I love my kids and I am generally (surprisingly) excited when comes school pick up time. This year is the first when I have so many hours to myself and I think I am still in honeymoon period as I miss them badly by 3pm and can’t wait to hug them (here, I pass the bucket).
Generally though on our walk back home I turn into a donkey carrying everything and sometimes everyone, listening to someone moaning about something…











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Very true, I have 2 little boys. 1 in primary 2 and the youngest at pm nursery.
Kerry
School pickup is donkey work… http://t.co/EQNYAVRA
The key is to lay down the rules as o what happens after school every day – in our house it means no TV, no other electronic stuff, just reading, playing and drawing. The kids know it and never ask about it anymore. Secondly, do you have a snack with you when you pick them up – for my boys, a snack as soon as they get collected is a must
I resemble this! Yes I am a pack horse on the way home
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