the tyranny of school starts early

[flea]

Today whe I picked Casper up at day care, there was a helpful note in her box letting us know that tomorrow her class was having a valentine's party, and we were welcome to donate cookies or juice or whatever (but no peanuts; "we have an peanut allergy"). And included was a helpful list of her classmates' names, for the valentines which we will now have to go out and purchase tonight, along with some juice or something.

Number one, isn't two a little young to have a valentine exchange?
Number two, is there anyone who wasn't traumatized by school valentine exchanges as a kid out there? I went to schools where the class list was supplied and everyone gave one to everyone, and I was still traumatized (mostly by my classmates' complete inability to spell my name, even when it was written correctly on said list).
Number three, um, day care? A little notice for the working parents who have to run out and shop the day before valentine's day? What IS it with you people? Oh yeah, you're disorganized. Get a monthly planner, and use it.

Comments

[dxmachina.livejournal.com]

Maybe just dress Casper up as a Valentine's heart with the words "Eat Me" in big friendly letters?

[forodwaith.livejournal.com]

Another Valentines curmudgeon here. But since Nora will come home tomorrow with little cards and/or candies from the other kids I feel compelled to follow suit.

Baaaa.

(They should definitely have given you more notice, though! I think we got all our newsletters about it last week.)

[vwbug.livejournal.com]

That is a bit ridiculous and very unorgnized. I'm so sorry.