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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.

💔💔💔

Noting that no-one (not even the new user name whatsapp mums) is defending the proposed pillorying of the ‘ awful’ child that leaked the plans.

The only defence is that ‘organising parties is such hard work’ and ‘OP is being bitch/horrible’ (and the nonsense about the ‘sensitivity’ of the hoody size information).

OP - amidst all the sniggering about the ridiculous hyperbolic language the heartbroken maniac has used, they have been vile beyond belief in suggesting the child in question be shamed. NO-ONE is defending this. Because it’s frankly disgusting.

'Heartbroken maniacs'. 🤣🤣🤣

OP, you have so much support here. These women have demonstrated how horrid they are. These are GROWN women with children fgs. Women who condone the bullying of a child OVER A PARTY! Now, they have no shame but to come on here and attempt to intimidate you. But you are handling this perfectly.

Bullies, have you not read the messages on here? Are you that deluded to think that the message sent by the other mum was ok?

Grown ass women that will tomorrow be standing in a playground with their children. What example are you setting? You are there to drop off and pick up your children. Nothing else.

OP the vast majority are behind you 100%.

Now spill the tea!!!!! We are all here for it!

You're Myself Mum aren't you?

Looking forward to the updates later on today.

Bullying a child is disgusting behaviour. You and the other parents need to grow up.

I don't get why this is a surprise anyway. Surely every child with an older sibling is perfectly well aware that Year 6 gets a party and hoodies? It's not like it's a new idea.

@Positive41 Who is defending the bullying of a child?

My point isn't that the whatsapp woman was right in any way (because she wasn't), but that the OP was wrong to make things worse by reproducing that message on social media for - in her own words - everyone to eyeroll at, then claiming that she was "just getting opinions". If any of my children had done that when they were teenagers, I'd have been having very sharp words with them for being shit-stirrers.

@TNUHC Back for the update I see 😂

@TNUHC

We heard you the first 4563 times.

We still don't agree with you and your other heartbroken friends.

Dear God. I feel for the class teacher.

Eh, if someone's going to be so ridiculous, they can expect others to laugh at them.

I might warn my teenagers not to spread it around - but I'd also warn them not to make complete idiots of themselves in text that could be shared.

The class teacher is probably relieved to see the back of them.

What will they do with themselves once this is all over? There will be no WhatsApp groups in secondary, no school gate pick ups, no one will even know who they are. Except their own kids obviously who probably wish the ground would open up and swallow them. Because you just know this is not the first time they've been embarrassed by their pushy parents.

I just spat out my tea at that hilarious comment.

Indeed. I'll bet you'll be glad to see the back of this shower of shites also, OP. Life really is too short to get worked up about things like this, too much time on their hands methinks.

Which friends are those? Or are you still thinking I'm in any way related to the whatsapp woman?

@Fallenangelofthenorth I'm back because I want this thread to get up to 1,000 comments and then end. And because I've got a sick dog on my lap so am stuck at my desk and can't do anything more useful than dick around on MN under some of my 678 usernames.

I have a feeling the class teacher will be very, very relieved that this is a ‘leavers’ party 😉

@TNUHC you do realise you can just make a new thread??

If people didn't want to 'eyeroll', they wouldn't have. If you don't already know, this forum is filled with people giving their honest opinion.

Why are you so invested in making the OP look bad?

I'm back because I want this thread to get up to 1,000 comments and then end.

we've got that. Your group posting to fill the number is not subtle. Don't worry, we'll start a new one to keep up with the updates, and link to the first.

No, I hadn't realised that despite 20 years on MN.
👍

@MondayblueFridayyellow Do please make sure you start and link a sequel thread for party updates before this one gets to 1000 posts. We wouldn't want anyone to miss out on any of the fun and surprises :)

I think you could be right 😁

I can guarantee that the organisers of the party of the year are a bitchy clique who think everyone wants to be in their gang, but really everyone hates them. Even the teacher.

my daughter is in year 9, those clique women are soon forgotten

@TNUHC well after 20 years you think you'd realise that this isn't finished when it hits 1000 then!

Twenty years here and you still don’t know how it works? I’ll help:

•Someone does hilarious/hideous, unbelievable thing.

•OP starts a thread about it.

•We all join in.

•Much hilarity/horror ensues.

•Thread fades away into obscurity.

It is the way.

Oh God, I can't believe anyone took me seriously.

<bangs head on desk>