tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823681431938282960.post7947643719763526483..comments2023-10-22T14:46:45.656+01:00Comments on Mad Manic Mamas: E-mail - Not Cool!Sazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04433666175721615185noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823681431938282960.post-40936368218760292472011-01-14T17:23:01.893+00:002011-01-14T17:23:01.893+00:00It reminds me of the parents evening I went to whe...It reminds me of the parents evening I went to where Peter's form tutor said and I quote: "Peter is a very bubbly boy, but I think we have managed to knock that out of him now".<br />Yes she was serious. I mean it.<br />He was sitting there but I felt I had to challenge it. And I did. Surely we all want bubbly kids?? aggggggggggggggggghLakeland Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263946096580997595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823681431938282960.post-25340680578100765622011-01-13T18:13:35.298+00:002011-01-13T18:13:35.298+00:00Moannie - personally I don't know anyone who&#...Moannie - personally I don't know anyone who's not on line anymore, but they would probably send things via the child's Facebook account. (Wink)<br />I find it much better - harder to lose things than bits of paper, and there's not such a huge pile next to the bread bin in my kitchen!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823681431938282960.post-17223103385136941142011-01-13T18:11:40.423+00:002011-01-13T18:11:40.423+00:00Ooops, sorry - Forgot to sign myself, - Expat Mum....Ooops, sorry - Forgot to sign myself, - Expat Mum.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823681431938282960.post-78002515780433893012011-01-13T17:18:35.775+00:002011-01-13T17:18:35.775+00:00I can really relate to that and have come a croppe...I can really relate to that and have come a cropper many a time with an off the cuff remark that was met with a stony email silence! Teachers in particular don't ever seem to find witty emails remotely amusing!!MommyHeadachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924035710478459520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823681431938282960.post-36126381585009901122011-01-13T17:12:10.355+00:002011-01-13T17:12:10.355+00:00Hilarious. I find communicating with teachers by e...Hilarious. I find communicating with teachers by email quite strange, although convenient. Very difficult to detect the spirit in which an email was sent, and whether it is serious or jokey.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823681431938282960.post-84325449789922950322011-01-13T16:07:12.658+00:002011-01-13T16:07:12.658+00:00Just a thought, Ffina...[as you know I have been o...Just a thought, Ffina...[as you know I have been out of that particular loop for a long long time] but how do the teachers communicate if the parent is not 'on-line'? <br /><br />I too would have felt a strong impulse to be funny. <br /><br />Isn't it all about seeing to be PC these days?Moanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930281883709871326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823681431938282960.post-10547464187442929902011-01-13T15:49:07.182+00:002011-01-13T15:49:07.182+00:00As a (sub) teacher, I would have done the same thi...As a (sub) teacher, I would have done the same thing this teacher did. Too many parents do complain and would have been serious, and we tread carefully. I think something like LOL or a smiley at the end of the comment would let me know that you were actually joking. I occasionally joke to my kids teachers, too. They don't get it, so I try to remind myself not to.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453286050692077787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823681431938282960.post-22456817161713404732011-01-13T15:15:49.045+00:002011-01-13T15:15:49.045+00:00I know. I have been here 20 years. Wouldn't yo...I know. I have been here 20 years. Wouldn't you think I'd learn that sometimes my sense of hunmour isn't always appreciated!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823681431938282960.post-17095103065736602252011-01-13T15:04:09.711+00:002011-01-13T15:04:09.711+00:00Sorry to laugh, but it's the way you tell '...Sorry to laugh, but it's the way you tell 'em. I get the impression (no disrespect to teachers intended) that teachers think all we parents are morons and when we reach our 40's we are thick as two short planks. <br /><br />I have a friend who can't take a joke and I spend countless hours saying to him, "I was only joking" then he smiles and says, "oh, sorry!" ARRGGHHH!!!<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823681431938282960.post-46017071207054996412011-01-13T14:29:17.619+00:002011-01-13T14:29:17.619+00:00Sadly, I know of parents who would have written so...Sadly, I know of parents who would have written something like that as a serious complaint :-( <br />The emails that bug me are the ones that are full of html code - but again that's usually because someone has copied and pasted.Almost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823681431938282960.post-91159939676194781532011-01-13T11:22:20.163+00:002011-01-13T11:22:20.163+00:00LOL! That's the problem with email - it doesn...LOL! That's the problem with email - it doesn't detect your tone. We need fonts that can be used for sarcasm, irony, etc. <br /><br />Or it could be that this guy just doesn't have a sense of humor? Because had I received your email, I probably would have laughed and made a joke about how I needed that enormous font.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.com