Letting off steam
Dear everyone -
I quit. As of the end of this school year, I am resigning my roles as PTO treasurer, Cub Master, chair and/or co-chair to each of the following committees: Spookarnival, Family Movie Night, Cultural Events, and any other committee that I’m on.
I will no longer be attending PTO meetings and I will volunteer at only one event, and, even then, only if you call me personally to ask me to do it and tell me exactly what you want me to do. I will do that half-heartedly and leave you having to finish the job yourself, anyway. Then, afterwards, I will expect accolades for my great accomplishment, for the way I made everything so much easier for everyone involved. If I don’t get the proper recognition, I will complain to you and everyone I know about how much of a clique the PTO is and then not volunteer again.
If I do decide to go to a PTO meeting or reply to a group email, I will make suggestions and then pout if they are discussed or if someone voices a different opinion about it. I will not bother to try to understand how a group works, but will, instead, take personal offense to the discussion of my idea and threaten to quit altogether. I will blame you, of course, for my inability to speak up for myself or to understand the give and take of conversation.
So, as of June 1, I resign. Not because I don’t like being involved in PTO or the school, but because I’m sick of the pathetic whining from the adults with personality disorders, who say that they are not being treated like adults but when faced with the idea of working with another adult, pout like children if they don’t get attention, have their hands held or have their minds read. I’m sick of hearing how people are not involved in PTO because PTO does not do things the way they would like them to do things. How can we do things your way if you don’t get in here and tell us how you’d like them done? And, why would we do things your way if you’re not in here helping us to do them?
Don’t tell me that I’m the problem. If you’re not participating, then *you* are the problem. You are your own problem.
So, you’d better find yourself a new cubmaster, one who runs the pack meetings the way you’d like them to be run.
And, you’d better find yourself a new person to chair Spookarnival with Mary. (Sorry, Mary - I hope it’s someone fabulous who learns quick - or, you could join me in this, too - let’s go get some coffee & join a book club!)
Movie night shouldn’t be too hard to cover. I think I have a good candidate who emailed me today - someone who thinks she knows exactly the direction that PTO should be going, but, who, apparently, is only willing to think it once and it’s our problem if we didn’t read her mind and follow her mental lead.
Treasurer - It’s a piece of cake! I’m sure there are dozens of parents out there who would like to handle all the money coming through.
Cultural arts? Doesn’t really matter, that budget’s been cut down to nothing. We’d hate to give the kids who can’t pay anything of value, right?
Buh-bye! Have fun! My kids & I will enjoy taking advantage of your time & effort!
