School days - the happiest days, ehhhhhh

So the childer are back in school.

Back a few years they were in the local school. 30 pupils, so sending 5 there was filling the roll just a touch. There were years where that school stayed open because our kids went there...

Now we have 6 in a high school so close to the new house to which they can walk.

An hour wiped off their day in an instant.

This would mean that we have just the one in the valley school

Which is the same distance from the new house as the new school is from Penole.

But, here is the parental dilemma with only himself at that school Gwion has taken off. He is suddenly himself and not anyone else's brother or foster brother.

That is giving him more confidence, sense of self and self worth.

Of course what Gwion sees is his friend Felix.

Without him Felix would not have a proper friend at school.

So he needs to stay to look after Felix.

So it looks like we are doing big mileage every day - which is OK.

He is big above his years.

Today I was talking to Bethan; one of her friends had decided school is not for her, the school counsellor was not there and she needed to talk to someone. She was distraught emotions on the wing.

The year tutor was far too busy so she trusted Bethan to talk her through whatever it was she wanted to say.

Now,

OK

I am dealing with this second hand, but Bethan did proper real deal Motivational Enhancement Therapy without having done the course.

Not having done the course she would not have known how she did it of course.

Oh by the way she is as dippy as a dippy thing, but hell I am proud of her.

And Gwion

R