Battling the PTA Bullies at the School Bake Sale

October 21, 2017

The subject line of the PTA e-mail demanded my immediate attention. When your son has been working after school to prepare props and sets for the variety show, there is no way to ignore a message entitled, “Variety Show May Be Cancelled”.

I opened the e-mail to read that because of the lack of parent volunteers, the variety show the kids had worked…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.