Back to School Shopping - Parents, Quit Your Bitching

Every. Single. Year. It happens every single year in August, September for some locations. Back to school = back to school shopping. With this also comes the massive amount of parents whining and bitching about the back to school shopping lists. I'm here to say STOP. Just stop. Please.

Do you have any idea what it takes to care for your sniffling, sneezing, writing, active little "darling" children every day in a classroom? You should if you spent any time with them over the summer. You know they don't like to sit still. You know they want to play and use a lot of supplies and patience to keep your house in one piece.

During the school year, one, MAYBE two teachers are responsible for the classroom they teach in. This includes keeping it damage free as well as supplied. Some schools give their teachers budgets, some don't. Even those with a classroom budget will tell you, it's never enough! Kids waste things. They lose things. They destroy things. Teachers come out of pocket every single year to ensure your children have all the supplies they'll need to be successful during the school year. Some of them spend practically their entire paycheck on YOUR children and you have the nerve to grumble about buying a box of tissue and some hand sanitizer.

These parents are usually the same ones grumbling about having to take a day off from work because irresponsible mom Jenny sent Timmy to school sick and their poor little Ben got sick because there was no hand sanitizer or tissues for him to use.

So stop. Just pick up your back to school list. Buy the damn supplies and maybe a little extra for that poor kid who couldn't afford them and support your teachers! They are shaping your children for the future and dammit they deserve more than a mom getting angry over an extra pack of pencils.

PS. A lot of kids also have back to school parties and giveaways of school supplies so if you are one of those that cannot afford supplies, perhaps see if your area has this going on and partake in it! Take advantage of that opportunity for your kid so he or she has all the tools needed for a successful school year!