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There are things people don't tell you before your child starts school.

What you do know, is that as a parent, you will get to see your children grow, learn, and develop into little people in front of you.

What no-one tells you – is what you, as a parent, will gain too. How important that is. And how much you will treasure, and value it.

What you were not told is that you will find a new Squad. A new group. A new family. You will find and meet other parents and look back and wonder how you got through the years without them.

Your school community will become your new circle.

You will spend Saturday mornings together on the sport side lines without makeup, post gym, cheering your kids on – maybe even watching a minute of the game between talking. You will learn a whole new set of children and parents’ names. Your phone will now feature names such as “Max’s Mum Kristen”. Good luck ever being able to call her just “Kristen” for the next 5 years.

You may get sick, and your new friends will be the ones you call . You may lose a parent, and your new school community will be in the back rows of the church to support you. You may get a new job, and your new family will be the ones you celebrate with.

It will soon stop being a concern if your children still play together or go to different high schools. As you realise this won’t change your Squad.

As we see the restrictions from last 2 years beginning to ease, we are starting to see more events, more functions, and more opportunities to gather in our school communities return. There are class play dates, parents’ nights and 80’s theme quiz nights creeping back in.

If you are new to your school community, take the time to try to go to these – you won’t look back. It is daunting to begin with and may be hard to make the first step,  but trust me, it’s worth it. Building your new circle from your new school community is such an important task.

If you are old to this game, get prepared to return… and start thinking of quiz night tables and outfits.

So, thank you. To my new family. My new squad. I didn’t know that you came with school deal. And I am so glad you did.