Re: This I find fascinating: bit of a vent.

Maybe the note got lost (I have seen that a lot when parents send me notes or even money for class events and we find it later in the mailbox or lost in the class room); but knowing me, I would assume the same because I have seen many cases of parents just being rude and not answering or canceling at the last minute just because.

It's a good thing you can vent here!