School run: mum inspires stranger without knowing it

harrys_nan

Why do people have to make an argument out of everything?
I thought that was a lovely letter, no way was it intended to make anyone feel guilty or a bad parent or whatever, it was written from the heart to another person.

Andypandyboy

I thought the same, surely it is nice to read a feel good story when there is so much misery in the world?

pigpen

And if she did those runs in her pjs the children will have looked just the same, the dog would still get old and the mum still kiss the daughter on the forehead!

pmsl...

I've been doing school runs since 1994... so what.. its called parenthood.. someone has to take them!

Andypandyboy

pigpen wrote: »

And if she did those runs in her pjs the children will have looked just the same, the dog would still get old and the mum still kiss the daughter on the forehead!

pmsl...

I've been doing school runs since 1994... so what.. its called parenthood.. someone has to take them!

That is really not such a long time.....:)

pigpen

Andypandyboy wrote: »

That is really not such a long time.....:)

It's more than double the 10 years the supposed writer claims to have been watching a mum taking her children to school.


I've seen the same woman almost daily with her 3 boys growing up and her becoming a grandmother and going grey and getting wrinkles for the last 30 years.. Her name is Ros.. She's not an inspiration she is living her life, and time is passing by.. it's lovely having seen her boys grow and now her grandchildren.. but it is just life!

well if you want to be really picky I've been doing them since 1977... but still.. so what... it's part of life.. and just every day boring humdrum stuff.. like pairing socks and changing bed sheets and brushing hair and doing reading books.. it's just life..

Spendless

Gigervamp wrote: »

When I was a childminder, I always felt a little awkward reporting that a child had taken their first steps, because it was me that was there to see it, not their parents, which I felt sad about.

Was there a reason why you had to report this? Just curious, I've read articles in the past from childminders saying they haven't told parents about the child's first steps, so when they do it at home the parents think it's the babys first time and they've witnessed it.

People assume every gets a choice about working or not and if they don't it's because they need the money. I don't feel I got any choice about having to leave my job, the childcare bill was equivalent to my net pay and my employer didn't have any part-timers work for them.

meritaten

Spendless wrote: »

Was there a reason why you had to report this? Just curious, I've read articles in the past from childminders saying they haven't told parents about the child's first steps, so when they do it at home the parents think it's the babys first time and they've witnessed it.

People assume every gets a choice about working or not and if they don't it's because they need the money. I don't feel I got any choice about having to leave my job, the childcare bill was equivalent to my net pay and my employer didn't have any part-timers work for them.

I have minded my sons children and I NEVER tell the parents if the child has cut a tooth or crawled or walked or said a word. that is for the parents to see or hear for the 'first time', and not get upset that someone else has stolen a precious 'first' from them.

Former_MSE_Andrea

I think most working parents probably realise their kids' "firsts" were at the childminders and it's very, very hard. As mine have grown up I've tried various work patterns - part-time with my eldest, full-time with my youngest, then back to part-time.

I've spent a few years wishing I could go to assembly every week, sometimes managing to when they got a certificate, sometimes not. It was actually seeing this post on Facebook that made me decide I really can't cope with the sadness every week of knowing I was missing seeing my 6 year old get certificates or awards and I've reduced my work hours to be able to go every week.

Ironically, now I still need to make a choice - whether to go to my youngest girl's assembly at the Infant school or the eldest at Juniors a few minutes up the road - they're both at the same time!