Christmas and (Crawling to) HouseParents
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Christmas and (Crawling to) HouseParents
Hi - a bit of advice needed for a newby parent of a 2nd Former - what is the etiquette on buying Christmas (or for that matter Summer as well!) Thank You Gifts for the Houseparents / Matrons .......? on the one had I'm frightfully skint but on the other I feel that I ought to ingratiate myself a little with the people who care for my child ....... at primary school a bottle of plonk was considered the norm what does anyyone think?
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Re: Christmas and (Crawling to) HouseParents
Rather a awkward question, given that house-parents or relatives thereof read and post on here.
I would have thought just a lovely Christmas Card bearing thanks and good wishes would go far.
I would have thought just a lovely Christmas Card bearing thanks and good wishes would go far.
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Re: Christmas and (Crawling to) HouseParents
I agree.J.R. wrote:I would have thought just a lovely Christmas Card bearing thanks and good wishes would go far.
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Re: Christmas and (Crawling to) HouseParents
We used to get chocolates and bottles of wine etc - but by far the best were the small hand-made gifts we received from some of the parents, and,of course, the personal messages.
I doubt if anyone would expect you to be buying presents though - it is by no means "the norm" , so don`t feel you have to!
If you can just spare a couple of minutes to wish your child`s Houseparents a Happy Christmas, that wil be more than enough!
I doubt if anyone would expect you to be buying presents though - it is by no means "the norm" , so don`t feel you have to!
If you can just spare a couple of minutes to wish your child`s Houseparents a Happy Christmas, that wil be more than enough!
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Re: Christmas and (Crawling to) HouseParents
Thanks all for your advice, that does take the pressure off somewhat! I shall don my pinny .... and if there is anything chocolatey left in this house by the 13th, I'll take it in.
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Re: Christmas and (Crawling to) HouseParents
My daughter is making goodies for all her Uni friends, she has become known as a bit of a baking queen. She has bought her own muffin pan, and has asked for a baking sheet for her cookie making for a Christmas present.
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Re: Christmas and (Crawling to) HouseParents
Hello -
a bit of a late reply but we hand over a bottle of wine for the House staff (I know our Housemaster plays fair & shares the largesse around) and something small (smellies/chocs etc) for the Matrons. It's a job of long hours and hard work and certainly in our House they do a sterling job so I like to show my/our appreciation.
a bit of a late reply but we hand over a bottle of wine for the House staff (I know our Housemaster plays fair & shares the largesse around) and something small (smellies/chocs etc) for the Matrons. It's a job of long hours and hard work and certainly in our House they do a sterling job so I like to show my/our appreciation.
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Re: Christmas and (Crawling to) HouseParents
A very late reply here...
I know when my parents were houseparents, they used to get a large number of presents, from bottles of whiskey to choclates to homemade chutneys and once, a brace of pheasants!
I know when my parents were houseparents, they used to get a large number of presents, from bottles of whiskey to choclates to homemade chutneys and once, a brace of pheasants!
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