Worry and the school trip
This time last week I found myself in the 'sports megastore' that is Decathlon. Completely ignoring the written instructions issued to me - by the activity centre that The Nine Year Old has now visited - to not spend money on new items, I found myself spending a serious amount of cash on waterproof clothing and footwear, fleece lined stuff, a backpack and a pull-along suitcase. The reason behind this particular incidence of consumer madness? A lame attempt to ease the worry of the residential school trip that was looming. Because you see, the thing is this. Us parents. WE WORRY. A lot. Some of us take this to extreme and worry about anything and everything. I'd like to think that I'm not that extreme but I know that this is mainly me LYING to myself. I try to play it cool but with little success. By the time I left the Decathlon store I could ha...