to be annoyed at someone-or-other for giving dcs...

[almostblue]

a bottle of Brewers Gold beer; a packet of Monks sausages; an iMac; and these boots?

I'm confused, too. onebatmother - are you a teacher?

almostblue, I am sorry

not a problem at all; I've learned a lesson about starting incomprehensible/easily misconstrued threads at least!

Oh. Perhaps none of you have school age children? It struck me that everyone was getting rather frazzled and overwrought, which I particularly much associate with this week of the year.

'particularly much' being the latest patois amongst mothers of school-age children, of course.

Ah, I see. nope, a year or so before this time of year means anything other than a much quicker drive into work for me!

" I think, by the way, that you have a point with regard to a tendency on mn to play 'less-right-on-than-thou', and mock those who are anxiously trying to do the right thing by their PFB - citing the evils of 'competitive parenting' whilst hotly competing to be more 'chilled and hands off' than the next mother."

nicely put.