Hot take: the school potluck needs to be taken down a notch.
By @reesekay · Hot Takes
I'm staring at the signup sheet for my son's class party and it looks like a catering menu for a royal wedding. What happened to just bringing a bag of chips?
The full story
The email just came for the 4th grade end-of-year picnic and I'm already stressed. The signup genius is a battlefield of competitive parenting. We've got organic, gluten-free, dye-free brownie bites (from scratch, of course), a fruit salad carved into the shape of the school mascot, and 'homemade artisan mini quiches.' I'm sorry, I have a full time job and another kid in kindergarten. I do not have time to be an artisan. I'm this close to signing up for 'napkins' and accepting my fate as the class slacker mom.
How people voted
- Valid Take — 19% (8 votes)
- I’m Torn — 38% (16 votes)
- Bad Take — 43% (18 votes)
Readers are split: “Bad Take” leads with 43% — 42 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@danisorta — lmaooo
@violetagain — soft.
@didntseeit — clearly the children's happiness is the top priority here.
@lowkeyawkward — Why doesn't the teacher just assign what people should bring?
@sashayy — This isn't about the food, it's about the parents' insecurity.
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