I was already irritated with parents in Anne Arundel County due to my membership in the AMS PTA Facebook page. It is generally just a stream of constant complaints. Nothing is ever good enough for these parents and they want everyone to know it. My irritation once again expanded county-wide(see hurricane aftermath post(https://theycallmetater.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/a-note-to-anne-arundel-county-parents/) when AACPS announced last night that they would wait until this morning to assess conditions and make a decision on opening schools. Parents jumped on the announcement on Facebook to complain bitterly that the school was actually waiting to make an informed decision. They wanted to know RIGHT NOW! They had to know RIGHT NOW! They had to know RIGHT NOW mainly because they were too stupid and/or lazy to have a plan in place for what to do with their kids on a snow day and couldn’t make one then because they were too busy posting on Facebook. They had to know RIGHT NOW because 5am is too late to make alternate plans and also too early in the morning to get a phone call from the school. They also wanted a decision RIGHT NOW because if their kid went to school tomorrow they would likely DIE because it is ICY RIGHT NOW. The school held their ground, waited and made the proper decision to open 2 hours early. This prompted another stream of complaints. My kid is going to DIE because you are making them go to school and our sidewalk is ICY. Do you want my kid to DIE? Why are you so HEARTLESS? As far as I know, no children were harmed on the way to school today.
This drama was followed by the news that AHS was without power when the kids arrived at school today. It was announced that power was out and that no decision had been made about early dismissal. This announcement was followed by more posts from the drama queen parents. No power?! It’s cold outside. If you don’t send my kid home he will DIE from hypothermia! No power?! That’s dangerous! It’s dark in there. If you keep my kid there she will likely be assaulted, murdered, robbed, etc and DIE. Why are you so HEARTLESS? Why can’t you think about the children? Power was restored within 30 minutes of school starting. As far as I know, no children perished during this difficult time.
We wonder what’s wrong with kids today? Look at the parents.
The World's Common Tater 
It’s just another example of people just WAITING to complain about something. We’re a bunch a whiny children…
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Yep. Of course that whole post is a complaint, so I guess I am included in that.
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Reblogged this on The World's Common Tater and commented:
As I try to resist the temptation to write a post about the current drama about the color of the cap and gown for graduation, I dug up an old post about the parent drama. This has been ongoing since middle school. I can’t wait until we are done with this group. I can’t wait until mommy tries to call a university to demand they consult them before making decisions. I still stand by the statement at the end of this post. “We wonder what’s wrong with kids today? Look at the parents.”
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