I've name changed to post this. DD will be starting school in Sept. Didn't get any of our choices and so she will be going to a school which has a pretty crap reputation. After visits and talking to lovely teachers, feeling reassured about teaching and the school itself, but still not comfortable with it.
I admit this is being snobby, but this is mainly because it's on an estate and the families there are not from the same sort of professional background as DD is used to with the friends she has chosen at nursery and her NCT friends (all of whom are going to different schools). Trying to keep open mind and not be judgemental. Met nice mum whose son is starting in the same class, invited us for lunch today. V kind, DD excited to be getting to know one face at least.
Still feeling distressed as HER HOUSE IS FILTHY. I'm not talking about it being cluttered or untidy (like our place) or having too much kids stuff in a small house (like ours) or a few crumbs or smears or dust (like ours). I'm talking, quite literally, the level of filth that I have never seen in real life before. I honestly did not think anyone lived like that outside a C4 documentary. It really was the before shots in 'How Clean is your house', no kidding. DD got upset about using the loo because it was clearly dirty and had 'brown water' in it. Every surface covered in stuff, and very, very deep grime, like no surface or bit of floor or kitchen appliance or basin or loo had ever been wiped down, much less scrubbed. I hated having lunch there and hated my kids being there. Kids played nicely, perfectly bright family with nice manners, but quite a psychotic level of filth.
I just had to get that off my chest. It's made me more nervous about DD starting school and I'm having difficulty separating one family's living habits from my snobbery about the school in general. Please slap wrists or reassure or suggest ways of handling this. I never want to go to that house again, but this mum seems keen on us all being good friends. Aaargh!
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KimOrAggie · 20/08/2010 15:14
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