful one in our class WhatsApp recently, a new girl just joined and someone added her mum and put a little message in the chat to welcome her to the group.

Before anyone had a chance to respond this was followed a few minutes later by another mum saying “sorry everyone, not school related just wondered if anyone could recommend a cleaner”.

I thought it was so rude.

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SavBlancTonight · 10/10/2023 10:12

Stealth boaster, who would share photos of what they were up to at the weekend or on holidays. "Oh just another lazy weekend on the yacht/at Mandarin class/hiking up Ben Nevis". Also lots of faux "do you think this meets the standard?" photos of projects for STEM week that were so obviously completed by the parents.

DH still hasn't recovered from the embarassment of a few years ago - he had taken DS to visit family in our home country to say goodbye to his uncle who was in palliative care. DS was only in year 1 or so, and we took him out of school for a couple of days. I stayed here to work. Needless to say, lots of chat between us but I happened to have replied to something on the class WhatsApp so when DH sent me updated photos of him and DS on the beach, he accidentally sent them to the class WhatsApp. He was MORTIFIED.

The class mostly found it pretty funny (I think) and to be fair, quite a few of them knew why him and DS were away.

marcopront · 10/10/2023 17:28

At an international school with many super rich parents.

  1. the parent who would always ask what the homework was and occasionally complain that the teacher didn't say what it was. How the rest of our children knew wasn't clear.

  2. Same parent. My son says that they are allowed to use laptops why hasn't school told us.
    She was told that the other class was allowed to use laptops his wasn't yet.

  3. Then there were the meet ups.
    Someone would suggest date, people would say I can't do that what about this date? More dates suggested. Eventually someone would say let's meet on Wednesday and just come if you can. Then on Wednesday there would be the I can't make it or I'll be late even 2 hours after the meeting time.
    Then there would be the photos all standing sideways because you look thinner. Lots of photos uploaded by different people. It was like stop motion animation.

Blondeshavemorefun · 10/10/2023 17:43

Some replies do make me
Laugh

Yes the same people ask when pe is. Same 2 days every week

And what for lunch. We have the menu on the group. Looks at it

It's handy for info like sports day - harvest festival etx

Or things needing to be brought in

All the information is on the weekly
Newsletter that gets sent to all parents by email

Blondeshavemorefun · 10/10/2023 17:57

Maybe @Gro and @chuffachuffchuff that lady is like me and has been asked to pass on important info

As a class rep or a parents representative

I add things that get sent by email as many mums say they miss email info and know to look on class wats app

Yes as my above reply some things are annoying as same question asked time after time 😂

But generally our group is nice and friendly and people ask if they want to know something

But yes they could have easily checked weekly newsletter or emails 😂

garlictwist · 10/10/2023 19:29

Idontcareifyourestuckatthegate · 01/10/2023 12:27

Not school, but nursery. Every morning and afternoon, every damn day.

”Hi I’m at the gate”

”I’m waiting at the gate, could someone let me in please?”

”I’m at the gate, another parent here with me”

“Hi, there's a couple of us waiting at the gate”

“Hi we are at the gate x”

“Hi, we re at the gate please. Thanks”

“I’m at the middle gate”

“Hi, I’m at the gate thanks”

“I am at gate”

JUST MESSAGE THEM DIRECTLY I DON’T GIVE A FUCK IF YOU’RE STUCK AT THE FUCKING GATE

I really think you should post this as your reply.

chuffachuffchuff · 11/10/2023 16:27

@Blondeshavemorefun no. We have a pta class rep and she passes on messages to us all as and when. They are fair enough. This woman reads the ParentMail info we ALL get and she screenshots it and send it on again. So I open ParentMail and read the message and then it's put on WhatsApp again for me to see.

Blondeshavemorefun · 11/10/2023 17:45

chuffachuffchuff · 11/10/2023 16:27

@Blondeshavemorefun no. We have a pta class rep and she passes on messages to us all as and when. They are fair enough. This woman reads the ParentMail info we ALL get and she screenshots it and send it on again. So I open ParentMail and read the message and then it's put on WhatsApp again for me to see.

More annoying then as you see 3 times

Your email. Class rep snapshot and other lady snapshot

chuffachuffchuff · 12/10/2023 20:58

@Blondeshavemorefun yep. Fair enough making people aware but several times over? No thanks!

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