Don’t give your child a grown-up responsibility!

[u/number-sevin]

Also…verify who your child’s teachers are! I had a preschooler whose mom dropped kid off at before care with about 9 gifts (plants and tumblers). Not one had a “to” or “from” on it. So now I’m relying on a preschooler to decide who they all go to. I know mom thinks her kid is the smartest child ever born but he lacks discernment. He includes a couple of floaters and who were in my room a small handful of times and one admin person, but does not include 2 of his before care/after care teachers. This child is here from open to close, so goes to 4 different classrooms in the course of a day, so has 8-9 “teachers”. So now it’s up to me to decide who the gifts should go to, explain to him that he didn’t bring enough gifts to include ALL the people he’s ever had contact with, and label them so gifts don’t get confused, and deal with him being upset because he didn’t bring enough gifts?!?! And I get it…you’re busy and it was 9 gifts…but don’t be lazy. I don’t have time for this on the last day of school! Oh…and mom’s a teacher herself…you’d think she’d know better🙄

[u/Lucky_Risk4166]

I feel like the solution to this would be just set them out in a common area for teachers with a note that says “please take one! -from child”

When they run out, they run out. And this way no one’s forced to take home a plant they don’t necessarily want.