Junior Auxiliary

whoo raa wrote:

<quoted text>hi JA member!!! Lol they do some good work but I would go ahead and act like they bust there asses because I know for a fact that they don't.

wouldn't

Now ya'll just stop right there! J.A is the only group of martyrs in this town. We slave over that dang ball all year to raise money for these poor little negro children folks keep popping out. Last year I was in charge of clean up at our life saving ball, and let me tell you, it was WORK. You try mopping up the vomit from the fake bushes next time. You haters have NO idea what we go though to have better dresses than our co members. I had to go all the way to Little Rock just to make sure I didn't have an unexpected twinkie that night. I don't eat anything with glutton or sugar for months before the big fundraiser. My first year, I realized I was the only one with out a breast augmentation, THAT alone is why you need to have a rich husband to join, it cost me 10 grand to get the girls up for this year. This is no joke people. I can;t believe anyone would get on here and degrade j.a, when it is the best thing this town has going on as far as charity. I even made my kids gather up all their old used toys, you know the ones with the pieces missing, we donated those so some poor kids in the Jonesboro school district would get a little something extra. So don't get on here and act like we aren't a for real do good group. I have to get off here and see if I have time for a pedicure in the morning.

No social club or organization should cause people hurt and pain. It should exhibit the love of God. Hurting others does not build character and it will not please God. Wouldn't it be nice if the time was spent truly helping others less fortunate.

This group is why my marriage ended.

It is a group within a group. A tier. However, do not be envious, some of those ladies have extremely good looking husbands and all ladies like to look; young, old, poor, rich, doesn't matter, just bring it on!

Alright already....leave these women alone. They can't help it if they are so insecure they have to join an "older ladies" sorority to feel better about themselves. Most of these women live in a make believe world and have no idea what it's really like for the kids they are helping nor do they care. It's all about looking good and being seen doing it. Not all of JA members are that way but the majority are.
And they are right. If you don't like their group, form another one that excludes the snotty, fake and pretentious. Don't worry about not being included in their little sorority. I promise you're much better off.

guest wrote:

Yes, those dresses for prom are too expensive and pointless too. I think what the public is saying is that thses women are using childrens' causes for an excuse for a social club. That's fine if they want the little club to make them feel important. Everyone needs to feel like they have a purpous. In sociology they say stay at home moms have a high level of depression and other health issues. Let them all go to teach yoga and attend the midlife crisis prom.

Sounds like somebody never got asked to a dance. You obviously don't know much about this group of women. Many of them work full time AND raise families AND spend hours of their time each week volunteering with children. Surely there is a better use of your time than to criticize a group that helps children. If you don't want to join this one, join a different one.

to throw a little more pettiness into this post....
they(the JA) are horrible tippers

How do you join anyway? What's the big deal?

guest wrote:

to throw a little more pettiness into this post....
they(the JA) are horrible tippers

I don't think this post could get any more petty. I don't think it's fair to say that everyone is a bad tipper. Only one person probably signs something, not every member of the group. What do you consider a bad tip anyway?

Guest wrote:

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I don't think this post could get any more petty. I don't think it's fair to say that everyone is a bad tipper. Only one person probably signs something, not every member of the group. What do you consider a bad tip anyway?

You are correct in that I should not have generalized the entire JA. My experience with them in the manner of serving them dates back a few years.

A bad tipper is someone who tips nothing when good to exceptional service has been performed.

guest wrote:

Most of the people who really help out in Jonesboro are the churches and volunteers who do not seek out publicity or an article in Occasions magazine.

That magazine does stories on many local charities and churches, not just this one.

guest wrote:

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You are correct in that I should not have generalized the entire JA. My experience with them in the manner of serving them dates back a few years.
A bad tipper is someone who tips nothing when good to exceptional service has been performed.

What is a bad tip in your mind as a percentage?

Was it for a big event??

guest wrote:

How do you join anyway? What's the big deal?

I think they have to ask you to join. There are many many charities in Jboro. If this one is not for you, join a diff. one. Aren't there bigger problems these days to worry about that criticizing volunteers who help kids?

I'd say the irony of this group that draws criticism is that they act like they are not humble helpers of the community, they seem to invite members based on superficial characteristics. From the out side it looks just like jr high or high school. To get in, most likely the new "member" has had to spend some real quality time up a "members" a$$. She needed to be seen by all the right people so that more than likely is how she chose the church she attends. Then of course the "member" has to think you are worthy enough not to embarrass them when they invite you to some type of voting.Oh just think of the humiliation if you invited your new friend for initiation and no one else liked her.

But then again, as with any high school clique there is always the few "top" members. The ones that socially you can't be seen with enough. Any one they bring in is gonna be a shoe in.

The hierarchy is what is amusing. There is one or two girls everyone wants to be, then there is a whole swarm of them that are just wanna be's. At the meetings you can talk to another wanna be until someone more socially popular comes in then you drop the wannabe to quickly be seen laughing lightly and trying to make the top of the hierarchy find you dazzling enough to invite you to one of her inner circle gatherings.

You must always do the head scan when you are at a function. The serious social climber knows this.

Fun times.

guest wrote:

I'd say the irony of this group that draws criticism is that they act like they are not humble helpers of the community, they seem to invite members based on superficial characteristics. From the out side it looks just like jr high or high school. To get in, most likely the new "member" has had to spend some real quality time up a "members" a$$. She needed to be seen by all the right people so that more than likely is how she chose the church she attends. Then of course the "member" has to think you are worthy enough not to embarrass them when they invite you to some type of voting.Oh just think of the humiliation if you invited your new friend for initiation and no one else liked her.
But then again, as with any high school clique there is always the few "top" members. The ones that socially you can't be seen with enough. Any one they bring in is gonna be a shoe in.
The hierarchy is what is amusing. There is one or two girls everyone wants to be, then there is a whole swarm of them that are just wanna be's. At the meetings you can talk to another wanna be until someone more socially popular comes in then you drop the wannabe to quickly be seen laughing lightly and trying to make the top of the hierarchy find you dazzling enough to invite you to one of her inner circle gatherings.
You must always do the head scan when you are at a function. The serious social climber knows this.
Fun times.

There are members in any community service driven group out there. There are always going to be people who do it to actually help and people who do it for the recognition. Sounds like you might be a bit bitter that you didn't make the cut.

guest wrote:

I'd say the irony of this group that draws criticism is that they act like they are not humble helpers of the community, they seem to invite members based on superficial characteristics. From the out side it looks just like jr high or high school. To get in, most likely the new "member" has had to spend some real quality time up a "members" a$$. She needed to be seen by all the right people so that more than likely is how she chose the church she attends. Then of course the "member" has to think you are worthy enough not to embarrass them when they invite you to some type of voting.Oh just think of the humiliation if you invited your new friend for initiation and no one else liked her.
But then again, as with any high school clique there is always the few "top" members. The ones that socially you can't be seen with enough. Any one they bring in is gonna be a shoe in.
The hierarchy is what is amusing. There is one or two girls everyone wants to be, then there is a whole swarm of them that are just wanna be's. At the meetings you can talk to another wanna be until someone more socially popular comes in then you drop the wannabe to quickly be seen laughing lightly and trying to make the top of the hierarchy find you dazzling enough to invite you to one of her inner circle gatherings.
You must always do the head scan when you are at a function. The serious social climber knows this.
Fun times.

The social need is one of our strongest needs whether we're trying to fill it in positive or negative ways. At least these women are doing something positive for the community. Let's save the bashing for gang members who are also filling the social need and moving up the hierarchy and trying to gain approval from the "top guys" by doing very dangerous things that poentially physically harm any of us or our children.

My wife has never been a member nor has she been asked to join. That's fine. She's a busy career woman as well as a wife and mother and wouldn't have time. But she contributes to our community in other ways as do I.

And we're both happy anytime any group for almost any reason does something positive for our community--expecially the children in our community.

Get over it. Support the JA and any group in Jboro that's helping make this a better place. You know we have other groups trying to do just the opposite, right?

guest wrote:

This group is why my marriage ended.

What do you mean? Spill!

guest wrote:

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What do you mean? Spill!

Stop being a sh*t disturber. That's an easy and slanderous thing to be able to say to cause rumors about a group when you're anonymous on a computer.....

Why do you let this group bother you? Join another community charitable organization. Fortunately, Jonesboro has lots of them. You're never anonymous, IPP numbers easily traceable. The head honchos in this group are not better mothers or wives than you or I. Never associate with people that make you feel uncomfortable; it's not healthy !!