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Mortified-school social faux pas of the year.

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skeletonfishbonesandlilacs · 21/10/2011 09:31

My dd1 is in reception at a lovely little village C of E school. They break for half term today, about a month ago a memo came out to say today would be "seasonal fancy dress" I checked with teacher and confirmed that they meant halloween but just couldn't say it because it's a Cof E school. So this morning I sent my daughter into school in her favourite halloween costume which happens to be a cute little devil costume. A red body suit with flamey wings and a hat with horns and little forked tail.

Apparently there was another memo last week to say that they had changed fancy dress to "help for hero's day" so kids could come in a costume of someone or something they thought was thier hero. As i'm getting dd out of the car it's dawning on me that were surrounded by soldiers, firemen, policemen, nurses, vets, doctors and superheroes.

I have sent my dd to her first fancy dress day in her new Cof E school for hero worship day dressed as the devil. If the floor had opened and swallowed me up right then and there i would have been happy. Even the head came over to say "don't worry I gather the devil isn't her hero"

Oh my. Way to make your mark!

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skeletonfishbonesandlilacs · 21/10/2011 10:00

fifi oh yeah-they said plenty, her reception teacher and TA were literally wetting themselves. As were most of the parents. One boy even shouted across the car park "it's supposed to be heros day actually NOT halloween" in that lovely prococious 8 yr old way. It was his mother hissing "James SHUT UP" under her breath that alerted me to the fact something was amiss!

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WitchesAreComing · 21/10/2011 10:02

I think it was the first series and the very funny Devil's Dumplings episode was the second.

Ha ha at "James SHUT UP", too!

Pakdooik · 21/10/2011 10:02

Did you get called a Twit

prioneyes · 21/10/2011 10:03

I am snorting here!

CotherMuckingFunt · 21/10/2011 10:03

That is one of the funniest things I've read in a long time Grin

Thank you!

TheHumancatapult · 21/10/2011 10:05

sorry im laughing hard can imagine the looks on facexs if did it here (cofE school and not even allowed to mention the word halloween

Fifis25StottieCakes · 21/10/2011 10:06

ha ha ha ha ha ha

this will keep me chuckling for the rest of the day, poor you, poor dd, what a nigtmare, but easily done...

im sure they will stop talking about it after half term by juniors Grin and Thanks

I bloody hate fancy dress parties.

PMTIsMe · 21/10/2011 10:06

Cheered even me up!

skeletonfishbonesandlilacs · 21/10/2011 10:08

catapult thats exactly it. Thats why the original memo had "Seasonal" fancy dress on it. I had to confirm with teacher that they didn't mean autumn!

Oh FFS. Grin I woud be laughing so hard if it wasn't me.

I have realised one funny thing though-dh picks her up on fridays. Do i call him and prime him or just leave him to it?

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bumpybecky · 21/10/2011 10:09

I am howling here GrinGrin

everyone is going to know who you and dd are now! and they'll be talking about this for years!

RightUpMyRue · 21/10/2011 10:10

Well done, that's genius. Grin

TheHumancatapult · 21/10/2011 10:10

lol skelton trust me not even seasonal dress is allowed here ,tius a banned word course dd annouced shes of to halloween party this weekend

as for Dh i would just leave him to it

usualsuspect · 21/10/2011 10:10

[hgrin]

CountingDown321 · 21/10/2011 10:11

ROFL! This had me sniggering audibly at the first paragraph, as I feared what was coming.

I had to skim through the rest of the OP and the comments as I failed struggled to keep a straight face at my desk.

[hgrin]

CumpyGrunt · 21/10/2011 10:13

Thankyou so much Grin

I really needed a laugh today.

WorkingItOutAsIGo · 21/10/2011 10:13

Quote of the week!

Dawndonna · 21/10/2011 10:13

you poor thing. She'll be fine.
And thanks so much for cheering up my morning!
[hsmile]

SecretNutellaFix · 21/10/2011 10:14

so why did you not receive the memo?

Kveta · 21/10/2011 10:15

brilliant :o utter genius :o

Hullygully · 21/10/2011 10:16

marvellous.

Could you chalk a pentagram on the playground at pick-up?

AlmaMartyr · 21/10/2011 10:16

Brilliant!

GuillotinedMaryLacey · 21/10/2011 10:17

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha :o :o :o

That is even better than Delboy and Rodney turning up at the funeral dressed as Batman and Robin :o

DeepPurple · 21/10/2011 10:17
Grin
LetTheSlaughterBeGincognito · 21/10/2011 10:19

:o

feelingratheroverwhelmed · 21/10/2011 10:19

I haven;t laughed out loud that much for a long time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, but HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHA!!!!

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