Teacher conferences

The kids have parent/teacher conferences tomorrow night. I got a letter in their backpacks asking parents to sign up to bring a covered dish or beverage to feed the teachers throughout the night.
I have absolutely nothing against teachers.
---HOWEVER---
They work 9 months of the year. They are off almost every day the kids are off – which definitely gives them a lot more days off during those 9 months than the rest of us working stiffs. They work 8 hours a day 5 days a week.
Conferences are twice a year. Am I to believe that this part of their job is really such a hardship that I should feel sorry for them? And provide free food for them? Why? Because it’s so hard to remember to bring yourself something to eat for dinner? Isn’t school over at 3 something? Conferences start around 5:00 so…..you can’t go grab a bite to eat, get your papers together, and be ready for the conferences in 2 hours?
Come on!
I should also say that I realize this may be all the schools idea with the teachers simply going along for the ride. So if you are a teacher reading this….don’t get your panties in a wad!
It still bugs me though. Maybe Tanner's teacher will be hungry...so maybe I shouldn't eat either....then we'll both be edgy and we can rumble.....
All right, that’s all I have to say about that.