WIBU to get pizza delivered to DD's school for her birthday lunch?

[PizzaMom]

I apparently am known as 'that' parent and have been given the side eye the few times I've gone in since!

It was DD's 16th last month on a school day. I ordered a few pizzas to be sent to school at lunchtime so she could share them with her mates in the common room. Teachers were not going to let her have them and when they relented (by the time they got cold) made her and a few friends eat them in a separate meeting room when she had planned to share them as there was enough for about 20 people!

I don't see it as being that different from me bringing in a forgotten lunch box?

I also ordered flowers and a balloon to be delivered and school refused to let her have them until after school had finished.

I was trying to make DD's day special. I really didn't think would have been that much of an issue which ruined it a bit for DD.

WIBU?

Couldn't you have given your child some money and they could have gone to a take away at lunchtime with their friends? Assuming there's one nearby.

I've only read the first page. Go8g back yon read the rest now but it has really bad me laugh. Just imagining how my kids would react if in front of their mates they had to carry around flowers, balloons and half empty pizza boxes all day to each lesson. Too funny.

I'm a school receptionist, if everyone did that it would be utter chaos!

It sounds like you were "trying" way too hard.

Really is no need for these huge displays at school and I can see why the school would refuse to pass on food and flowers.

absolutely not real

Didn't happen.
He or she probably writes for the Daily Mail or wants to be on mumsnet madness.

You said yourself you’re known as”that” parent who gets eye rolls.

Take note of those social cues.

‘I’m not like a regular mom, I’m a cool mom’

This is wonderful, so bloody cringey

Unbelievably crass, showy and thoughtless towards other kids and parents (allergies, peer pressure etc).

But you know that, and revel in being 'that' parent, as demonstrated in this thread.

You didn't post to get opinions, you posted to show off.

I'm sure your raing great kid(s) with excellent values.

There’s absolutely no way this is true. No parent isthisself absorbed and entitled

I work in the office at a secondary school and can assure you it's entirely possible, unfortunately.

We often have year 11 girls wondering around with balloons on their 16 birthday at my school. However, they have been brought in by friends not delivered by parents to reception.

Our reception staff would not be impressed if they had to deal with deliveries for pupils of flowers/ balloons etc. Not their job and not the time or place.

Of course staff weren't going to let her swan in to the common room with a stack of pizzas for her to dictate who gets to share and who doesn't and wind up the whole year group before last lesson in a Friday.

If this is real, why did you not check with the school first? It just smacks of entitlement that you would assume this is ok! What about the other kids that have the same birthday? Did you make sure there was enough for them too, or is your daughter that special that no-one else could possibly be born on the same day?
My 10yr old has just said she would disown me if i ever did anything like this.
You are not unreasonable to want your daughter to have a special day, but your actions were UR, very self entitled and rather pretentious.

Look at my daughter, and look at what I did for my daughter! No wonder other parents are giving odd looks.
It's not really a British thing, especially not a celebration for her first period. OP are you American?

I just smell bullshit to be honest!
#didnthappeneither

Am I the only one who has 'Pizza Hut Delivery' ads showing to the right of this thread?

When I was in Year 10 my bf (now dh) who had already finished school, showed up on Valentine’s Day with a huge bouquet of flowers and a teddy bear. He had to wait in the office while a runner came to get me so I could come and collect them.

While I secretly loved the attention (I was Plain Jane nobody) it caused a HUGE faff, every class I went to everyone would rush over to have a look, ask to hold the teddy for that class etc. It was really disruptive I can see why the teachers were upset.

My DD would be mortified if I did this for her, sorry!

Chinny reckon

You are indeed THAT PARENT

The OP was just consolidating her position as ‘that parent’.

You are that parent multiplied 100. Your daughter is sadly very attention seeking. Wants her flowers to stick out of her bag etc.

Honestly lets hope she never needs a reference from the school.

I love Birthdays OP but definitely over the top!!

If this is real why ask AIBU when you don't think you are, and also your DD sounds very attention seeking, but having "that" parent as role model that's hardly surprising.

But I honestly think this is bullshit, it's a journalist post.

I don't see how it being a Friday makes this more excusable; if anything, it's picking the most unsettled moment in the school week to stir things up further. They're perfectly capable of being loopy without the added encouragement of balloons, flowers and pizza deliveries.
Teachers ordering pizzas for their own consumption are adults who are fully briefed on food allergies etc; I don't suppose they decided, after delivery, which favoured friends are going to partake, while other colleagues are cold-shouldered.
I can sympathise about not being able to afford OTT "Sweet Sixteen" celebrations, but you should have declined your daughter's request at the planning stage.