Typology of the 5 worst parents found at the school fair

Do you know what is more unbearable than the parent of a student? A flock of parents of students, gathered in a relatively small space, with noise, sugar-fueled kids and music from the 2000s on donf, whose titles already had no place at the time of their release.

Add to this plenty of stalls, relatively tasteful decorations and human beings looking at each other like terracotta dogs while waiting for the lottery results, all under a scorching sun (or under downpours of rainwater, depending on your geographical location). . position). But among all these parents, there are 5 that particularly catch our attention, and there’s a good chance you’re one of them.

Be careful, there is humor and bad faith in this article, put away your pitchforks!

The one who is TOO invested

For him, the fair, it can be managed before, during and after the event. This means that he is there every night before D-Day to wrap the lottery presents, that he is there from opening day to set up the booths (which he will also maintain as rigorously as if his honor depended on it), and that he stayed until closing time to put everything away, blowing very loudly next to the parents who were content to have fun with their children. The over-invested parent thinks the success of the fair depends on him and him alone, and takes his mission a little too seriously.

The one who is not invested at all

Unlike the parent above, this parent doesn’t give a damn about the fair. He drags himself there to please his son, quickly buys a few tokens for the stands and waits for only one thing: let it end and get out of here. For him, coming to school on a Saturday is an aberration and he leaves as soon as he hears the volunteers asking for help in tidying up the stands. Furthermore, he had not even bothered to respond to numerous emails from the school director asking parents to register to participate in the activities.

The one who thinks his son is the only one there

Sitting in the front row during the middle school section show, he only has eyes for his son as he tries to sing along to the beat, brandishing his cell phone in front of the other parents to film the scene. Nobody sees anything anymore, but they don't care: Jean-Kevin sings we will Rock You then everything else does not exist. He is also, strangely enough, the same parent who does not hesitate to cut off his tail for duck fishing so that his heir can get ahead of everyone and win the ultimate prize: foam snowshoes for the beach.

The one who takes the opportunity to catch all the gossip

This parent does not shake during the fair, he is content to be in a group with other parents of the same species, and chat, chat, chat, behind the backs of everyone else present. He eagerly listens to any gossip that may be brought to him, ranging from the installation of a toupee on the CE1 teacher's head, to the cafeteria nurse's extended sick leave having a dark and intriguing reason. This parent does not hesitate to bring back his drink that he shares with his friends of the same species and which is not at all compatible with a school fair.

Who thinks it is HIS justice

This parent isn't there to string pearls, they're there to win. Winning is his drug, and if he has to make kids cry during the sack race, he will do it. This parent aims to be the best in every activity, and he won't hesitate to spread rumors about the other kids lining up to turn the tables, enough to make them withdraw before they even get started. Frustrated by his childhood fairs or simply very nostalgic, this parent has organized his entire recent agenda around this event, which he wouldn't want to miss for anything in the world. On the other hand, we don't even know if he thought about bringing his children with him, a mystery.