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[MondayblueFridayyellow]

Some of the parents in our children's class have very kindly organised a surprise leaving party for the year 6 children.
The 'surprise' has unfortunately been leaked by one of the children. One of the mothers has sent a message to the whatsapp group (please see below. I have changed the names)
Do you think this message is a bit over the top? I feel for whoever's child it is as they will now be picked on.

The Message:

Evening all I have some very upsetting and heartbreaking news to share with you. 😢💔

It’s come to my attention there a couple of children who have access to this and the other PARENT group chat and have spoiled the surprise. Especially one child in particular I know who the child is and feel like naming and shaming!
They have shared all the information from the day of the party, time, what’s happening there and the hoodies.
They have even shared the sizes and colours to the children and that is sensitive information.

Myself, Parent 1, Parent 2, Parent 3 have all worked incredibly hard over the past few months from calling venues, DJ’s booking things and surprises.
We also all work full time have so much going on in our personal lives and it hasn’t been easy.
To say the least I’m extremely hurt by this as we have even kept all of this away from our own children. It really feels like a kick in the stomach. It’s been so stressful and now I personally am fuming all hard work has been wasted.
Parent groups are for parents and there are other conversations on the groups that aren’t for children’s eyes or ears.
We have expressed time after time this is a surprise and that our children do not know.

The jumpers have been a nightmare amongst other things going backwards and forwards to suppliers etc.

I really really hope the person that has done this is ashamed of themselves and comes clean to the parents and apologises!

For me the excitement has gone and if this information had come out even a week ago no would have cancelled the whole thing.

The school haven’t taken on the stress of organising any of it and we stepped up if it wasn’t for us the kids would just be having that one last thing together at flip out and nothing else.

I’m sorry to rant but I hope you can all understand how hurt we are feeling.

💔💔💔

I'd be sooooo tempted to ask her why she refers to herself as Myself !!

I'd roll my eyes too but I feel sorry for the child that " leaked it :

What age are the children leaving ?
This new system confuses me 🤔

Holiness = hotline.

Why the hell my phone autocorrected that I don't know!!

Why is it all secret? I’m genuinely baffled.

Wow

Please keep us updated with the updates from other parents and the drama llama

I would be tempted to respond...

Hi (drama llama)...as much as it's disappointing that the surprise element has been exposed, we all know the kids will have a great time anyway. Try not to worry. Thanks for all you do. x

@AnImaginaryCat I'm sure his holiness the Pope will want to make a statement once he hears about the situation

'Upsetting and heartbreaking'

Fucking hell

"...all hard work has been wasted" 😂what a tool. They're 11, they'll have a great time, it'll be all the more exciting with a build-up.
Some kids would genuinely find a surprise like that pretty overwhelming, did she consider that?

What are the things that are being kept secret? Usual stuff such as a leavers’ disco or bouncy castle, or something unique?
I think the message is completely OTT, but I think she has a point if some children have access to things posted on the parents’ group.

Wow, life can be cruel.

She needs to get over herself, what a pathetic life she must live if this is her definition of heartbreaking. I couldn’t imagine anything worse than socialising with idiots like that

Bloody hell, Wiki leaks has got nothing on this! Find out who the child is and get them to an Embassy with no extradition policy!

Is the weather really hot in your part of the country OP? Perhaps she’s been out in the sun too long and got heatstroke? Yes, it would have been nice if it had been a surprise, but exactly how excited does she expect them to get? It’s a school disco with a hoodie, not an all expenses paid trip to Disneyland Florida accompanied by Harry Styles ffs. I think she needs to rein her expectations in. What will happen if the kids don’t look sufficiently wowed? Will she make them do it again?

LOLZ 😂

Also surely half the excitement of a party like this for the children is the anticipation and run up to it?? If it's a surprise the joy of it is only limited to the two or so hours of the party, whereas I know kids that can get weeks of excitement drawn out of a single event!

Anyway this mum is nuts. I feel scared for the child who leaked it!

i kind of get her point, but why make it a surprise? the planning and anticipation and the build up is all part of the fun for a leavers party, surely? and i mean they must have been expecting one

Do we know who will be playing her in the movie adaptation?

Devastating

This is hilarious 😂

My kids are still little, but I really hope I don’t have to deal with this poop when they’re at school!!!

FGS

Sorry but they can't put this on a 10 year old child

Someone needs to do some serious work on themselves

OP please update with any replies (but I know in our school groups a message like that would be met with a resounding and eternal silence).

Please tell me another parent in the group told her to stop being so bloody ridiculous??

Dear @MondayblueFridayyellow

I am literally devastated that this amazing group has only been brought to the attention of mn now, with just a week of term left.

My heart is broken, and I'm shaking and crying.

My only hope is that your children are going to the same secondary school, and that a similar WhatsApp group will be set up there for you to share with us here.

It is my dearest wish. I hope you will make it come true

😂😂😂

how did that woman survive the SATS?

Wow - overeacting much?! She definitely needs to give herself a mumsnet head wobble!

I think she has a point if some children have access to things posted on the parents’ group.

she should learn the same lessons we teach our kids.. anything you post on groups can be seen by anyone, including a child!

Fucking hell 🤣🤣🤣
It sounds like someone has gone in and burned the venue down not disclosed the colour of some hoodies. I probably wouldn't reply so to not stir the pot and get flayed alive by all the "heartbroken" mums, but I'd have loved to send a laughing emoji. I seriously hope nobody bothers to respond.