Someone please cheer me up.

[KitchenWitch]

There is something happening that directly affects my daughter that is upsetting me. (It has to do with petty sniping and back biting amongst adults that is affecting an organization my daughter is a member of).

x(

GAAAAAAH

I wish the primary person who is being petty and immature would grow the fuck up and realize that it is not all about her, it is all for and all about the kids.

:nuke:

[reformedrepub]

1. You have that happpening in any large

organization....

[MrMickeysMom]

2. You'd think adults would remember which ones are the "adults" -

That must be tough. Sorry to hear you have to put up with it. At the same time, I'm betting you want to set the example for your daughter, so she understands that sometimes chronological age isn't enough!

:hug: hang in there!

[KitchenWitch]

4. Oh yeah.

Granted I have my "terrible twos" moments, but geez...

And in essence, this situation just managed to add another volunteer commitment to my plate as the group is splitting and because of the split, the group needs two more co-leaders. I am willing to do it though.

[MrMickeysMom]

9. Well, shoot-

I have my terrible "54's" moments ... but still...

Lead by example for a better world, I say! If you can do it, it'll be worth it!

[Robeson]

3. I wouldn't know how to help you, KitchenWitch.....

...Mrs Robeson and I aren't the best at dealing with kid issues - one reason I had myself snipped so we wouldn't have deal with what you're dealing with.

Anywho, maybe this will help to bring the cheer back into your life....

[KitchenWitch]

5. Ah yes, there is always next year.

:D

[Robeson]

8. O.K., I think my sarcasm failed......

...Brad Childress SHOULD NOT be someone to make you look forward to next year....:spray:

[KitchenWitch]

10. LOL

There is always next year for him to get fired midseason!

:rofl:

[Robeson]

11. I concede. You were ahead of me.....

...that IS something to look forward to...:toast:

[KitchenWitch]

12. I will relish that more than watching Dennis Green get fired twice!

But not nearly as much as watching Mike Tice get fired.

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. Gotta joke for ya

Starts like this:













:D

[Radical Activist]

7. yes, difficult people are everywhere.

But just remember that sometimes difficult people get hemorrhoids.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear KitchenWitch!

Alas, I am not in a state where I can cheer you up!

But I can empathize...

I hope you can get away from the petty person stat!

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

15. She is something else

[Gonzo Gardener]

14. I was just about to send out a posse to hunt you down!

I was in need of cheering up myself and thought, who can do that better than the Empress of the Lounge... the Queen of Snark... where the hell is she?!

Ugh, I just love THOSE kind of moms. :puke:

My Brownie troop leader smacked me once.
I will refer to her as Eva Braunie until I'm in my grave.

:grr::mad::grr:

[KitchenWitch]

16. Well, by default, I am becoming a Brownie Troop Leader

Because of the petty bitch.

[Gonzo Gardener]

17. Oh wow...

I don't know whether to congratulate you or say that I'm sorry for you...

Just have fun with the kids and forget about the PB. :hug:

[KitchenWitch]

18. That is the plan.

There were two leaders of the group. My good friend and this other woman. My good friend and I are going to lead one of the groups now.

[Gonzo Gardener]

19. Well, that doesn't sound half bad.

Almost makes me wish I had a daughter...almost. :P
My son is not the least bit interested in crafts, but he does like to experiment in the kitchen.

[Capn Sunshine]

24. Wow, that happened to ME

And I think you realize I'm , like...a dude. None of the other spoiled snot moms in my neighborhood would step up, and since I was home by 2::30 every day, I was available.

Those jamborees were murder. Me , 30 brownies, and a bunch of June Cleavers on valiums and vodka. It was the 70's after all.

[KamaAina]

35. You're a newly minted (tee hee) Brownie Troop Leader?

And you need to be cheered up?

Very well, then...

[KitchenWitch]

36. Oh yeah

The cookie sale starts on Saturday.

[Richard Steele]

20. Sorry to hear you're feeling abit down, KW.

I'm not very good at cheering people up- never have been.

People like you make me wish I was better with people, but I'm not
and I never will be.

I'm better with pictures than words, so let me just offer this: :hug:

[KitchenWitch]

21. dick - you are better with people (at least on the board) than you may ever know!

:hug:

[Richard Steele]

22. On the board is not the same as in real life. I've spent 22 years learning that.

I deleted and rewrote that post 3 times before
I hit the "post" icon.

My first draft was along the lines of a personal THREAT:
"Cheer the hell up right fucking NOW, or I'll PM you
the story of my life PIECE BY PIECE."



Look, KW, I can't do anything but offer you some generic good wishes here,
because I had a daughter once, a very long time ago, and that whole situation
went so bad so fast that even now, 20 years later, I can't even hear her NAME
without feeling a strong urge to run amok with large sharp things.

[KitchenWitch]

23. ...

:hug"

[Richard Steele]

27. TY. nm

[Writer]

25. I'm sorry to hear that you're having problems with other parents...

everyone seems to live in his or her own self-focused bubble these days. :(

:hug:

But here's something that ALWAYS cheers me up. Hopefully it will do the same for you. :)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kP8r8lhuA2Q

[KitchenWitch]

26. zOMG!

:rofl:

[displacedtexan]

28. Troop moms are bad, but...

ballet moms are the worst.

The year my daughter was Clara in The Nutcracker probably took
a decade off my life.

Just be your usual sweet self, and your daughter will always remember
that you stood up for her when it mattered!

And resist the urge to toss a thin mint at the woman and yell, "Bite me!"

[Indi Guy]

29. It's all your daughter's fault...

Tell her to resign from the Christian Coalition ;)

[Indi Guy]

30. KW You know I'm only joking here... n/t

[Ellen Forradalom]

31. OH jeez, it's just the freakin' Brownies

What's there for the woman to get petty about in the first place?

Cripes. Some people need a life.

[KitchenWitch]

34. This woman has a martyr complex

Wants to do EVERYTHING so she can complain about doing everything.

[Dr. Strange]

32. I gather from your post that your daughter belongs to General Discussion: Politics.

Sorry to hear about her troubles. It's bad enough when adults screw each other over.
:pals:

[av8rdave]

33. When my kids were in school, I did a lot of volunteer work at their schools...

It amazed me to see how many parents lived their social lives (cliques, rumors, etc) vicariously through their kids! I always thought it was their own problem...until it starts affecting the kids.

Hope it gets resolved soon!

[Iggo]

37. Any time I need cheering up...

...I go to The Google, then type in "laughing baby."

Cheers me up every time.

[PVnRT]

38. POOP

Say it and not smile. It's impossible.

[Cabcere]

39. Sorry to hear that, KW.

:hug: Hope everything works out for you and your daughter...people can really be jerks sometimes. x( :hug: