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Does anyone else find it hard not to blub in school assemblies?

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foxinsocks · 21/06/2006 10:22

Pre kids I never thought I'd be the type of person that cried when dd or ds had 1 or 2 words to say in assembly. But I have subsequently discovered, to my horror, that every time either of mine have anything to say or do in assembly that I start welling up! Luckily they haven't noticed yet but in a month's time, it's dd's birthday assembly when all the birthday children go up (with their parents) and light a candle and the rest of the infants sing them a birthday song . Have visions of myself in a weeping heep on the stage while everyone else is fine!

I'm going to have make one of my nails very sharp and stab my hand throughout to stop the tears coming! Does anyone else feel this way?

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hannahsaunt · 22/06/2006 04:56

I have just wept through ds1's last parade (assembly) at his wonderful primary school. We leave Oz in 3 weeks and it was one of the many things that is setting me off. He stood up with all his classmates (and the rest of the school) and sang his little heart out through the national anthem - he's so happy and so settled and horrid mummy is taking him away...

ghosty · 22/06/2006 05:35

When I was teaching I used to blub when the kids I taught did anything in plays etc ... so I was prepared to be a nightmare when I had my own children - and sure enough I am terrible!

BudaBabe · 22/06/2006 06:38

Def a blubber here! But I know I'm not the only one!

Last year at the end of year school assembly it was TERRIBLE! No-one warned us and I was sat with a few other Mums as we watched. It is an international school and every year loads of people leave so they get all the leavers up on stage with their teacher and best friend and the teacher says something about the child and then the best friend. Last year two boys of around 12 had us all in floods as the best friend just stood there and cried and they hugged.

This year was more prepared - waterproof mascara and lots of tissues. Sat with some other Mums and I offered tissues around - they laughed at me! Then they blubbed too!!!

The (male) school nurse was leaving and is a lovely guy and will be missed loads so shed a tear there. Then the head totally embarrassed the guy as he is leaving with a girlfriend who is one of the other teachers so they called them both on stage and gave them big red hearts - laughed AND cried then. And a friend's teenage DD has a huge crush on said nurse so she was in floods!

It is SO traumatic!!

Blandmum · 22/06/2006 07:26

I cry. I have even cried in school assembies where I teach, and I work in secondary ffs!

niceglasses · 22/06/2006 07:44

Am getting worse as I get older - a hint of a hymn, carol, service, weddings, omg, weddings. Am unstoppable. Quite embarrassing really.

I try to sing very loudly which stops me crying but makes pple stare at me.

niceglasses · 22/06/2006 07:56

Oh yes and bloody parents evenings if they say nice things......straightaway - how stupid is that. Sure it won't be a problem for long though - he is just in reception just now...........so will probably pile on the naughtiness in the coming years.

OzJo · 22/06/2006 08:59

I used to be a hard bitch that cried at nothing....after giving birth I began blubbing at anything...I have wept at garden makeover shows! God knows how bad it'll be once the offspring actually start some kind of school!

puff · 22/06/2006 09:15

I think I am hardened to them (ex teacher who organised loads of nativities etc)

tortoiseshell · 22/06/2006 09:16

I'm hopeless - cried at the nativity, and even cried at sports day last week - just shouting 'come on ds' in the first race reduced me to tears. I blame the baby hormones (can I still blame that after 7 weeks?)

jenkel · 22/06/2006 09:38

It was my dds first nativity last year at preschool, she was 3 1/2. The first little girl came onto the stage holding one of the teachers hand, didnt know the girl very well and I started to fill up, by the time my dd was on stage tears were just flowing uncontrollable, tired to hide it but it just got too ridiculous.

Tommy · 22/06/2006 09:54

I quite often cry with laughter at DS1's nursery assemblies - mostly because the teacher is working so hard at getting them to remember what to do and the children are all completely oblivious

southeastastra · 22/06/2006 10:05

i cried like a loon on my ds (12) last assembly before moving up to the 'big' school. it was so sad

thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat · 22/06/2006 11:56

pmsl at the garden make over shows. been there. dh has never let me forget when I cried at something called Wedding of the Year - I think it was to do with the Clothes Show - some couple won their dream wedding as a prize. it was a load of old tosh, but did for me. And I cry at Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Dick van Dyke and those beautiful children singing "I have you two". god, I;m nearly starting just thinking about it.

TwinsetandPearls · 22/06/2006 11:56

martianbishop I do that, school plays and concerts are the worst.

I even fill up in lessons sometimes! I was once being observed by a student teacher and a rather cheeky year 9 said to her don't worry if Miss starts blubbing she is just gets a bit emotional!

Clary · 22/06/2006 12:03

Oh heck it's dd's class assembly this afternoon.
She has the opening line ("welcome to our assembly...") so there's no hope for me, is there. Welling up just at the thought of it.
Last year at DD's leaving play at nursery school I started filling up at the head teacher's speech at the start fgs! One of the teachers spotted me and was reall ylaughing (in a nice way).
Bakepotato lol at yr DD and the small stout photographer!

trefusis · 22/06/2006 12:04

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bundle · 22/06/2006 12:05

have blubbed in assembly. have blubbed for no reason at all.

am a bit of a blubber.

blubbed on piccadilly line this morning, thinking about friend who's going to the funeral of one of her best friends today (bowel cancer, she was only 47)

bundle · 22/06/2006 12:05

have blubbed in assembly. have blubbed for no reason at all.

am a bit of a blubber.

blubbed on piccadilly line this morning, thinking about friend who's going to the funeral of one of her best friends today (bowel cancer, she was only 47)

bundle · 22/06/2006 12:06

have blubbed in assembly. have blubbed for no reason at all.

am a bit of a blubber.

blubbed on piccadilly line this morning, thinking about friend who's going to the funeral of one of her best friends today (bowel cancer, she was only 47)

bundle · 22/06/2006 12:07

gosh that was a lot of blubbing

niceglasses · 22/06/2006 12:09

Really much more prone since the nippers were born. I can cry at just a lovely 'moment' - ie when the kids arent killing each other (rarer than a rare thing), on the beach etc. Am a proper wuss. However, find it hard to cry over massive events ie - I couldn't find it to cry over Princess Di, much as it was sad an all.

figroll · 22/06/2006 12:20

You should all come and see me over my dd2s leaving assembly - I shall be inconsolable despite really looking forward to her leaving! I have turned into a totally crazy woman since I have had kids, but this leaving assembly will be all too much for me, I know that already. I am fed up with my dds primary school - she is bored by the work - she could do with making some new friends, but I will still be crying like an idiot. I won't have any kids at primary school - I can't believe it. I could cry just thinking about it.

dinosaure · 22/06/2006 12:33

Another hopeless blubberer here...

Had to take video camera to DS1's school Christmas play in order to have something to hide behind!

wordgirl · 22/06/2006 12:45

LOL at trefusis's carol-singing lorry driver reducing her to tears
School leavers' assemblies are always a complete blubfest. Kleenex shares must soar at this time of year.

SupermummyT · 09/09/2006 17:19

Queen of Blubbing here.(I'm a sensitive soul). Cry at anything but am not a weak person, so often very confused by this very female trait. Like Dinosaure, I take the camcorder. You're so busy getting the filming right you will not cry - I promise. Also heard that biologists claim if you smile you will not be able to cry??? Can't think what other people would make of a mum who sits through every performance/concert/assembly/presentation grinning though, so will stick to my camcorder hoping I will 'grow out of it' like my youngest daughter reliably informed me I would!!

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