Get together for reception parents...

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...is it worth it??

It's a get together organised by the PTA so the new parents of reception children can get to know each other. For a couple of reasons I don't want to go:

1. I'm mega busy and could do with getting on with some work
2. I don't know anyone and I feel a bit nervous about going on my own (a bit shocked at that really - I'm very outgoing normally!)

Also, does it really matter that I know the other mums - do I have to? Would I not get to know them enough in the playground and at parties? Or is it going to help ds1 if I'm friends with his classmates mums??

I guess the upshot is, I'm not mad keen on going, I'd like to get to know people but it's a bit like hard work but I'd do it if I thought it would help ds in some way - he didn't go to the school nursery so he (and I) doesn't know anyone.

I'm sure I'm thinking about this far too much. PMT.

That's 'a pathetic' not 'apathetic'!

I'm not planning to go to ours at the start of next month - only because I have already signed up for a part-time course which starts that evening and the first parent teacher evening is the following week so i may have to miss my course then if I can't get an early enough slot.

I already know some of the parents as I already have a child at the school and have got to know some of the new ones.

I did go to dd's one - one benefit is you may get to meet any mums who work and don't collect their child from school themselves - my dd's best friend in reception has a mum who worked so it was nice to meet her.