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To be dying of shame

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threeyearoldwoes · 19/07/2023 20:09

I very much want this to be lighthearted as it really burns right now but am hoping to see the funny side (in about 50 years maybe).

We had our primary school visit this morning. It was early, but I work early so I handed over this task to DH, who is on holiday from work. It's our oldest child so we didn't know what to expect.

We had tidied up the main areas of the house and dumped all the clean (not even slightly sorted or folded) laundry in mine and DH's room for him to deal with later in the day.

During the visit, DH was apparently pinned to the floor with a billion random questions by one member of staff. During this, DS (3) took the other member of staff (his class teacher) upstairs to show them his toys in his bedroom. Only, while he was up there, he decided he actually wanted to show her his Beatrix Potter books. Which were in mine and DH's room as we have two children in a 2 bed house and the toddler keeps the three-year-old awake some nights so last night I'd read DS his bedtime story in our room before moving him into his own bed to sleep.

DS proudly brought his teacher into our room to get the Beatrix Potter books. I found this out when I got home from work and he and DH told me all about it. The door to our room was wide open, and right on the other side of the door was a massive white pair of my biggest knickers on top of a dark blue dress (for maximum contrast and embarrassment obviously).

Other highlights visible immediately from the door were two packets of "extra absorbent" sanitary towels and my underwear drawer was left wide open from where I had to find a last minute pair of socks this morning as I was very late and forgot to close it. It generally looked a total shit tip. The bed wasn't made either and the curtains are a Minnie Mouse blanket draped over the curtain rail as we only recently moved in. There were also a couple of random packing boxes on the floor, buried in laundry.

I am dying of shame and obviously now need to move to Saturn and change the child's school immediately because I can never, ever look his class teacher in the eye after this. I also can't believe she went upstairs with a three-year-old instead of politely refusing. She's probably traumatised by my giant knickers.

Tell me you've managed something worse. Or as a teacher that this isn't going to be talked about up and down the staff room. I am so embarrassed and trying my best to see the funny side.

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Imouttahere · 23/07/2023 19:55

We had a home visit back in 2014 for DS. His teacher and the TA. TA sat asking me a million questions whilst DS dragged the teacher all over our home. Don't worry OP, the teacher more than likely wears them too. Could've been worse, they could have been crotchless 😜

diddl · 23/07/2023 20:02

Seems a bit daft to me when the teachers will be dealing with the kids in school!

Can't see how one home visit helps much with that!

Borntobeamum · 23/07/2023 20:16

Taking my 6 year old to school when she announced - ‘My daddy’s got a bleeding Willy’ to her teacher as I handed her over 🤦‍♀️🩸🍆

DH had just had a vasectomy!

Bossmum94 · 23/07/2023 21:02

are you even a proper woman though if you don't have big knickers and sani towels lying around? 🤔

JillinSwindon · 23/07/2023 21:54

Home visits are (or at least used to be) a perfectly normal part of introducing child, reception class teacher and parents to each other in a friendly, informal way. Questions and answers from all sides, potential problems, expectations and anxieties can be addressed. It should be a really nice way to ease the transition of a child into mainstream education, breaking down potential barriers and - yes - giving the teacher an idea of the child's background. Everyone should benefit - under normal circumstances!

Applescruffle · 24/07/2023 07:39

The teacher should have said "oh no, I don't think we should go in your mum and dad's room, let's go back downstairs"

Honestly, it's such an invasion of privacy I think I might even complain.

Yellowlegobrick · 24/07/2023 17:50

Home visits are really common. Lots of quieter 4 year olds won't really show you their speech or interests in a busy school classroom for weeks, you can learn more about them in ten mins one on one in their own home with mum or dad around than you might in the first 3-4 weeks of the school term.

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