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

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PizzaMom · 12/01/2019 19:51

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 themHmm 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?

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Edgeworth · 12/01/2019 21:02

Christ, there were about 1,000 kids in my secondary, we probably would have averaged 3 birthday pizza parties per day if this was normal or acceptable behaviour.

A school is not a birthday party venue ffs.

loveyoutothemoon · 12/01/2019 21:02

I bet she did!

And reception have more important things to deal with!

ladymalfoy · 12/01/2019 21:02

I’ve been teaching for 25 years. In that time I can count on one hand the times colleagues have had pizza delivered. Always on a parent/teacher or options evening.

Crunchymum · 12/01/2019 21:02

This is inspiring!! I'm going to send a barbershop quartet to my DD's nursery (it's her birthday next week!!)

BunsOfAnarchy · 12/01/2019 21:02

Obviously none of your mums thought to do this for you or them

You want a mum of the year award do you?

ShortandSweet96 · 12/01/2019 21:02

Ugh OP do you also wear a juicy couture tracksuit on the school run and make dry martinis at 11am?

Original poster
PizzaMom · 12/01/2019 21:02

IT DID HAPPEN Grin

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pootleposeyperkin · 12/01/2019 21:03

You mean they didn't personally deliver the flowers to her classroom? Slackers

JudgeRindersMinder · 12/01/2019 21:03

I think you’re to be congratulated on managing to retain your title as “that parent” up to and including your dd’s 16the birthday! Well done!

🙄

Walnutwhipster · 12/01/2019 21:03

I plan huge surprises for my DC. I do it partly because I have a life threatening condition and want to leave as many great memories as I can. DS1 is flying abroad next week to see his favourite team play football. He has no idea. It doesn't need an audience. What you did just makes you look like an attention seeker.

CloserIAm2Fine · 12/01/2019 21:03

No wonder you’re known as “that parent”! Absolutely ridiculous OTT and you must be stupid if you genuinely can’t see why school would have a problem with it! Ffs they’re there to educate your child and hundreds of others, not to deliver unnecessary showing off crap to your PFB.

YABVU and if it’s actually really and you’re actually that oblivious I feel sorry for the school!

Wishforsnow · 12/01/2019 21:03

When I was at school pizza deliveries for the class for bithdays happened quite a few times so not that unusual.

MotsDHeureGoussesRames · 12/01/2019 21:03

Extremely odd. It's a school, OP, not party. Birthday celebrations of that nature are for home, certainly not for school! Teachers are adults and can order in what they like to eat and pizza for revisiom sessions is a reward and incentive to get students in and help them achieve excellent outcomes. It's not justification for you to send takeaway pizzas into school for a handful of pupils. I've been teaching over 10 years and have never experienced pupils receiving takeaway deliveries or personal deliveries and would be very taken aback were it to occur. Your behaviour is really odd.

indecisivepigeon · 12/01/2019 21:04

I keep thinking of Regina George’s mother in Mean Girls.

😂😂😂😂😂😂

LEELULUMPKIN · 12/01/2019 21:04

No my lovely Mum wasn't a show off/attention seeker or "that Mum" I knew I was loved and "special" by the way I was treated, not by shows of ostentation.

She had far too much common sense to do something so cringey/tacky.

God help your DD's future partner's if this is what she requests and expects at 16.

Beerflavourednipples · 12/01/2019 21:04

This is so obviously either a wind up or a reverse.

Yawn.

ChrisjenAvasarala · 12/01/2019 21:05

A PE kit being handed in to a student in class is not a disruption. It gets put under their desk and everyone continues with work.

Carrying in flowers and balloons, that create a wave of 'ooooohs' and giggled and talking about them, what they're for. Then they sit there in every class for the rest of the day, causing the same reaction each time. It's a distraction and gets the class riled up and attention taken away from the work.

How are you not grasping that?

Houseonahill · 12/01/2019 21:05

Officially the most Batshit crazy thing I have read this year.

fruityb · 12/01/2019 21:05

Then you’re a ridiculous parent who deserves every side eye.

Staff have enough to do in the week, and there were GCSE exams on Friday, without having this nonsense to deal with.

Pizzas bought for revision sessions are usually bought by the teacher doing the sessions - I’ve bought cookies in or something. But that’s our decision and a treat for those who stay behind. Not a bloody birthday party. Do it on your time, not someone else’s.

AllMYSmellySocks · 12/01/2019 21:05

Another vote for this being a wind up.

Why on earth would anyone arrange all of this junk to happen at school? No one is that much of an attention seeker. You would just have the flowers and balloon sent to your actual home.

RLABC · 12/01/2019 21:05

I think it was an excellent idea OP, bravo you, Mum Of The Year Star

Please tell us what you've got planned for her 18th at college/uni/work? It'll give us all something to aspire to Grin

robininbrum · 12/01/2019 21:05

PMSL Are you serious ?? Grin

Janleverton · 12/01/2019 21:05

No- my mum was too sensible for pulling that shit! I asked dd who is turning 16 soon whether she wants me to do the same and her face was a picture!

Tempted by pp’s barbershop quartet.

HettieBettie · 12/01/2019 21:06

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