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Competitive Mums - you all know one!

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Sheraz · 19/10/2006 20:52

We had Harvest festival at DS school today and all were asked to bring in fruit/ produce to be sold off later that day. Up roll the Competitive Mums with their beautiful wicker baskets, whipped up cellophane and bows, the biggest, I am not kidding was about 4 foot tall. Laugh out loud! But my tin of Tomato soup and packet of hob nobs to shame. Do you know some in your school. I love to watch them.

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GoingQuietlyMad · 21/10/2006 10:53

I love this sort of thing too, so sometimes if I can be bothered I will make an effort.

If I have no time I have no problem being the slack mummy who forgets altogether or bring a token thing.

I think it comes down to confidence. There is an insecurity at work if you always have to be the best. Sometimes it is irritating when things get escalated beyond all reason.

MaloryTowersPonceAndProud · 21/10/2006 10:57

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Gobbledispook · 21/10/2006 11:00

What's the problem? Feeling inferior cos you can't knock up a box with sellophane and a ribbon?

Lots of people did much finer boxes than mine (though mine wasn't bad if I do say so myself!) - good for them - there's nothing sad about it imo.

Gobbledispook · 21/10/2006 11:00

That was to OP btw, not you personally malory!! hehe!

Gobbledispook · 21/10/2006 11:01

oh for ghosty! I agree!

MadamePlatypus · 21/10/2006 11:09

I thought the point of bringing in tins is that they can be distributed to those who need them and they last for a long time. A basket and a load of cellophane isn't actually that much use to anyone. Also, if the parents are supposed to buy the stuff afterwards, its only really worth it if they pay more than the amount that was spent on it in the first place.

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Sheraz · 21/10/2006 11:13

you're missing my pint..I do not feel inferior, just there are certain Mums maybe they are only at my school, who do try and outdo each other and bitch about each other, I just find it very sad that grown women treat each other like this.

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Sheraz · 21/10/2006 11:14

I mean point not pint, i am clearly inadequate at typing as well. At least I can laught myself!

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foulmoonfiend · 21/10/2006 11:15

MT! what a horrible vicar!

foulmoonfiend · 21/10/2006 11:18

sheraz, I know what you mean, I think people are taking the harvest fest thing too literally, rather than an example. The competitive mums at our school will also have party bags which cost more than the gift your child brought, will hire a professional make-up artists for their child before the ballet school show, and will coach their kids in sack race for a month before sports day LOL (but not actually made up IME!)

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Sheraz · 21/10/2006 11:21

It was only meant to be a light hearted discussion anyway! Next time I will debate the merits of the Governments third world policy - much safer bet.

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foulmoonfiend · 21/10/2006 11:22

....and as for the cake stall! It's fairy buns at dawn

Gobbledispook · 21/10/2006 12:35

But who says they are competitive? You don't know them all do you? Perhaps they just like doing that sort of thing?

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Sheraz · 21/10/2006 13:01

Oh my, this was just my attempt at a little light hearted chat. I am new to MN I didn't relaise you took everything so seriously.

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HumphreyComfrey · 21/10/2006 14:14

Hi Sheraz. I loved your comment "next time I will debate the merits of the Governments third world policy - much safer bet".

I feel the same sometimes!

Spidermama · 21/10/2006 14:20

You should have seen the easter bonnets at last years parade at the primary school. They would have sat easily in the Tate I tell you. Some of them had clearly been months in the planning and had taken someone ten or fifteen hours to make.

My dd went in a couple of cardboard bunny ears she had cut out herself. She won some token prize probably for being the only child who had quite clearly had no help whatsoever from her parents.

foulmoonfiend · 21/10/2006 14:22

I do think some of you are being a little bristly with Sheraz - she's new and was only being lighthearted .

Pinotmum · 21/10/2006 14:32

Sheraz, your school sound marvellous. If only some of the mums at the school my children attend would remember to send in a tin of peas at HF. I think in DS's class there were 2 contibutions . OK, now everyone will tell me these parents can't afford it or are too busy so I'm putting my fingers in my ears or should that be over my eyes.

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Sheraz · 21/10/2006 19:45

Thanks foul moon fiend, was beginning to wish I'd never opened my mouth. BTW my DS's went to a pirate party today and they looked bloody marvellous!!

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foulmoonfiend · 21/10/2006 19:51

How many boys have you? Ages? Boys rock and I have a huge soft spot for pirates (from way before gorgeous Capn Jack Sparrow...)

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Sheraz · 21/10/2006 19:52

Two boys aged 6 and 3.5. They are ace. Both got soaked on a bike ride today and were driven home in their pants, Love it!

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theunknownrebelbang · 21/10/2006 20:00

Lol Spidermama - at my lads' school, the Head and teachers make a point of choosing the creations which are obviously made by the children.

Funny really, cos if I do help, said creation looks worse than if they did it by themselves anyway.

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Sheraz · 21/10/2006 20:04

My son made his own easter bunny ears last year and they were so cute. I tried making a hat and bought a stuffed duck which i tried gluing on some twigs and cardboard, looked like the duck had avian flu, or diahorea dreadful! Far too ashamed to send it in!

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foulmoonfiend · 21/10/2006 20:05

I have 2 boys too (one 6 today! One nearly 9 Sad to see them growing up so fast)

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