Civil Servant Covid Recognition

You said you never looked for people to be given credit when it's shown you did you try to deny it. Again why are you so obsessed with everyone having to give civil/public servants credit?

Should guards get credit for sitting in a squad car at Covid check points? Or teachers for not teaching? There's more than enough examples to show they weren't doing it. Healthcare workers who didn;t deal with Covid at all. What about those in Departments like housing, rural or the Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport to name some. Where they all working full hours, Because if we go by what you say they're the only ones who were working.

Like i said tell yourself what ever you like if it makes you feel better

Ah the gossipy WhatsApp groups who think they know everything. Do you think that EVERY parent in the class thinks it's a good idea to share details of whatever extra help and support with a bunch of judgy parents?

I hope that the teacher liaison shared full details of all the gossip about the teachers with the teachers?

There's literally a full conversation about teachers a few pages back. If you want to ignore that then that's you're problem

Yep us mammys do share info - we communicate together as a group for the good of our children and to support each other. We are not afraid to share info regarding our children - I am very open that my child is dyslexic as are other parents in the class groups regarding their kids difficulties. By sharing info we help each other - After all we all want the best for our children.

Well you'd have a lot of experience of ignoring people working in the civil service. So you're calling yourself stupid then?

I agree, but not everyone agrees with it. Not all parents share the same feelings on sharing of information.

My Son suddenly dropped out of school for 2 weeks because of an emergency surgical operation that was needed last week. Do we now need to tell everyone that he had surgery so we don't have tongues wagging that he's had Covid

You don't have to say anything. I find in these situations it's better to be honest. I don't see why you wouldn't share the situation with your son. Chances are everyone knows anyway. His friends probably know why your son isn't in school and have told everyone else.

And just to be clear, you're speaking for ALL Mammies there, and you're confident that there are no Mammies out there with different opinions to you?

BTW, a lack of disagreement from others to the bossy, cliquey mammies who run these groups does not mean that everyone agrees. It just means that others can't be arsed with explaining concepts like privacy and confidentiality.

Chances are you have no idea about what you don't know. Don't assume that everyone blabs about private medical information.

Andy you seem to have a HUGE chip on your shoulder. Relax a little!

We share relevant information which is helpful to each other. Parents also chat at the school gates, at birthday party and play date picks ups and drop offs which isnt any different really to whats app groups. Most people dont have a problem discussing their children - the good and the bad. If someone wants to remain private noone has a problem with that either - most people want to discuss stuff though.

Try talking to your kids friends parents sometimes - you may actually find it helpful. You may actually then understand more about real life and not be talking nonsense on boards.

Some people talk, some people don't. I'm very familiar with the school gate scenario, though mine are older now. I'm also very familiar with the cliques that emerge and the parents who don't get invited to the coffee chats and who's kids don't get invited to playdates. WhatsApp group traffic are not a measure of consensus.

I wasn't the one who brought up 'mammies', so take out your condescension on the other poster.

Are you saying then that the comments here and elsewhere from parents etc are lies? Do you also think a principal is going to say anythng other then they were all working?

How much more actual facts do you need than people telling you actually happened? Unless of coure you're calling then lairs?

My god. People have posted their own actual experiences here and that's still not good enough for you?

Again there here for you to see but you just chose to ignore them.

Anyway this is going nowhere so i'm not going to reposed to you anymore. It;s here for you to see if you don't want to see it well that's your own problem.

Parents/students don't get to be informed 'why' of anything. The 'why' is none of their business. Yes, they would normally be advised if there is an absence, and who knows what happened in the cases mentioned above. Let's not run away with ourselves on one-sided stories by people with an axe to grind.

Don't waste your time no matter what you say he'll never accept it