It's time to vent. Here's the story:
E, R and H are in a swim class at my neighbor's (heated!) pool. She invited anyone she knew to have their kids come over for classes with a hired swim instructor. Very nice of her. There are 4 or 5 classes with us being the last one of the day. I was excited, the girls (well, E & R) were excited. So far no complaints. Enter the parents of the other children and the complaints begin. First, the parents of the other child (he's 3) in the girls' class did not want me to invite a friend to join the class because "it would change the dynamics of the class." I don't even begin to pretend to know what that means, but I keep my thoughts to myself. My neighbor tells me of other politics she's having to deal with and I keep my thoughts to myself. Unsurprisingly, I haven't connected with any of the other parents. Let's just say I stand out a bit--I show up to the classes without my husband and I have 4 kids and my nail polish doesn't match my swimming suit. Two lessons ago I had Liz on one hip trying to dive, jump, back float and swim at every opportunity and Hannah on the other holding on for dear life. Hannah has not yet discovered a love of the water and Liz definitely has. I definitely changed the dynamics of that class and not many were amused. I asked a friend to watch Liz during the next lesson so I could be in the pool with Hannah and not change the dynamics of the class again.
Last night I got an email. The instructor is not available, but a substitute is and does anyone mind? Not a problem, I replied. Well, shocker! the majority would like to postpone for a week until the instructor is available!!!!!!! WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL? WHO CARES? WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE? were some of the thoughts I had loudly in my head. I won't share my other thoughts regarding parents who have too much time and not enough kids. Seriously!!!!
3 comments:
Was it similar to "seriously #1"? I totally thought of you when someone said to me the other day, "Wow you have your hands full! Three girls." Wonder what they would have thought about four.
Now that I have acutally read the post (rather than just guessing what it was about by the title,) I will comment appropriately: what were you thinking showing up with nail polish that did not coordinate with your swimsuit?
Ah, yes. I knew there had to be a reason to not live in California. Thanks for reminding me. I'll have to store that in my memory from November to April. So glad you're there to "change the dynamics" for everyone!! What fun!
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