To think Myleene Klass will win no friends with this...

[CarlaVeloso]

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11391753/Myleene-Klass-Ill-be-collecting-unicorn-money-for-my-daughters-birthday.html

She has tweeted two emails from mothers at her daughter's school asking for cash donations for their children's birthday parties. She's changed their names but clearly they are still recognisable to anyone with children in that class and presumably the whole school will know about it nowthat it's been published in the papers and online.

I agree the emails are completely crass and I would privately think the same but they haven't committed any crime or sent her an expletive-filled rant about something. I opened it expecting to see a request for an actual kindle when they are just suggesting £10. Crass, vulgar, materialistic etc etc, yes, but I think her response (shaming them publicly) is really nasty and may not win her or her DD any friends at the school gate.

Bigredball - £5 is perfectly acceptable. Any amount is, its entirely up to the giver.

Thechandler- genuinely interested. Do your children only attend parties of children they are properly friends with? (My middle child does this - which is fab, it cuts down on number of parties). My other two sadly would go to any whole class party.

Haven't read the full thread, but based on her Twitter, I think she's behaved really badly. It's a breach of privacy, trust and just goodwill with other families at her children's school.
Personally I would rather be told to give cash as it saves me trawling around toy shops etc.

I also remember MK on the Frank Skinner show a few years back after HearSay and crying because people were mean and taking the piss following the demise of the group. Now she's doing the same to fellow parents at her children's school?

If this party invite was indeed a year ago, it just smacks of self promotion, wearing a self righteous hat and a banner saying " thank goodness for us normal, sensible mothers, telling it like it is. So let's have a hoot at those lesser than us"

I do hope she has the sense to apologise for her actions with good grace.

I'm afraid for me, the red mist would have descended had it been me that she told to confront her in private, after such a public demonisation from her.

just had a quick look at DM's "update".

"One parent yelled at her: 'Why did you do it, Myleene? Why?'
Miss Klass responded: 'If you've got a problem, talk to me in private'"

hahahahahaha!! This is the funniest thing I have read in ages.

"If you've got a problem, talk to me in private" and then I'll publish everything you say in whatever rag it is I write for. . Fucking shameless!! Shameless!

hahahaha - totally deluded person. Desperate for it all I'd say - money, publicity, fame - certainly not friends.

I also noticed the Telegraph referred to SadFaceDad/party invoice "scandal" in their Myleen article.

I think this is all part of the medias attempt to scandalise parenting - for "fun".

They make this crap story out of something tiny, get a 'voice/personality' or SadFace behind it, feed it to us, and then watch us froth at the mouths and chop each other into tiny pieces over it.

It's the new news I tell ya.

I reckon she wants to move her kids to state school cos she's skint/a tightwad but is too embarrassed. This will be her out.

Watch this space.

Katie is unexpectedly cooped up in BB house longer than expected. Nature hates a vacuum. No seriously though, I don't object to her complaining but it is selfish of her to create a bullying situation for her daughter by making the point within the context of shaming. Like it or not, they are going to have to move schools now bc of mum's big gob. £10 contribution is perfectly reasonable for a school where fees are £15k per annum.

BeCool - totally agree with you. They'll all be on here trawling for the next scandalous parenting behaviour. They've kind of done paries to death now - what do we think will be next?

Btw I doubt she said that bit about talking to her in private. She is far too sharp to land herself in that one. She enjoyed the soap box during mansion tax and is now on a roll whilst adjusting her act.

Love the idea of MK taking advantage of Hopkins' incarceration to jump to the fore as the media's favourite Shoot From The Hip, Say It Like I See It droner.

I wonder what the school's policy regarding proper conduct online.

MK is quite good at thinking up ways of getting the DM masses in a froth and herself in the headlines.

Didn't she make up some bullshit about waving a knife at a burglar and being told off for doing so by the police (I think Hertfordshire police denied the incident had happened or something?)

And she invented some guff about giving birth under a false name 'so as not to get special treatment' too, didn't she? Something that was completely refuted by the hospital.

Does anyone else remember these stunts??

I was also amazed by the accepted practise of parents in my grandson's school who collected for a teacher's present. This usually materialised as a token of some kind. I was a primary school teacher who was the reciprient of many little gifts. Some were home made, often chocolates, ornaments and so on. I also valued the parents who came in without a present but wishing to shake my hand and thank me. The presents were fun for me and the children. No way would I have wanted or expected a valuable token collected from parents who may not have been in a position or wish to give anything. I would add that after many years some of these presents are still with me along with lovely memories of the children.

I remember the knife wielding story. That was odd.

Bumble door - what a great deduction re nature's vacuum created by Hopkins' incarceration! No one could ever have guessed that there could be people a lot more vile than her in the big brother house ...

Happydays - how lovely that you keep & treasure the genuinely personal presents! I agree re the now accepted practice of collections to give vouchers.

I've only just realized that this email was not circulated by the parents themselves.

It is pretty standard practice among my kids' birthday party set for one parent to offer to collect/buy (typically) an Amazon voucher.

My 9 year old is on a Friday night football league so we normally have one thread per week about logistics, and it frequently features a birthday party collection. It is understood to be optional (how could it not be?) and people seem happy to avoid the hassle of buying a gift.

Much ado about nothing.

HappyDays, I agree about the teachers' gifts but the horse has well and truly bolted by now.

forago vaccination is kicking off/trending in USA after the Disney measles outbreak. I'll put a tenner on that.

We'll all go mad pulling each other to pieces and calling each other names in a lovely "vaccination/elf & safety/Tarquin gave Jocelyn the fucking measles on a playdate!!!!!" debate.

Someone will publish on a tiny blog their pre-playdate checklist/questionnaire and it will all go mental

massive own goal Mylene as everyone at school will think you are a bitch, and unfortunately birthday party invitations might decline! which will upset your DDs

you dont post school emails on social media, especially when you are celeb

Well it is not wholly irrational (yet) per KH. After all, al line needs to be drawn somewhere... right before Christmas, I joined a new gym class. Prior to the instructor entering, one of her long timers was having a whip around and suggested a five pound donation per member. I had never even met the woman at this stage let alone benefited from her wisdom. I never paid up even though a few other regulars tried to persuade me to do so. Turns out, she is perfectly nice but she has her inner circle of thonged leotards of which I will never be a part and they had infact bought the present prior to the whip around. #BanPresents!!!

goodbye genuine question but why do you all need to go to the hassle of buying a collective amazon voucher?

Surely it would be much much much easier for each parent/child to just buy an Amazon voucher themselves? It takes about 30 seconds? And no one would have to 'organise' anything?

Pure and simple

mk has really invaded peoples privacy and trust
she is a total idiot, self righteous twerp
personally I thought the email was worded perfectly politely not demanding
I would be happy for money to go towards a desk or kindle or something rather than some plastic tat

Yes its crass to ask for money as a gift, but she's a fine one to talk about 'ending the madness'. She lives very close to us and obviously has no grip on reality if she thinks you cant buy a decent sized place for 2 million. You could buy 8 houses on my road for that.