Who does the school run in your house??

[rainsbows]

Ds starts reception in September and I am feeling really sad / terrible mum guilt that due to work, I won’t be able to take my son to school.

I can collect him twice a week but all other school runs will be either my mum or my husband.

Please make me feel better.

Edited to add, I could take him once a week if he attends the early wraparound care but conscious he’s already going to find five full school days really full on so doesn’t seem fair.

My husband does every school run, morning and afternoon. I am a teacher and have to be in work. It’s not great, but it is the reality. I don’t want them in breakfast club when they don’t need to be just so I can take them.

DH does all drop offs, my mum and I share pick ups. I usually do 3 a week. Don't feel guilty OP - my kids love being picked up by their grandparents. I understand that you feel guilty but if your child is well cared for you don't need to worry.

I also quite like it to be honest, especially in summer. I’m not sure what sagas there are, to be honest, most people turn up, collect their kids and go. I’m a sociable person and enjoy 10 minutes chatting to some other parents. People on here talk about ‘school mums’ like they’re another species, when in reality they’re just other people who have children the same age as you. I’ve made some great friends through my kids 🤷‍♀️

Yes … see also children’s parties, which I also enjoy.

Please don’t feel guilty. In this day and age, we all do what we have to do with work to survive.
Hopefully as you get more senior work will become more flexible so you can do more school runs? Or things might change, you may get a different job that allows this.

In any case, school run is not quality time with children and it’s great that your husband/mum can do it.

Hang in there OP, it’s ok and things will work out xx

I do the majority of the school runs, but DH also does some, and my mum picks them up once a week. Our school do a free breakfast club from 8.15 which we use 3-4 days a week (can choose to pay for the bit 7.45-8.15, which we don't) and they both do two after school clubs even though we don't need them to for childcare reasons, they just want to! (I mean stuff like dance/football/cricket/gymnastics after school at the school, not generic ASC)