Roll your eyes at the drama!

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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.

💔💔💔

Least the parents know who not to trust in future. Shame all that hard work isn’t rewarded with gleeful surprised faces but

It's your message isn't it!

The kids will have a fantastic time anyway surprise or not.

I think the mother has lost perspective, and this is OTT yes. The kindest interpretation is that she has other stuff going on in RL and this was the final straw.

I do think the 11 yr old concerned should be spoken to about suprises and hurty feelings though. They're old enough to understand that the reveal was a Bad Thing.

Am wetting myself with laughter 😆 The second semi final is on soon and I don’t know how I will concentrate if this thread carries on ! Hope OP survived the school run !

But calling op a bitch is fiiiinnne… ? Take the advice of your own username love.

@1987syderrs I know I'm so distracted from work 🤣

Oh don't be such a square.

The person the OP is 'bitching' about is the one who wants to name and shame a child.

Christ, some posters are seriously dim/naive and swallow everything they read online as Gospel. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤪

It’s clearly all a load of made up bollocks, although some of the replies raised a decent titter. 🤣🤣

I'm in tears 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭

😂😂

Honest question

are you actually properly laughing out loud and find this thread that funny?

Well it’s very silly and OTT but I don’t think posting it word for word on here was a good move either. It will probably get back to her and she’ll be upset.

"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"

The school haven't taken on the stress of organising any of it because most year 6's leave primary school with a couple of school trips in the last weeks of school, a final assembly and a kindly word from the head teacher before moving up to "big school".

Or am I just being a party pooping dinosaur again!!

I am heartbroken for the children who got their colours chosen for them 😭

Yes they've missed out on a surprise but they've had the pleasure of being excited and looking forward to it. Swings and roundabouts and nobody died.

😂

Perfect response

Not the thread, the comment about the daily fail. Yes. That okay?

She won't know who it is though, op is probably posting fake sympathy in the group whatsapp, I often move with the crowd on the class whatsapp but roll my eyes so hard in reality and laugh to my husband about what is said 😆

I think the mother is a bit OTT but sounds like she has really gone OTT to try and make it a memorable occasion for them to enjoy and remember. Now she feels its been spoilt.

I think you should taken the organisers a bottle of wine each and be kind.

These occasions are fuckers to organise.
I hope she doesn't see this post. She was trying to do a good thing.

Sharing of sizes is sensitive for many young people. I’d have thought that would be obvious.

okay in the sense the we each have our own sense of humour and what makes you weep with laughter is but there's currently murder going on outside the school gates because some heartbroken woman is asking why the Daily Fail know what colour hoodie her child is wearing at the leavers do.

and doesn’t even raise a smile from me but yes … it’s “okay” 😂

Exactly

but we are in the minority

Yep! 😁