[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Withano

Non-parents cant correctly identify whiney-parents because?..

You have to have been there...

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

You have to have been there...

Interesting does this work for everything ever? Can we identify pets who are in pain? We've never been dogs. Bad veg? Never been a vegetable. Or is it exclusive to whiney parents?
Some parents in the story were fine with the idea. Can we identify the non-whiney ones?

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Withano

Interesting does this work for everything ever? Can we identify pets who are in pain? We've never been dogs. Bad veg? Never been a vegetable. Or is it exclusive to whiney parents?

Perhaps you could answer that question in about 10 years or so, it's about perspective.

As a previous poster said as long as it was a choice and not enforced.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Perhaps you could answer that question in about 10 years or so, it's about perspective.

As a previous poster said as long as it was a choice and not enforced.

It is a choice lol. That is why the parents are so whiney. Perhaps you can answer the question after reading the article. As a previous poster said, it's all about perspective.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

You have to have been there...

I'm a parent and I agree with him

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I'm a parent and I agree with him

Good for you, clearly many don't and it should never be enforced.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Good for you, clearly many don't and it should never be enforced.

But what exactly is being enforced, they are still keeping the single sex toilets?

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

But what exactly is being enforced, they are still keeping the single sex toilets?

That is what I mean, that as long as they are keeping the single-sex toilets and the kids have a choice. As long as that remains the case I don't see too many objections, although those not comfortable with it have a right to feel that way.

Honestly I feel that some who are very vocal when they feel they are being singled-out for not conforming to the 'norm' are just as guilty of doing that when the boot is on the other foot. Just goes to show how 'fragile' their sense of right and wrong can be in my opinion.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

That is what I mean, that as long as they are keeping the single-sex toilets and the kids have a choice. As long as that remains the case I don't see too many objections, although those not comfortable with it have a right to feel that way.

Honestly I feel that some who are very vocal when they feel they are being singled-out for not conforming to the 'norm' are just as guilty of doing that when the boot is on the other foot. Just goes to show how 'fragile' their sense of right and wrong can be in my opinion.

But it is the case and it still "provoked a furious backlash" from parents

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

But it is the case and it still "provoked a furious backlash" from parents

I don't know - maybe they didn't realise there was a choice.

Although I can still see how there might be some concerns as, depending on the ages involved, cases of boys trying to 'peek' on the girls.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Just a bunch of whining parents with nothing better to do

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I'm a parent and I agree with him

Have to admit, I am utterly sick of whinging parents at the moment. There's a facebook group for parents of kids at my daughter's school and some of the people on there... ffs... all I can say is, I am bored a LOT at home... but I will NEVER, EVER have that sort of time on my hands. The petty, tedious **** they whine about... constantly.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Have to admit, I am utterly sick of whinging parents at the moment. There's a facebook group for parents of kids at my daughter's school and some of the people on there... ffs... all I can say is, I am bored a LOT at home... but I will NEVER, EVER have that sort of time on my hands. The petty, tedious **** they whine about... constantly.

Ah stop, this is why I was never one to hang around the school gates

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Ah stop, this is why I was never one to hang around the school gates

It's getting worse and worse, really bitchy :/. Some poor woman asked a question about raffle tickets on Facebook and it decended into nasty comments so quickly that she ended up removing herself from the group!

And its a really nice school, too... I live in a pretty "well off" little village so it's all middle / upper middle class parents... But actually maybe that's the problem. Bored mums with no real problems to worry about, so they get all worked up about raffle tickets, bake sales and people parking in the wrong place .

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

It's getting worse and worse, really bitch :/. Some poor woman asked a question about raffle tickets on Facebook and it decended into nasty comments so quickly that she ended up removing herself from the group!

And its a really nice school, too... I live in a pretty "well off" little village so it's all middle / upper middle class parents... But actually maybe that's the problem. Bored mums with no real problems to worry about, so they get all worked up about raffle tickets, bake sales and people parking in the wrong place .

Yeah that's about the size of it, I live in an area like yours but I grew up in a not so affluent area, there's issues in both but so so different. What's funny though the few parents I did become friendly with (and this was not on purpose) are all people not originally from the area and most are from a similar area to where I came from

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

It's getting worse and worse, really bitchy :/. Some poor woman asked a question about raffle tickets on Facebook and it decended into nasty comments so quickly that she ended up removing herself from the group!

And its a really nice school, too... I live in a pretty "well off" little village so it's all middle / upper middle class parents... But actually maybe that's the problem. Bored mums with no real problems to worry about, so they get all worked up about raffle tickets, bake sales and people parking in the wrong place .

It's strange how things work out.We live in a quite nice part of our area and we didn't get our eldest in any of our choice of schools.He ended up in one that's further away and on a dodgy estate.We weren't happy about it and we were reluctant to send him.Anyway we got him there and most of the parents looked like Jeremy Kyle rejects
Anyway it ended up being what seems like a very good school and all the parents when you talk to them are really friendly.It's like everyone wants the school to have a good reputation and they're all on their best behaviour and make the effort to smile and chat with you etc.