04 Oct 2010, 5:53 pm
TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:
momsparky wrote:
Annotated alice made a good point, though - DH and I both struggle socially, but we are active in the PTA. I find that people are more accepting of "weirdness" - or whatever - if they can see what you can offer. I was tickled to see Temple Grandin offering this advice here: http://www.wrongplanet.net/article295.html
Perhaps I should consider this once they're in school, then. I never really saw myself as a PTA kind of mom, but who knows? I might end up liking it. lol
Where I live, the PTA is this giant umbrella. It is soooo easy to find jobs that suit every personality. One AS mom (who told me she was AS) took over the annual book fair because, well, she loved books and literature and knew the product so well. She did an AMAZING job, and everyone knew about it. She was still never comfortable doing most of the social events, but she had a ton of respect and recognition.
I've had a lot of fun taking on artsy jobs like stage decorating and auction wrapping. I also spend hours on the computer doing pretty auction bid sheets, writing descriptions, creating flyers, and printing out Word merges of thank you letters and what not. I'm better working kind of solitary, but even that plugs me in. Oh, and I do face painting at the festivals. That is probably my favorite job
This is not your mother's PTA; we raise serious money, and take on serious roles in the school.
I started to plug in at my daughter's preschool, they had such a welcoming way of bringing people in. I had tried at my son's preschool, but that wasn't a particularly happy experience. Once I'd tried a few jobs at the second preschool and disovered what I liked, however, it got easier, and by the time my son was in 2nd grade I was jumping in at the elementary school.
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