No Valentine Card For You

[Mr.lover]

I'm sure your daughter got over it and is doing fine.

That is a very big assumption asshole.
How do you know that?
Her attitude towards those girls changed and so did her personality. She was less trusting about who her friends were.. so don't tell me she's ok.. FU.

As for the people that say kids are more resilient than we think. Yes but it doesn't mean the experience was not traumatic and made them more toxic. This ignorance on this board is overwhelming at times.

 

[Pleasure Hound]

Valentine’s Day card exchange cancelled at some schools | CTV News

This just in: all humanity banned in school.....

We are getting closer to being East Germany by the day, aren't we?

 

[Knuckle Ball]

How would you feel if you were one of the few kids or only kids in the class the didn't get a candy cane or Valentine card? It destroys a kids self esteem.

I remember many yrs ago, when the school sold candy canes and had the kids buy 1 for other kids in the class. My daughter bought 15 or so for all the kids in her class, she got 1 back. Some of her "friends" she boight for didn't buy for her but bought for their other friends.
She cried all the way home. I called the teacher and asked what were they trying to teach the kids. Explained how it destroyed her self confidence and self esteem. She thought there was something wrong with her. The follow year the teacher bought candy canes for everyone but that the kids still did the same thing. So now she got 2..

So instead of thinking about saving a fcuking useless day think about the mental health of the kids.. dumbasses

I agree that the schools need to do a better job in addressing these kinds of problems. I would rather see them work with the kids around not leaving others’ feeling bullied/excluded than simply cancelling the event.

 

[Darts]

When I was in high school, two of my classmates were twins who were home schooled. They lived a sheltered life at home with their parents and never really met people in real life. Long story short they were very naive and one thing they learned the hard way was some people tell lies.

One thing to teach your kids (gently) is reality. Get over the fact that cute little Susie doesn't like you and I get more Valentine cards than you. Yes, it's traumatic and hurts the ego and self-esteem but learn to live with rejection and failure because it will happen (maybe more than once) in your life.

 

[bazokajoe]

That is a very big assumption asshole.
How do you know that?
Her attitude towards those girls changed and so did her personality. She was less trusting about who her friends were.. so don't tell me she's ok.. FU.

As for the people that say kids are more resilient than we think. Yes but it doesn't mean the experience was not traumatic and made them more toxic. This ignorance on this board is overwhelming at times.

Well good for her on changing her attitude. That's a good thing. She found out who her true friends are.
Life isn't easy. She has to accept events like this because it's going to happen throughout her entire life.

 

[Fun For All]

How would you feel if you were one of the few kids or only kids in the class the didn't get a candy cane or Valentine card? It destroys a kids self esteem.

I remember many yrs ago, when the school sold candy canes and had the kids buy 1 for other kids in the class. My daughter bought 15 or so for all the kids in her class, she got 1 back. Some of her "friends" she boight for didn't buy for her but bought for their other friends.
She cried all the way home. I called the teacher and asked what were they trying to teach the kids. Explained how it destroyed her self confidence and self esteem. She thought there was something wrong with her. The follow year the teacher bought candy canes for everyone but that the kids still did the same thing. So now she got 2..

So instead of thinking about saving a fcuking useless day think about the mental health of the kids.. dumbasses

Ok, sure...ban Valentine's day...that'll save any hurt feelings because we all know how kind kids are every other day.

 

[Fun For All]

Well good for her on changing her attitude. That's a good thing. She found out who her true friends are.
Life isn't easy. She has to accept events like this because it's going to happen throughout her entire life.

A long long time ago I got married...I invited everybody from my softball team to the wedding except one guy...he found out that I wasn't his friend and yet both of us got over it.

 

[bazokajoe]

I guess the only real solution to these problems is going back to full time on-line learning for every kid. Tear down the schools and build homes for low income housing. Think of the money governments can save. Teachers can teach from home in their sweats. No more hurt feeling about not getting a rose/card for VD. No more hurts feeling for being the last kid picked in gym class. No more issues over religion at Easter.
I'm surprised parents aren't pissed at schools for teaching kids about the meaning of Remembrance Day. They must be traumatized over all that violence.

 

[Darts]

A long long time ago I got married...I invited everybody from my softball team to the wedding except one guy...

Imagine if you invited him and he declined.