Minutes of the parents' meeting

Bell, Robert H.

Minntes al the parents' meeting The meeting of the Parents' AchrudryCapiajl-lec was called to order at 7:05 on November 17 tyiaftet Gondman, director of the Child Care Center. Moira K vetch...

...Orlando noted that a joint effort was preferable since you couldn't get anything nice for two bucks any more...
...Jane promised Christmas stories that would show little boys, and little girls could be equally vicious...
...Chris Lam- complained that the walk n^ed&samt afttito winter Moira noted that a chemical in sand 6BUK* eta- phvsema in tats...
...Chris said that al...
...Moira thought it wu mote tikeJy'tiW result nf Poopinn'i Diapers, which contain« pteagmufat suspected of causing rectal cancer in rats...
...The meeting was adjourned at 9 P.M...
...The issue was left unresolved...
...Sandra regretl'ulh reported that Tlmnty Tuttle'Jnd but ten her daughter three times...
...Sheila TYittte Mid that ff Orlando touchctl her Timmy she would -chatgtf ftbs tiiA assault-and-battery and child abuse...
...Orlando Dickcrson said if Timmy bit his daughter «AQt more he too would he provoked...
...and had decided to leave it up to individual preference this year...
...Janet said the Kylers continued to insist that it was simply a cold sore...
...Chris said that was chinsey, and that each family should contribute fifteen bucks...
...Humid Hughes iisked if the issue of back pt&km could he wised Chris said only if he didn't bav» lff it up Harold said the parking lot was so far frofti & trance that he had to carry his kids a dangetaOi Httancei...
...Moira said she and some other parents had already bought gifts...
...Orlando asked about Christinas presents tor the teachers...
...Minntes al the parents' meeting The meeting of the Parents' AchrudryCapiajl-lec was called to order at 7:05 on November 17 tyiaftet Gondman, director of the Child Care Center...
...Chris said they were professional paupers, thanks to the board's veto of any increase in fees, and they would probably appreciate a Christmas bonus...
...pirates and mutilate goblins...
...Sheila suggested the remaining parents chip in five bucks...
...Sandra JJaaultOfi wondered il the prevalence of diaper rash wit ceoncetaaV lii the apple mice...
...ROBERT H. BELL Robert H. Bell teaches English at Williams College and is a frequent contributor to Commonweal...
...the parents with back problems should meet Thursdays at the acupuncturist and he would order Chinese food, if somebody else would carry it...
...Orlando said giving money was patronizing...
...Chris said Orlando could patronize him with money any time= Chris asked if Orlando tipped the milkman and postman at Christmas...
...open, running sore...
...Chris said the reason the kids were in day care was that he didn't have time to sleep, never mind shop...
...Orlando said this might account for Timmy Tuttlc*s sociopathic behavior...
...Orlando said the postal union was the fattest in America, and that twenty years of service got them pensions twice as large as our salaries...
...Janet suggested an acupuncturist...
...Sheila said the only solution is not to pick up anything weighing more than twenty-five pounds, even if it is wailing and related to you...
...She said "that Peter Pan was the most sexist story she had ever read, and that there arc no girls in The Hobbit...
...Moira said she read that MSG caused sterility in minnows...
...JajMt ttpKBA that the Center had already stopped ordering Happy CfcJH and switched to a less toxic brand...
...Harold asked if-that was covered by Blue Cross...
...Chris said that to keep fromhaving any more kids he was ready for more drastic measures...
...She was horrified to learn that her daughter Regan thought only boys could kil...
...Orlando said that there are a lot of quacks out there...
...Sheila suggested we give the teachers money, but Orlando said this was insulting, because they are professionals, not hired help...
...Sheila was troubled by the reading for the Baboons...
...Moira K vetch reported that trace element* of PCS bad been detected in Happy Child apple puce...
...Janet said if we took up collections within groups, the Piglets' teachers wouldn't get nearly as much as the Baboon's teachers, since there are so many more Baboons than Piglets...
...Moira recommended a local chiropractor...
...Moira inquired about the status of Kiki Kyler's...
...Sheila said that she didn't get her mail until 4:30 and constantly saw her mailman parked andreading magazines...
...Moira said she heard of a woman who had contracted AIDS from an acupuncturist's needles...
...Sheila Tittle Stid Toasty had been provoked but admitted that be was MpfenptAg...
...asked if teachers should be required to take tests for AIDS and Herpes...
...Sheila said she had had trouble organizing it last year, due to parents' reluctance to fork up...
...Sheila said she had tried medication, physical therapy, and a chiropractor but remained practically invalid...

Vol. 114 • October 1987 • No. 18


 
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