A letter to a certain somebody on the school run

Enough is enough - it’s time something was said, ladies!

 

Dear Rude Mum At The School Gate,

 

As mums, we all know just how hectic the morning is; getting the kids up, dressed, fed and in class on time makes for a very busy few hours. I know because I do it every day. But that is no excuse for rudeness.

 

You may not realise this letter is being directed at you - you’re probably too busy dropping your kids off in the middle of the road while we wait behind you – but it is.

 

I know it’s tough when everyone else is running around you to get to class, but please try to move slightly to the left or right of the path and not stay in the middle. We have enough to do trying to motivate our dawdling kids to get in before nine am without having to work our way around you too.

 

A simple thank you when someone picks up the jacket you dropped wouldn't go amiss, and when the lollipop lady steps out onto the road, please don’t make a face. No matter how late you are going to be for work, the kids are the priority here.

 

And please, for your own sake as well my nerves, can you look when you cross the road. Being too busy yapping to look as you step out in front of a bike or a car – causing them to jam on – is not an acceptable excuse. Look, ladies, look!

 

Finally, (I promise my rant is over soon) as you tell the world what you have on that day can you do so away from the front of the gate – we’re getting too old to be squeezing past anyone anymore.

 

As mums, we all need to stick together – if we don’t have each other’s back no one else will. Yes, some mornings are a lot worse than others and, yes, I’ll let you get away with it once. But that’s it.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

A Mum Who's Had One of Those Days 

 

Mary Byrne is a staff writer at MummyPages and mum to a horse-crazy, sports-mad, seven-year-old girl.