We received this funny email from a parent today and thought it may make you all smile!
Dear Mr M
I want to apologise in advance for this Thursday 8th July. My child is likely to be overtired, emotional wreck and will probably be walking around school in a half-asleep state whilst muttering about three lions under his breath. I’m not entirely sure he’ll be his full, sunny best and complicated maths sums will be a no-go zone unless it’s related to the numbers on the back of Southgate’s boy’s shirts. You might even find that during English he’ll be absent-mindedly doodling “Its coming home” over and over again in the corner of his book instead of getting on with the task at hand. (From my perspective, as long as he spells it right I think his punishment for this should be limited.)
Myself, my X yr old son and his dad all sat around the table to have a level, mature discussion about the situation earlier. We weighed up the pros and cons of letting them stay up 3+ hours past their bed-time to watch England smash Denmark on a school night and I’m afraid the decision was unanimous.
The truth is – ⚽️ITS COMING HOME⚽️ and he is absolutely right in saying I’d be a super mean mum if I denied him the experience of witnessing that.
I promise to go right back to prioritising his emotional well-being when it comes to his 8pm bed-time on Thursday night and he should be half human by lunch-time on Friday. Having said that, we might need to consider whether he’ll even be able to attend school on Monday considering we’re actually physically BRINGING it home on Sunday night. 🏆🏴⚽️ Celebrations are likely to run into the early hours but we can cross that bridge when we come to it right? 😉😁
Thanks for your understanding on the matter. I know we all ultimately want what’s best for the kids and I truly feel that what’s best for them in this situation, is to get to live the full ‘ITS COMING HOME’ experience – thus ending the 30 years of hurt they’ve been carrying around with them since before they were born.
Kind regards,
Mum
