Where I live the tradesmen typically finish work before school ends so there’s often hairy blokes in hi viz and flip flops or work boots picking up little kids.
Yes, a fair few tradesmen at our kids' primary (pre-COVID) as well.
could you set up a rule on your partner’s email address, like ‘if Sender = info@school.ac.uk, forward to XXYYZZ@gmail.com’?
Genius. I will look into that.
I think there has been a large generational change, my father on the very rare occasion he had control of us kids, would take us to the pub, you got left with a bag of crisps and a coke in the family room, whilst he sat in the bar, that was his idea of childcare...
I feel lucky to spend quality time with my daughter, i enjoy her company and she genuinely makes me laugh, probably as we are both daft..happy to take her any appointment and take or collect her from school. But then again i work half my time at home now, and 9-5, my wife works 60 hour weeks in the NHS including weekends, so it is down to me to do so anyway, but i am happy to.
I think there has been a large generational change, my father on the very rare occasion he had control of us kids, would take us to the pub, you got left with a bag of crisps and a coke in the family room, whilst he sat in the bar, that was his idea of childcare…
Similar experiences here. What with that and working away I never really connected with my dad and whilst it's hard to blame him I certainly don't want to make the same mistake with my kids.
I think there has been a large generational change, my father on the very rare occasion he had control of us kids, would take us to the pub, you got left with a bag of crisps and a coke in the family room, whilst he sat in the bar, that was his idea of childcare…
I think I was a lucky kid really – I was a 70s child and, although my dad worked a 5.5 to 6 day week, I saw lots of him – he always tried to have us help him in the garden, washing cars, that sort of stuff. We would often go into work with him on a Saturday which was cool – he was a TV repairman and we'd hang around in the workshop and try to solder stuff, play with oscilloscopes and stuff like that. I miss mum and dad 🙁
