tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post7368847622351013073..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: More Evidence That I Am A CrankMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-27409641481338361562009-08-04T19:29:47.041-04:002009-08-04T19:29:47.041-04:00I just blogged about these dang school supplies li...I just blogged about these dang school supplies list on my own blog today. I'm over the entire supply lists completely - boys OR girls - it's all ridiculous. And I believe that I may have made your rant look sweet. I'm sick of the mindlessness of the whole process. Check it out if you get a minute - cateredcommentary.blogspot.comKim Venablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678467520391788562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-82618934051977369802009-07-11T12:37:16.289-04:002009-07-11T12:37:16.289-04:00Check your facts woman. That 75 cents on the doll...Check your facts woman. That 75 cents on the dollar garbage is fiction. Diana Furchtgott-Roth exposes it as a myth here:<br /><br />http://www.aei.org/issue/11344Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-83095633408350584742009-06-18T10:34:11.712-04:002009-06-18T10:34:11.712-04:00That's really, really irritating. I can't...That's really, really irritating. I can't imagine that you were the only person annoyed by that.Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098013076632075762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-75058262017789750522009-06-17T00:21:31.583-04:002009-06-17T00:21:31.583-04:00Unfortunately, schools the world over are not know...Unfortunately, schools the world over are not known for their tact and forethought...<br /><br />I would just buy the boys stuff anyway to see if they said anything...Kelley @ magnetoboldtoohttp://magnetoboldtoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-28037407617818885032009-06-16T16:22:12.802-04:002009-06-16T16:22:12.802-04:00ok, seriously weird that the first item on the lis...ok, seriously weird that the first item on the list is baby wipes. that would so never happen in denmark. what's wrong with soap and water in the loo? when did baby wipes become a school supply. same with the zip-locs frankly...this is just weird.julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-20471714154916232822009-06-15T23:05:24.996-04:002009-06-15T23:05:24.996-04:00That is so odd. I am over those school supply lis...That is so odd. I am over those school supply lists and their weird items anyway!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-10444383171026537132009-06-15T17:36:01.029-04:002009-06-15T17:36:01.029-04:00if they have to divide, then breaking up the A-Z l...if they have to divide, then breaking up the A-Z list should work. but i don't blame teachers for going for any easy line of division -- why is it *their* job to hit up the parents for necessary classroom supplies in addition to everything else they need to ask of parents all year? <br /><br />i don't see this as a feminist issue. i see it as a WTF school issue. everyone would be happier if the supplies could just be gotten in one costco visit, or whatever, instead of making everyone run around with a checklist.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-3475383014275607692009-06-15T16:32:11.071-04:002009-06-15T16:32:11.071-04:00I got so pissed off I put my kid's name on eve...I got so pissed off I put my kid's name on everything!! We didn't have the option for someone else to buy it and we had to go on the treasure hunt through staples in the fall at night when all the at home mom's got to go during the day.<br />they had the nerve to ask me not to put his name on it that they weren't sure who would use it. I said, "oh really. I thought I had to buy it for my son's use". Honestly it is one of the wealthiest districts in the country with flat screens in every classroom. PLUHEEEZneedleinahaystackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10996489599535190163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-38329612409159230022009-06-15T12:29:32.059-04:002009-06-15T12:29:32.059-04:00If you have to buy these prescribed items from a p...If you have to buy these prescribed items from a prescribed source, why can't you just write a check and let the teacher do it? I'm lazy. <br /><br />That's going to be a lot of dry erase markers for one class.Furrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617566957749784387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-67906363872520863842009-06-15T10:51:18.789-04:002009-06-15T10:51:18.789-04:00I wrote almost exactly this same post last year!!!...I wrote almost exactly this same post <a href="http://mysterymommy.blogspot.com/2008/07/school-supplies-wtf-edition.html" rel="nofollow">last year</a>!!! I can't believe that school systems think this is an appropriate way to divide up the suppliesLiz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-79277299655953049912009-06-14T23:39:03.588-04:002009-06-14T23:39:03.588-04:00OK...that's CRAZY!OK...that's CRAZY!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00625673916138703709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-75996556829868651252009-06-14T21:41:13.311-04:002009-06-14T21:41:13.311-04:00Our school JUST stopped asking for school supplies...Our school JUST stopped asking for school supplies from parents last year. I always got a little cranky too when I saw the lists.<br />If the only difference was the zip-lock bag sizes, they should have just made one list and said buy either the sandwich OR the gallon size. Doesn't seem to make a lot of sense to make two separate lists just for baggies.Life As I Know Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492465378321819342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-46350810830351281842009-06-14T19:26:18.805-04:002009-06-14T19:26:18.805-04:00I'm thinking this whole thing is weird. Weird...I'm thinking this whole thing is weird. Weird, weird, weird.<br /><br />But I'm with you on the school calendar. Same thing here.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-88697614007818419052009-06-14T15:50:29.984-04:002009-06-14T15:50:29.984-04:00And they probably don't *need* ANY of that st...And they probably don't *need* ANY of that stuff. Did YOU have to bring in all that stuff when you were 5?YourFireAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428838843235292696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-35966094231389578282009-06-13T23:19:47.284-04:002009-06-13T23:19:47.284-04:00so are these supplies for individual kids or for t...so are these supplies for individual kids or for the classroom and they just divide it so they get different sized bags?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-90625294152660980302009-06-13T17:56:39.872-04:002009-06-13T17:56:39.872-04:00The girls need small baggies for various colors of...The girls need small baggies for various colors of lipstick and nail polish. Emory boards as well. And curlers. Seems fair to me.<br /><br />They also must have enough bags to contain supplies for different "looks". A bag is required for a "morning look" (i.e. light foundation and neutral polish).<br /><br />A bag for a "snack look" (can also work for a "juice break" look).<br /><br />The "naptastic look" is often overlooked and requires various brushes and hair product.<br /><br />I could go on but I'm sure you already know all this. Gosh, school is hard for girls these days. Let's dump the math classes and focus on posture.Mark MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16150476323579101314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-6957254618704790472009-06-13T17:31:19.281-04:002009-06-13T17:31:19.281-04:00that is ridiculous. You're right. We earn les...that is ridiculous. You're right. We earn less and yet they charge us more...... I would have left quite the commentbernthishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905337047538489562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-72083166349021451092009-06-13T15:13:23.340-04:002009-06-13T15:13:23.340-04:00Yeah, I would be irritated too.Yeah, I would be irritated too.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-82094708441184477882009-06-13T12:07:08.145-04:002009-06-13T12:07:08.145-04:00that would piss me off, too. i was really ticked ...that would piss me off, too. i was really ticked off last year when the private school that I (well, technically my inlaws) pay thousands of dollars to each year sent me a classroom supply list with things like markers, kleenex, etc. Why don't they just include all that crap in outrageous tuition, instead of nickel and diming me? My husband was SHOCKED that I just payed the PTA to buy it for me, rather than shopping myself for deals, but then I showed him the PAGE LONG list that was specific down to brand and color and asked him how many hours he thought I would dedicated to trying to find that stuff, and he said "hey, I'm proud of you, it's what I would have done"painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-89769934170133485172009-06-13T11:39:03.279-04:002009-06-13T11:39:03.279-04:00Here in Virginia we run well into June and start a...Here in Virginia we run well into June and start after Labor Day. Across the Potomac in Maryland they start earlier. Makes that last week a GREAT time to go to the beach :DThe Library Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321601076252214546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-19866552514039509792009-06-13T10:46:17.671-04:002009-06-13T10:46:17.671-04:00Crank, yes. But totally justified crank, absolutel...Crank, yes. But totally justified crank, absolutely!<br /><br />I probably would have written the exact same post. :)Stimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685801693683588805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-90760505491413387612009-06-13T09:53:15.372-04:002009-06-13T09:53:15.372-04:00The biggest gripe is just that we're expected ...The biggest gripe is just that we're expected to help supplement the teachers' equipment. Dry erase markers. Surgical gloves for science experiments. Stuff the district used to pay for.apathy loungehttp://wordgirl5.typepad.com/apathy_loungenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-52034437048304006762009-06-13T08:55:41.324-04:002009-06-13T08:55:41.324-04:00I concur with the first *
Starting school the sec...I concur with the first *<br /><br />Starting school the second week in August and ending the Friday before Memorial Day is ludicrous.Anjalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942336985162828835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-84768800014306019032009-06-13T02:22:06.320-04:002009-06-13T02:22:06.320-04:00preparing them for life, I suppose. Being a woman ...preparing them for life, I suppose. Being a woman costs WAY more than being a manflutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-64087949316777709302009-06-13T01:17:11.613-04:002009-06-13T01:17:11.613-04:00I don't get the need to separate the genders w...I don't get the need to separate the genders when it comes to school supplies. Strange.Awesome Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523320907836876707noreply@blogger.com