Not sure if I'm being an unreasonable and grumpy old bag about this.

[Callisto]

It is pancake day next week and the school have asked children to bring in a frying pan and a pancake. Luckily we have a little frying pan that DD (6) can take in so she doesn't have to lug in our cast iron one, but a pancake fgs?

I feel really pissed off at this - partly because I think it is a bloody stupid idea to have 100 kids running around on a tarmac playground with heavy frying pans and not looking where they are going and partly because I don't want DD to have to take a bloody pancake to school.

So is this an unreasonable request by the school or am I just a miserable killjoy?

You can buy packs of ready made pancakes, do that.

Much less messy

My letter says 'lighthearted' races 'if you wish to take part'. I'm assuming those who don't take one in will share their pans/pancakes about a bit. Some of you are overthinking this. I didn't bat an eyelid.

I mean those who do. Must concentrate on the ironing a bit more!