Pay to see my Kids Xmas play

[Guest ferret feller]

are your kids getting payed?

[mad al 146]

I voted yes, as we have to pay for everything that we go to here. The way I see it these days is that you only have the pleasure for a while and I guess like a lot of other authorities these days, there is no financial help for schools. We do a fair bit to help with the backing music etc for the concerts and wouldn't like to think at what expense.

[polecat 1]

yes brings back memories

[mad al 146]

does anybody else help with their child's school maintenance? A lot of the decorating/maintenance is done by the school staff and parents at ours. A bit different for us as Bee is the Cook, cleaner and caretaker , I even wash up in the kitchen when the need arises, find it quite therapeutic (feck me that's a big word for me ) helping and seeing very happy children, guess no amount of money can buy that

[ferretess 230]

I've paid for going to see there plays both at Christmas and Easter don't agree with it but when they were younger there faces when you said you weren't going made you feel so cruel guess thats why they ask for ticket money they know most parents wouldn't let there kids down and grandparents for that too .....

[JPTfellterrier 65]

i would pay if it was going towards a disco for the kids or somthing like that

[chimp 299]

i wouldnt want to pay but i wouldnt want to miss it.

 

think yourself lucky , the nursery have just told us xmas day is a bank holiday and we have to pay for it !!!

[craftycarper 0]

i heard a dj whinning on the radio the other day about this, he had to stump up £15 a head for his...personally i think it's taking the **ss, but on the other hand he's in a better position than most salary wise.

[The one 8,592]

They know if your child's in the play that your expected to turn up and there for pay but you dont mind if it for a wee present ect for there xmas party

[scent 509]

if id pay 20 euro on a friday night to see a dj then i couldn see a problem patind a few bob to see my kid in a xmass play

[ChrisJones 7,975]

Very true CJ, but I think they get given a budget and so the more the PTA/parents can do, the more facilities, equipment, trips, extras the kids get........sad but true.

 

If they cant raise money through the PTA/donations......then it has to come out of the capital budget and other stuff then suffers!!

 

You remember good old England mate...........pay, pay and pay again!!

I can live with that and wouldn't think twice about helping out.

 

What's really getting me down is the fact that we have to pay someone to authorise these budgets and dispense the money. Yet more government bureaucracy. I just wish people could see how mismanaged the local authorities are... We can find billions to shore up failed businesses, and send soldiers to die in the desert, but we're coppering up for our kids education.

 

It's a f*****g disgrace.

[mattydski 560]

My wife and I's minor dissagreement started because i said it was unfair to just tell us we have to pay to see out kids xmas play.

Not that i wouldn't pay..

I would, but as has been hinted about already, I would prefer them to ask for donations, or ask permission to charge, or put a cover letter out.

 

As Chris, said.. we can afford wars and the government allows RBS to continue to finance Formula one etc.. Pay shamed Social worker bosses 6 figure salries whilst on suspension etc...

 

Given people are going to pay to see my children, i would have liked to have been asked my permission/opinion.

 

I will be paying to see my kids, for my kids. i'm not that petty that i wouldn't pay..

[will.f11 24]

anyone to say no, is a tight begger lmao. I dont have kids as im only 14, but if i did and when i do, i would pay

[the_stig 6,614]

its a night out with the mrs 3 quid its a pint or 10 fags ..