I was going to put this in primary education but then realised it's more about me than any school.
DT's have got our 1st choice primary place, very unexpectedly as the school is out of catchment and is oversubscribed. It is a CofE school and we had submitted our additional forms from the church.
DT's currently go to a lovely nursery, but it is very rundown, a bit grubby in places and wouldn't be our first choice of area's.
I've accepted the place at our first choice and I know that it is the right choice but my mind is racing away with me. I'm panicking about the transition, even though DT's are really confident and have always settled and made friends wherever they have gone.
The problem is with me, I do have anxiety but until this week I didn't realise how bad it was. I obviously want to make friends with some of the mums, but I'm an older mum, I will be 43 in a few weeks. I'm putting this massive amount of pressure on myself to lose weight, buy some nicer clothes and to have my hair and make up done as I don't want to be perceived as a mum to avoid. I do understand how batshit crazy this sounds which is why I'm saying it here and not to anyone else in real life 😜
Have I finally gone nuts or did anyone else feel like this? Honestly I think if I told any of my friends and family about my fears they would think I'd lost the plot.
If anyone else did feel like this how to did you get over it?