Sat 2 Dec 2006
Thank you, Shana! And Strange Pictures. And Bitching.
Posted by Liza under Personal
First, the most recent Silly Internet Quiz post has been removed. Apparently if you are a liberal, the quizmakers punish you by making your blog look like crap.
I’m still a liberal, but I’m not linking to the quiz any more.
And Shana is a genius for figuring out why my blog was suddenly broken.
A few days ago, Isabel posted pictures of her fridge, the contents entertainingly labeled. I don’t know why I loved that, but I did. So here are mine. To see the labels, click on the pictures and hover over the notes on Flickr.
And now for something completely different. Bitching about Noah’s day care again.
Here’s how Noah’s shoes have been labeled for the last month or so. This is also how his socks are labeled, and how his other shoes are labeled.
And here is how they came home yesterday:
WHY?
Why would you write SMACK in the middle of the cute decorative part of a child’s shoe? Or any other article of clothing?
Ok, I know that in Montessori, for some reason you aren’t supposed to send the kids in clothing with characters on it. But I don’t think this is what they mean, the rule has never been enforced against us, and I still think writing on it is the WRONG way to handle it, if that’s the issue.
If the issue is that it’s too inconvenient to look at the sole of the shoe to see who it belongs to, how about on the tag? Or on the band around the ankle? How about anywhere except ruining how cute it looks???
Am I overreacting? Cuz I think I might be, but I am mad. MAD.
Edited to note: Photo Friday this week is Fabulous Footwear. How about this for “formerly fabulous footwear?”










December 2nd, 2006 at 9:30 pm
You are NOT overreacting. I would be mad, mad, mad. Then I would calm down a bit, but I’d still be mighty peeved. Why did they have to write right across the dragon? That’s just wrong.
December 3rd, 2006 at 12:32 am
I am LIVID for you! There is just no reason for that and I would complain. They were already labeled on the sole! Why ruin and good pair of (pricey) shoes!
HA! Now I’m PISSED.
December 3rd, 2006 at 5:00 pm
Dang, those look like Robeez, and those are expensive. I’d say the day care owes you shoes. It’s your responsibility to label things, not theirs, and you had them labeled.
Plus, they wrote the name so only Noah can read them. Now, I know he’s brilliant and advanced, but sheesh, let’s not push him.
December 3rd, 2006 at 5:01 pm
And I covet your organized fridge. And your Lean Pockets.
December 3rd, 2006 at 11:43 pm
I would be very ticked and a lot of people would know about it. That’s just beyond rude. I agree with Carrie, they owe you new shoes.
December 4th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
I just came over here to chime in with the “I’d be spitting I’d be so mad” sentiment.
And what’s with the no characters thing? Do they just mean no tv or cartoon characters? Because, otherwise do they KNOW how hard it is to find kid’s clothes that don’t have animals of SOME sort on them? And what do they do when the kids get old enough to start insisting on picking out their own clothes? Are you supposed to stifle their self expression? ARGH.
Have you talked to the teacher/s involved and gotten an explanation? Use your lawyer face when you do so.
December 4th, 2006 at 9:40 pm
My view is that the day care owes you a new pair of dragon shoes. That is inexcusable. With all the turnover, they apparently have not learned to turn over, shoes that is. Time to actually move day cares. This is not the Montessori you went to. Enough already.
Love,
Mom
December 6th, 2006 at 7:32 pm
Where are the UPC codes? What is a fridge posting without UPC codes?