When Estrogen Gets Ugly

When I was in elementary school I remember, all too vividly, the PTA. My mom and grandma were very active in my school and always took part in the ongoings of the PTA. Those women were ferocious bitches when election time came around. Actually, they were bitches all the time, but turned ferocious at the mention of presidential nominations. I distinctly recall the rides home from school, my mom and grandma heatedly discussing Mrs. So and So, the dirty whore (not their exact words) who thinks that she deserves the presidency. The NERVE of that lady! Who the flippin' fallopian tubes does she think she is any damn way? Drama was alive and well at Farjardo Elementary and I'm not referring to the liberal art of acting.

Tomorrow is my kids' parent club meeting. We will be nominating and voting on board members. I will be wearing a huge sign on my forehead that says "No EFFING Way." See, I'm not an apple that fell anywhere near my Macintoshy mother. I have no time, energy or desire to be a slave to the school. I love to help, but hate to drag my demon spawn to school and keep them from destroying the copy room while I do fundraising stuff. I'd rather just give the school a few thousand bucks (if I had it) and call it a day. Furthermore, I could care less who holds the title "President" and is boss of the parent club. Lots of women think that being the president of PTA makes you the automatic boss of the world. Nothing irks me more than a power hungry mom who has no other life to speak of and aims to control other women by holding a title at the local PTA. I always feel compelled to ask them, "Uhhh, who gives a fu@k?"

Our current president is a man. He's wicked awesome at being president and doesn't get all power trippy and make me want to smack him back down to reality. Our current VP, Joy, will be resigning...dammit. She was also a person who had a genuine interest in bettering the school and was not a bitch or power hungry. So far, nobody at the parent club is like that and I'd like to keep it that way. Even the person who I plan to nominate for the new VP position is cool. I'm trying to decide if I should bring this whole power/controlling bitch issue up at tomorrow's meeting, and how to go about it. I'm considering wearing a shirt that simply says, "Nobody likes a controlling bitch." Think it will accurately convey my feelings without offending anyone? Oh, who am I kidding? I don't care if I offend anyone. I guess the apple didn't fall too too far from her mother! Wish me luck at avoiding getting sucked into a position that keeps me from blogging. I mean, I'm all for the welfare of the school and my kids, but not if it gets in the way of my blog! It is all about priorities!!