The school year is just days away and parents are now scrambling to get all the school supplies their kids need to start the school year off right.
From specific binders to brand-specific crayon and pencil requirements, some parents are frustrated at that expectations they are required to fill to complete the back-to-school list each year.
Earlier this week, Sheril Missere-Sorensen took to a to share her frustration over the back-to-school list she found for one of her kids.
91裸聊视频淟ist says specifically a 2.5-inch binder. Not a three inch because it wont fit in the desk. Check!! We can do that,91裸聊视频� reads the post.
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While she meant the post as a humorous reflection on the list itself, the post took off with many parents joining in with frustration at the lists themselves or at Missere-Sorensen for complaining about it in the first place.
91裸聊视频淭his is my 18th year of buying school supplies, I think some of it is funny,91裸聊视频� said Missere-Sorenson.
91裸聊视频淚 thought it was kind of ironic as half the stuff comes back unused and the other stuff they can91裸聊视频檛 use because it is not the same stuff as what is on the list next year.
91裸聊视频淢y husband and I have good jobs, but you91裸聊视频檙e going to get a mom who goes out there and spends money she doesn91裸聊视频檛 have on a binder that is going to come back wrecked at the end of the year, but not used.91裸聊视频�
She said she understands the parent91裸聊视频檚 frustration as she said when all of her kids were school age it cost her $600-$700 each year alone, just for the school supplies.
91裸聊视频淚 think people complain because they91裸聊视频檙e frustrated, they complain because they91裸聊视频檙e overwhelmed,91裸聊视频� said Missere-Sorenson.
91裸聊视频淚t is incredibly hard for a lot of people in our community right now, for example, because of the rent they are paying. Families with spouses both making $12/hour and they cannot find a place to rent for under $1,800/month, then you add school supplies, it is a struggle.91裸聊视频�
She hopes some of the new budget changes will bring also bring changes regarding school supplies. She says a model where parents pay a reasonable set fee to each school and the school provides the supplies would work better, so that each kid gets the same supplies as the other kids.
91裸聊视频淜ids know which kids don91裸聊视频檛 have money, kids know which kids are not using brand name and that is not fair. Kids can be mean. Kids should be on an even playing field,91裸聊视频� suggested Missere-Sorenson.
91裸聊视频淭he kids are happy, the parents are happy and there is a lot less drama.91裸聊视频�
Unrelated, but well timed, Laura Murray also took to regarding school supplies. She was witnessing the struggle of so many parents in her community and decided to offer her assistance to a few families in need.
91裸聊视频淎s I sit here with family and health and prosperity in my life, I know not everyone is in the same situation,91裸聊视频� reads her post.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檇 like to help a local family or two out getting their kiddos back to school.91裸聊视频�
Murray said her family moved back to Penticton from Calgary and are currently in a stable financial situation and wanted to give back by providing school supplies for a few low-income families.
She was shocked at the immediate response from both parents needing help and parents wanting to donate supplies with her.
91裸聊视频淚 knew there was a need out there, but the responses have blown my mind,91裸聊视频� said Murray.
91裸聊视频淚 am a single mom of four and I know how stressful getting kids back to school can be, especially on a limited income, knowing the economy here in the valley.91裸聊视频�
Murray will now work to match up all the families who asked for help with those offering help. She will buy school supplies for three or four families herself and hopes together they can all help at least a dozen or so families.
91裸聊视频淓veryone has a story, everyone goes through hard times. I have been fortunate to get a hand up in my past and I wanted to pay it forward,91裸聊视频� said Murray.
91裸聊视频淭he lists are demanding and having to buy school supplies does not always fit in to everyone91裸聊视频檚 budget.91裸聊视频�
A President91裸聊视频檚 Choice survey from 2016 found more than one-third of parents plan to spend more than $500 on each of their children this time of year, which is more than they expect to spend over the holidays.
A whopping $764.8 million was spent in the summer of 2015 on back-to-school supplies in Canada. It91裸聊视频檚 the second busiest shopping period next to Christmas.
Check out the video below of one U.S. mom91裸聊视频檚 hilarious rant for anyone who complains about shopping for school supplies.
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