Update: I woke up at 6 am and made the UBC cake and delivered it warm with a handmade card. I guess I'm not QUITE as jerky as I thought.

Do not tell me what to do - I am petty and resentful. My daycare posted a sign last week declaring it "Thank Your Teacher Week", suggesting we give treats and cards and appreciations. I do appreciate them - when I'm not desperately trying to get her out of there so they won't give my kid sweet tea out of a Bojangles cup, the way theirs do. I do care and try to show it. But something about the way they've posted their appreciations and loudly mentioned what other parents have done in front of us, makes me want to dig my heels in even harder. I did make some peppermint chocolate bars that didn't turn out as well as I would have liked so I didn't bring them in. I meant to make a some UBC cake and a card tonight but my kid had a lousy night and I have a lot of work to do for other things, like my own mothers day plans for my Mom. Plus, I'm just a stubborn jerk.
Note: I still want to be properly feted on Sunday for being a Mom, so this makes me deeply hypocritical. So be it.