Move along to DS10. He's putting the erasers in the annoyingly thick and tight envelopes and trying to put the stupid little heart shaped sticker to seal it and they won't hold either! Great!
So, being the nice mother that I am, dammit, I tell them that I'll sit at the table and glue them shut. I've just spent the passed 15 minutes working with Iron Man. I move onto Hello Kitty. Now the damn glue won't hold the stupid friggin' things shut! I have four sitting on the table now with with clothespins on them waiting for the glue to dry while another two are sitting underneath a jar candle hoping for the glue to dry.
I'm about to go outside and shovel a hole in the snow and have me a valentine bonfire. Erasers and bracelets be damned.
Stupid valentines...
My tolerance for stupid shit is getting less and less.
“The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.” ― Pema Chödrön
agree, envelopes that don't stay closed are so very annoying!
I've dealt with that too and now I just whip out the Scotch tape and tape 'em shut.
might not be ideal, might not be pretty, but at least those suckers stay shut!
Tape is my last resort. I'm going to check on the cards that are on the table now. If the glue didn't work on these after sitting for so long...tape it is. Or the bonfire
Stickers and tape. That's what DD is getting!
(We got Valentines where you stick a lollipop through a slot! Boom. Done. )
(((((SD)))))
I'm hoping this is the last year for my son with these valentines and I have a few more years left with my daughter.
Jrazz, treat valentines are a no-no in our school system because of food allergies. There's one boy in daughter's class that is allergic to food dyes and preservatives. I feel for his mother.
Stupid non-sticky stickers. Hate those.
Kidding of course. My child decided he wanted to do valentines tonight even though it's a half day, and he won't be there. DD is 16 .. first couple of years we hand crafted beautiful valentines. Now I am at the point 10 years later where I don't even want to be bothered to go out and get them. Let's hear it for "that will do" parenting.
[This message edited by SI Staff at 5:30 PM, February 11th (Tuesday)]
Seriously, Valentine''s Day has to be the stupidest holiday ever invented. I vote to abolish it. And now get off my lawn!
[This message edited by Sad in AZ at 5:43 PM, February 11th, 2014 (Tuesday)]
And I teach Middle School so we don't have to deal with them there either.
(((SD))))
You are a good mom... but if I see a glow to the north, I'll know it's your bonfire!
I vote to abolish it. And now get off my lawn!
& take your creepy vday card WITH YOU!
[This message edited by jjct at 5:21 AM, February 12th (Wednesday)]
NIK, not that I want to rush their childhood, but I'll be glad when there's no more valentine cards.
You said it, Jo.
Jrazz...tsk, tsk, tsk.
I love it, meta. "that will do" parenting.
Sad, it's this whole huge thing now. The kids have come home with more toys than I could count. Then I'm the one that gets to pick it all up. I remember when I was kid (geez... am I at that age where I start sentences like that?) and the Valentines were just simple cards and maybe an envelope. Nothing else.
if I see a glow to the north, I'll know it's your bonfire!
If you also hear a pop, it's probably the erasers
& take your creepy vday card WITH YOU! buncha valentine gooks
As for one of my sons, we were stapling the damn things shut and sticking a sticker over the staple.
Clearly, the manufacturer does not take these for a test drive. And yet I am too lazy to do anything homemade.
I think my other two kids will give me a similar answer. I need to ask them.
ETA:
Asked other daughter if she wanted to do valentines. She asked me why I would even ask. Then she said, no, no way, she doesn't even LIKE half the kids in her class, why would she give them a dumb valentine? It's gross.
My son looked at me as if I'd lost my damn mind, then wanted to know if I was kidding him or not with the question. When he realized I was serious, he said, "Mom. Valentine's Day is full of ROMANCE. I don't think so." And that was that.
[This message edited by Nature_Girl at 11:31 PM, February 11th (Tuesday)]
They are terrible. My daughter's have suckers that are supposed to slide in them. I practically tore the first couple valentines in two because the slots are ridiculously small.
So much for quality control. The manufacturers should really try this precious little things out first.
NG, your kids are priceless. I love it.
