To be annoyed that DH says we're 'lucky' that the DSs have settled into their new school so well??

[Legacy]

Both boys started new classes in new schools this week. They have been great - no tears (from DS2), chatty, confident and I've been really proud of them...

However am I allowed for one, tiny nanosecond to think that ANY of the time and energy I've invested over the last 2 months might have played even a teeny tiny part in helping??

e.g.

• arranging school visits; making contact with new classmates/ arranging playdates over the hols/ meeting new mums to find our school routines/ practising new school uniform/ sports kits/ ties etc/ ensuring all uniform correct and labelled/talking to new teachers at the end of last term/ filling in and returning numerous forms etc and actually delivering them to school, unhurried, in the right uniform, on the right day, at the right time, with the correct bananaguard for breaktime.....

And then DH says 'we're so lucky that they seem to have settled so easily'.

Did you know that if you throw a Bananaguard across the kitchen at 30mph it is a surprisingly effective weapon?

I agree with Legacy's investment in her kids.Nice to make an effort, we do it for all the right reasons to make them socially aware/fit in because at that age its important to the child. If they come out crying tomorrow, how very dare they!

Nah - it won't. My kids are clearly controlled automatons, resulting from perfect parenting.

Oh, I agree with you there, my comments haven't been to get at Legacy, just the mums I know in RL!

Cheeseset - don't you think that most parents do that too? And approximately a 1/3 of them will have had wailing children on their hands despite their best efforts

(that was to Cod BTW!)

DOn't know why this is going off on a tangent - we all try our best after all. My original point is that I just wish DH would appreciate the effort that goes into the 'management' of it all sometimes. (Liked the 'Stage Manager' analogy btw...)

On good days I agree with you, Trinity. Even on bad days my head does, but the rest of me sinks into self-pity cos everyone kept telling me that it would be no problem making friends in a new place cos I would meet so many people through DS

Legacy - I agree. Hence my wildly unrealistic thought about DH appreciating it a bit more when he has done it for a week - except that he won't really be "doing it", as I don't want DS to have a really lousy first week back, so I will organise the right kit bags, uniform, etc, etc before I leave at 7 every morning or after I get back at 8 every night.

Soapbox, I don't know if my kids wailed at the door as herded them in, quickly shut the door and couldnt hear the screams from that far down the road!!Only jokingNo I agree we all want the best for our kids, we do all we can for the little poppets.