Back-to-school? I don't think so

 

As I didn't retire until October last year, this is the first Back-to-School September that I'm not part of.

Does that mean that I will no longer have the annual Back-to-School anxiety nightmare the night before school reopens?

It seems NOT.

Last night I had a nightmare that involved me producing a school play. It was opening night and nothing was ready. The kids were running riot and I couldn't keep control. It was almost curtains-up time,all the parents were sitting in the audience awaiting a performance.....and there was none to give them.

I woke up in a bucket of sweat, my heart was thumping and I was on the verge of tears.

For all mu non-teacher friends, this is actually a quite normal reaction to going back to work.

I lay there for a few moments before it finally dawned on me that I had nothing to worry about. I took a few deep, calming breaths....

Just as I instruct a child to do who is on the verge of a meltdown

And then I turned over and went back to sleep.

Best of luck to all my teacher friends who are or have gone back to school this week.

MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOUR!