I'm really in a state about this and wanted to find out how other people would deal with this situation.
My DD has been accepted for her 1st choice primary school. Fab - wonderful Ofsted, teachers etc. But (many) the parents (mainly mums I'm afraid) are a known nightmare. I've run across a few of them at her preschool, and I'm talking BMW and Mercedes 4 wheel-drives, Waitrose, and anyone not living in anything less than a £1 million house is studiously ignored in favour of lots of air kissing between those who do (many of them). In many weeks of waiting outside preschool for DD, I have rarely been smiled at or talked with any of them (despite trying). Only thing they wanted to know was which primary DD would be going to!
Unfortunately, their attitudes are carried over to their kids, who made life very unpleasant for DD at preschool (ignoring her and refusing to let her join in etc) with one little charmer even taking to regularly hitting her (pre school staff ignored this because this mum was one of the 'in' crowd that they don't want to upset). In the end I just took her out. (These kids will be going on to the primary she is going to).
Shes been doing fine since being home with me, when suddenly the "You've been accepted to your 1st choice school" letter plopped onto the mat. Everyone's been telling me how happy I should feel, but actually I feel quite sick inside at the prospect of having to see these mums (twice a day) and DD having to see their kids. DD has told me that if she has to see any of them she will "run out of the school and run away."
I spoke to another mum (whose daughter is now leaving the school) and her comments were: "If you think that lot (of mums) are bad up at the preschool, you wait until you see them in action at the school. They think they run the show."
I've desperately rung round the other schools in the area, but all are saying that they are now full, can put me on their waiting list, but don't hold out too much hope etc.
What to do?????