I was accidentally available for a meeting organised for volunteers to help for the school fete. So dragging my 2 little ones to the staff room not knowing what I was getting myself into, we sat down to discuss what halal food we would be serving, who would do what and how much we would be charging.
My son’s school is multicultural. The school fete runs about 5 or 6 different food stalls. Chinese Food, Malaysian/Indonesian, Korean, Greek I think and then there is the Halal food store. Now these are all organised by parents and other volunteers.
Talk began on what the stall had done last year. What food was served? Was it a success? How much money did we raise? Well apparently, the school doesn’t tell individual stalls the exact amount raised because get this..the parents get too competitive.
Nevermind that any profit goes towards bettering the school for everybody but some parents make everything a bloody competition. Telling people not to buy from certain stalls and STEALING food from other stalls. Last year a group stole a carton of oil from the halal food stall. STEALING, PEOPLE!
So we have been told to expect some sabotage. SABOTAGE? At a school fete for goodness sake?
Well, you know what? Game on, molls*.
Bring it ON!
* I do not watch this program but this particular expression please me greatly.
Wow, and I thought parents were competitive when their kids play sports. This is nuts. Maybe the Jinn did it!
Ya Haqq!
Wow really. I remember hearing stories of parents being banned from attending their kids hockey games because they were getting violent with other kids’ parents, but sabbotage and stealing at a food fair??!
BTW, what is molls?
Irving – Crazy, isn’t it?
Mousehunter – Well, anybody found doing that on my beat are getting a damn good talking to!
I used molls as a nasty person specifically female but I had to internerd search for it to make sure and it actually means promiscuous woman ! For shame. It’s an Australian slang. Someone on that hideous Big Brother show had said it and ever since I heard it, I’ve always wanted to say it. I guess I should choose a nicer word than “molls”.
Asalaamu alaykum
BTW congratulations on your new look. Is there a story to the image changes? This is a great look.
Virtual hug
mochamomma
i love the new look!
but honestly, parents doing this kind of stuff at a school fete..what example are they setting for their kids?!
Thanks mochamomma and Mona – the story about my image change was that husband and quite a few readers weren’t happy with the other template. I searched long and hard and forever and trudged blistering winds, braved rodents of unsual size and conquered snow capped peaks (SEE WHAT I DO FOR MY READERSHIP?!) to find this one. I still think there is a better one out there but for now I will stick with this one.