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Dear PTA, Why Are You So Obsessed With Me?

An open letter

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Dear PTA,

I appreciate the many opportunities that you offer me to volunteer my time, money, and energy to the school.

But, I can’t help noticing that a lot of your time is spent contacting me, reminding me, and occasionally begging me to get involved in whatever your current fundraising efforts are.

I have been a parent at this school for just five months and I already feel exhausted on your behalf.

To save us all stress and time going forward, I thought I would get in touch to let you know where I stand on the following items.

Bake Sales

I do not want to bake. Not cakes, not cookies, not sweet treats of any kind.

I have enough work on my hands feeding my offspring each day. I certainly don’t want to risk increasing the number of children who are currently rejecting my cooking.

I also don’t want to eat other people’s home-baking. I haven’t seen their kitchens, I don’t know their standards, I have no interest in rolling the dice.

Does this sound overly dramatic?