Last term was Christmas fair season and for many school parents associations it's the biggest fundraiser of the year. All hands were needed on deck to pull together and lay on a magical day for the kids - Santa's grotto, games stalls, festive food and drink - all needing a ton of volunteers to make it happen.
Yep, sure it would be a lot easier if loads of parents pitched in to help. But let's face it - PTAs don't always have the best rep, and some parents would rather run a mile barefoot in the snow than flip burgers for 3 hours at the Christmas fair.
As part of my job working with PTAs, I regularly speak with committee members all over the country, and although many have an uphill struggle getting parents to help out - we did manage to make them laugh out loud with a few choice gifs.
"Excellent. And all true!" was the reaction from one PTA Chair.
Take a look and see whether you recognise any of these reactions - whether you received them, or dished them out yourself!
1. The One Who Runs and Hides
from https://giphy.com/gifs/goofy-demo-camouflage-V1NxC1YoNEHBe
2. The One Who Feels Incapable
from https://giphy.com/gifs/friends-awkward-alone-R9COWiWvCWMRW
3. The One Who Is Too Busy
from https://giphy.com/gifs/life-catgifs-w0CPP48tkM6Ag
4. The One Who Rolls their Eyes
from https://giphy.com/gifs/reaction-mrw-follow-5daVsq6hkeiY0
5. The One Who Just Assumes You're Joking
from https://giphy.com/gifs/nbaontnt-shaq-inside-the-nba-on-tnt-3oEduK49WldTho4SDS
6. The One Who Refuses Cheerfully
from https://giphy.com/gifs/laugh-laughter-hahahano-l41lTMe938llNkbAc
7. The One Who is Unrepentant
from https://giphy.com/gifs/friends-tv-phoebe-ALd5afHotakNi
8. The One Who IS *Always* Sorry
from https://giphy.com/gifs/sorry-apologize-fight-club-ZNqJL5wJSssOk
9. The One That Just Doesn't Care
from https://giphy.com/gifs/boy-dont-care-russell-brand-D5c5Pi7BasGis
10. Nope... really no interest whatsoever
from https://giphy.com/gifs/i-dont-care-give-a-shit-PYEGoZXABBMuk
11. The One Who is Oblivious (or feigns ignorance!)
fromhttps://giphy.com/gifs/star-wars-1x65Yj512fquc
12. The One Who Can't Possibly Cope
from https://giphy.com/gifs/alcohol-stressed-drinking-4Vgf5j6sQctG0
13. The One Who Scares You
from https://giphy.com/gifs/seinfeld-nationals-curb-OkhAprORXLuAU
14. The One Who's Just Been Waiting to be Asked!
from https://giphy.com/gifs/kim-kardashian-excited-crazy-vjG4gXZAbWRFu
15. ...and Jumps Right In...
from https://giphy.com/gifs/lollapalooza-costume-wonder-woman-wonderwoman-l41lYsUuW12XLrcWc
16. .. But Doesn't Like the Way Stuff Gets Done...
from https://giphy.com/gifs/friends-monica-geller-best-ever-ampPhLyxXQtHO
17. ...So Takes Over...
from https://giphy.com/gifs/reaction-sigourney-weaver-psychrophiles-pBHPKsE5lq4p2
18. ...And is Outraged When Challenged...
from https://giphy.com/gifs/shocked-surprise-LJPfWhMCs9Rks
19. ...And Quits!
from http://wifflegif.com/gifs/303997-im-tryin-to-source-my-lindy-for-ts-gif
20. The One Who is Too Darn Scared to Say No
from https://giphy.com/gifs/snl-reaction-G1TBeaRgypHfq
21. The One Whose Face Says It All
from https://giphy.com/gifs/weird-creepy-awkward-DdSyXnrkVwyty
22. Then Accepts Their Fate Quietly
from https://giphy.com/gifs/GKQ16p1lhHmfK
23. Or Maybe Looks for Another Way Out!
from https://giphy.com/gifs/reaction-russian-roulette-fokaptLvSWs6I
Hope that gave you an end of year giggle! Happy New Year everyone :)
This post first appeared on the PTAsocial blog