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to snigger inwardly about this mom's OTT behaviour?

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ChaosTrulyReigns · 07/02/2011 10:57

Examples of this mom's jawdropping behaviour.

scoots alongside her DD as the line flows into school, so that she's with the child till the door prevents her going any further.

conspicuously checks that her DD's reading book has been changed, making sure that everyone else has seen which stage Mildred is on as she waves it around getting it out of the bag.

makes snidey comments regarding the child first out the door at hometime being the "teacher's favourite". Confused

clean the school shoes every night and fresh uniform everyday.

peers in through the window at school making sure that Mildred's coat has been hung up correctly. Once she nipped round to the school secretary to mention that it had been knocked off the peg after Mildred had sat down at circle time for registration.

asks the child why she hasn't earned any stickers that day, and if she has earned stickers, being very loud and vocal in her praise of such a wonderful pupil.

Blimey, she's everso entertaining!

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togarama · 07/02/2011 11:01

Poor kid - how embarassing for the daughter...

Looking back, by the time I understood that some mothers behaved this way, I was quite proud that my own mother had better things to do with her time.

Grevling · 07/02/2011 11:02

Sounds like my mum. After I got an A in a test told me my handwriting was messy.

It's not affected me at all......honest......

prettymuchapixiegirl · 07/02/2011 11:02

The scooting alongside her DD is weird, and won't teach the child to be independent, as are the snidey comments about teachers pet. I do check each night which reading book DD has, but not in front of everyone, only to check that she has changed it if we've read it. My DDs have clean clothes and clean shoes every day, not necessarily fresh clothes if the ones from the previous day are still clean, but never dirty clothes.

Regarding the peering through the window, maybe the mum is quite a nervous person and just wants things to be "right" for her DD at school. The sticker thing wouldn't bother me. I praise my 6 year old DD if she comes out and says she has a new sticker that day.

TBH I've seen mums do far more odd/obsessive/pushy things than those

mutznutz · 07/02/2011 11:03

There's at least 3 of those in every class isn't there? Hmm

You wait til Mildred gets in trouble for something...it'll be a letter to the Governors and a protest outside the LEA office!

BluddyMoFo · 07/02/2011 11:03

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Eglu · 07/02/2011 11:04

She sounds a hoot. Surely first child out of the door is the one who gets their coat on quickest.

Parents like that do their DC no favours.

prettymuchapixiegirl · 07/02/2011 11:04

That is hilarious BluddyMoFo

littlemissratty · 07/02/2011 11:05

I have much more pressing things to do in the morning, like getting ds2 to nursery on time< rather than doing all that which is rather OTT.

But there is nothing wrong with fresh uniform or cleaned shoes every day I do that for ds1 and ds2 minus cleaning his shoes.

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ChaosTrulyReigns · 07/02/2011 11:06

Yeah, pixie, you're right, there are much worse behaviours on display occasionally in our playground, those I wouldn't mention, as they may be indicative of MH problems with the parents involved and thereforenot amusing in a eye-rolly way like the mom I've mentioned.

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Dropdeadfred · 07/02/2011 11:08

I clean my dd's shoes every night and she has 5 lots of uniform - trousers shirt, tie, cardigan, so wears a clean ironed set every day.
I also watch her go in and then wai by the classroom window to wave and blow her a kiss..even if it takes 5-6 minutes for her to get in the classroom after hanging up her coat, and placing her lunchbox and water bottle in the right box etc
I see people giving me the raise deyebrow and soe have even asked me why i do this...i do it because i want to..it makes me happy and dd happy so i dont care about anyone elses opinion

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ChaosTrulyReigns · 07/02/2011 11:08

Oh, mine wear clean uniform everyday, but I'm certainly not washing it on principle if it's not dirty.

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ChaosTrulyReigns · 07/02/2011 11:09

Shit fred, you're not near Brum are you?

[gulp]

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FreudianSlippery · 07/02/2011 11:10

Having read so many threads like this I am quietly hoping there will be mums like this at DDs school :o

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ChaosTrulyReigns · 07/02/2011 11:13

That's exactly it Freudian, it livens up a windy Monday morning.

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maryz · 07/02/2011 11:14

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ImFab · 07/02/2011 11:17

I go round to watch my youngest arrive in his classroom but I do have justified reasons for doing this.

purplepidjin · 07/02/2011 11:18

IME as a ta, the first out the door at hometime is the one the teacher most wants rid of...

Jajas · 07/02/2011 11:20

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MmeLindt · 07/02/2011 11:20

Chaos
What have you started? Now dozens of offended MNetters will come on to say that their DC wear clean uniforms and polished shoes every day, and that they accompany them to the door.

We don't have uniforms, so the DC chose something new every day. I don't iron their clothes anyway.

Dropdeadfred · 07/02/2011 11:21

maryz - she is 5 in year 1.
She walks into school herself but asks if i will wait in the playground in order to wave. I annot see a problem with this. She walks in happily, she taes off ad hangs up her own coat, puts gloves, scarf ec in bag, sorts bookbag and lunchbox out..he stands with a proud happy smile on her face as she strolls into he classroom an waves like a loon until i walk away.
She's happy and secure, her teacher tells me she is one of the most secure children there, and what harm is there in this litle ritual?
I'm guessing i wont do it next year as i don't think her classroom will have a window onto the playground.
Oh and she is not my pfb either!! Nor do i live near Brum Grin

BeerTricksPotter · 07/02/2011 11:22

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GColdtimer · 07/02/2011 11:22

Do you mean scoots as in on a Scooter?

BeerTricksPotter · 07/02/2011 11:24

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Bogeyface · 07/02/2011 11:28

My reception aged DC wouldnt even notice me if I stuck my bum through the window when I drop him off :o

strandednomore · 07/02/2011 11:29

dropdeadfred - you sound sweet and so does your dd.

I find that my friend with only one dc does wait around a little longer to watch her ds go in than I do as dd2 drags me away the second dd1 leaves us to go into her class.