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   lirazel (lirazel@federatedfandom.net)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 14:48:38 JST lirazel

   My sister is once again working on a costume for my five-year-old nephew to wear to school. Why??? do schools require this sort of thing??? No wonder she wants to homeschool.

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 14:48:38 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     @lirazel where I live in Australia, the schools have a yearly Book Week where kids are encouraged to dress as their fave book characters.

     I liked it a lot, but then I was pretty hands-off in that respect and let kiddo sort out their own costumes, mostly.

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Saturday, 03-Feb-2024 05:51:05 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     @lirazel eh yeah once a month is way too often. Especially when the US already has Halloween, which sounds like it's a whole month of costumes.

     My favourite kiddo costume was when they were about four years old & went to pre-school book week as Coraline. They wore pajamas & a dressing gown, had a key on a string around their neck, and some painted marbles to play with.

     All their friends were Disney princesses. It was an excellent group photo.

     My kiddo has always been gloriously weird. ♥️

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     lirazel (lirazel@federatedfandom.net)'s status on Saturday, 03-Feb-2024 05:51:06 JST lirazel

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     @lookitmychicken A yearly thing sounds great! But US and US-inspired schools have started having these kinds of things monthly or even more frequently and it creates SO much work for moms (I’m sure a few dads too, but the work largely falls on moms). Especially in elementary school when the kids are too small to do these things themselves!

     https://annehelen.substack.com/p/what-teachers-really-think-about

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Saturday, 03-Feb-2024 06:02:02 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     @lirazel okay I just read that article you linked, and US schools sounds fucked UP.

     Which I probably kinda knew anyway, but reading about some specific examples brings it home.

     Gods, I don't envy anyone who lives in the US & who doesn't have the option of emigrating. ☹️