To feel slightly insecure and intimidated!?

[boatsnrainbows]

So we moved house (due to dh's job) just before Christmas to a small village with a small local school. (But 20 mins from nearest city) I have 2 dc and I am a sahm for the time being. I will go beck to work (hopefully) once dd is in school which is in another year!
The school is small as I said, there's 16 in ds's year. I have since joining realised that out of the 16 only 2 of the other mums are sahm (I thought there may be more) but this is not my AIBU. Of the mums that are working there's (and this is no joke!)
The local GP - I met while attending for the first time
The local vet- I met when I brought the dog
The local dentist - I met whilst registering at said surgery
An engineer- runs a local engineering company (met at the school gate)
Two solicitors (heard through dh who is also in the legal sector!)
A surgeon - I haven't met but another mum spoke of her
A senior lecturer - met at the school gates a few times
A psychiatrist with her own practice - can't remember how I know that one

I haven't met the others much but they all drop and run in their suits most days.

Now I am so bloody impressed and I am in awe of the amount of highly educated women around me but I can't help but feel so small all of a sudden. I know it's my own issues but...WOW...I feel like I dropped into a little bubble of mums who run the world. IABU aren't I! 🙈

I’m surrounded by so many top professionals at my school also. I also regularly awed by their intellect but I wouldn’t say intimidated.

No matter what..... there’s always someone who wants to make a bitchy pointed comment

Neither bitchy nor pointed. I’m shocked at OPs surprise at women working. It’s hardly a new thing.

I feel guilty and worry the SAH or part-time mums judge me when I’m always the last one picking my DS up from nursery as rushing from my job. They probably don’t but it’s mums’ nature to feel in the wrong about whatever we do, dontchaknow

@UhtredRagnarson

No matter what..... there’s always someone who wants to make a bitchy pointed comment

Neither bitchy nor pointed. I’m shocked at OPs surprise at women working. It’s hardly a new thing.

Don't think it's the fact they work but perhaps the fact they are all professionals that will obviously be high earners. Wasn't that difficult to actuallyread the OP and understandwhat she meant.

What I'm surprised at are so many people saying they sound like fantastic women and a great bunch of friends to make why? Because they have well paid jobs? Did the OP say what their personalities were like?

I have one of the jobs you mention but tbh very few of the school mums know, ask or care. How do you know? Must say we don’t really talk about jobs much/ at all. Other than thinking oh that’s interesting (or not!) it’s not relevant. Enjoy the company of those you get on with, what they do for a living is neither here nor there.

Ah, just read your first post properly OP re how you know!! Rest of my post stands!!

@Iminaglasscaseofemotion yes she did.

yes...and to add they all seem so lovely too!! Really approachable and kind.

I think these sound like very handy people to know! It could be also that thanks to the recent possibility of working from home, in more normal times, they wouldn't be able to do the pick up. Sadly, I think by September there will be fewer, so as they're nice, make friends now.

[quote Pinkywoo]@Iminaglasscaseofemotion yes she did.

yes...and to add they all seem so lovely too!! Really approachable and kind.[/quote]
Ah well, missed that bit. Glad it's not just because they earn a lot.