Your feelings about rthe whole leaving Primary School thing!

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Hi Folks.

I started to become a regular poster on here some months back. You may remeber that I adopted a young child and we are getting through life as a family. Im 26 and cannot have my own children for personal reasons. It's working great so far!

My sister has her own children and her eldest is in the dreaded Yr6 and is leaving today. She is extremely emotional and has been on the phone all morning.

I've never witnessed my sister in this way before, shes normally very happy go lucky, tough nut sort of lady.

For previous Yr6 Mums I was wondering what your experience was on the dreaded Leavers Day. I will have to face the music in a few years time and am now dreading it!

What sort of things do the children do apart from limos and such rediculous stuff.

Maybe I should be preparing myself for that moment. I'm such a little emotional bag of whatever. I cry at the sightest little thing.

It would be great to hear your experiences, wether your a Yr6 mother this year or previously.

My sister has now made me feel very nervous, I know it's a few years away but I tink it may dwell on my head for the enxt few years.

many Thanks.

Daniel

I must be a heartless bitch because it didn't affect me or my kids; they were pretty much going to the same school as their friends (who they see most days anyway) and apart from a few teary children, most were more interested in planning their holiday activities.

The schools we went to didn't make a big sobbing deal over it either, treating it as a normal event. I do wonder sometimes if there isn't too much fuss made - it's all going a bit Princess Di.

I'm so relieved to have found this thread, I've been feeling so sad since my youngest left primary school last week. I poured it all out on my blog (www.midlifechic.com/end-days-leaving-primary-school/) and lots of people have been very kind but I still can't quite pick myself up again. For me it's the end of a way of 14 years of life and there will be a big hole. My son is fine about it though!!!

That sounds lovely Amber!