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Original poster

In being disappointed that parents of other children in ds's nursery

36 replies

PetitFilou1 · 13/06/2007 09:41

have sent round a chain style sticker club letter. He is 3.
Not that they know but I am on my own with dd and ds at the moment, trying to cope with working and managing everything else. I could have cried when I opened the letter asking to send stickers to other children in his class at their home address. I don't have the time and I don't have any bl**dy stickers. Plus I HATE chain letters.

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NoodleStroodle · 13/06/2007 09:42

Bin it.
I hate all chain letters - whether they be stickers, recipes, money or death threats. They are rude and presumptious.

pageturner · 13/06/2007 09:44

Flippin' heck, pf, what a pain in the behind. Will it be obvious that you didn't do it, if you don't? I assume so.

Does that mean they've given you everyone's home address? Not on, surely. I'd be royally peed off if my pre-school gave my home address to everyone else (not that they don't know where I live already, they do, I live in a village, but that's not the point.)

sniff · 13/06/2007 09:44

no your not I hate chain letters of any form because of this reason someone always feels bad or like they have to ontinue the chain

I would be really cross if they allowed this at ds nursery and would refuse to get involved

he wont know any better if you dont do it as they are going to home adresses

Twiglett · 13/06/2007 09:44

YANBU .. was it in the book bag? have a word with the school and tell them you feel chain letters are inappropriate

and bin it

pageturner · 13/06/2007 09:45

AND what noodle said. you are not being unreasonable. I'd tell them i wasn't going to do it. I'm too nice and would say I just don't have the time, but if you're more upfront than I am you could say that you object on principle.

auntymandy · 13/06/2007 09:47

just say you dont like chain letters and dont want your child involved.
personally apart from the time and cost I think its fum recieving little gifts in the post. these are harmless

SSSandy2 · 13/06/2007 09:48

what's the point in it?

hatrick · 13/06/2007 09:51

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tinkerbellie · 13/06/2007 09:52

i would just ignore it one of my friends sent me a chain text the other day ...get a life

brimfull · 13/06/2007 09:54

ridiculous, ignore it

Original poster
PetitFilou1 · 13/06/2007 09:56

Thanks all, I am going to compose a diplomatic reply - it helps that the majority of you agree with me so I don't feel so guilty about it.......

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NoodleStroodle · 13/06/2007 09:56

I don't think you need to reply - that just makes it "an issue". Bin & forget it.

admylin · 13/06/2007 09:57

Bin it or even better tear it up and bin it, you'll feel better. Chain letters are ridiculous and if they start now, the next ones will be by post and then you have to start buying stamps etc... once a very well educated friend of mine sent us one that her daughter had been given and I told her straight out, I'm not joining in on that and you should tell your daughter the same, she had used all her pocket money to buy stamps poor girl.

McDreamy · 13/06/2007 09:57

I would also ignore it

bookwormmum · 13/06/2007 10:00

It's setting a dangerous precedent to get 3-year olds into chain letters. What's the point of it apart from a lot of expense and hassle?

Same goes for chain texts.

tuppy · 13/06/2007 10:00

Completely ignore it. What were they thinking ?

auntymandy · 13/06/2007 10:02

lifes too short to get this wothed up about a few stickers!!!

kslatts · 13/06/2007 10:29

I'd ignore it and mention it to the nursery staff that you didn't feel it was appropriate.

flibbertyjibbet · 13/06/2007 10:41

If the nursery have supplied names and addresses then they are contravening the data protection act and tell them so.
I hate chain letters and would just ignore it.

Gobbledigook · 13/06/2007 10:44

Oh God, I'd just ignore it. Seriously.

zookeeper · 13/06/2007 11:58

I would ignore it - I think it's really thoughtless - as if you've got nothing else to do

Thelittlesoldiersmummy · 13/06/2007 12:04

So did the person send you sticks then if so I would send the letter and the stickers back to the sender and say you not into this sort of thing!

zubb · 13/06/2007 12:07

my 5 year old got one of these from a friend - I just gave him the stickers that were in it and binned the letter.
No need to reply to it at all.

MadamePlatypus · 13/06/2007 12:09

Yes. Very, very, very, very silly parents. Ignore, or if you are feeling up to it, complain to pre-school.

AbbyLou · 13/06/2007 12:11

Agree with flibbertyjinnet - can't believe anyone at school has been allowed to give out children's names and addresses! That's shocking! Ay my school we are not even allowed to give out lists of children's names with surnames. If parents want a list of kids in classes for invitations/ Christmas cards etc it has to be first names only. I would be horrified if my name/address was given to a load of other parents. Go and see the teacher.