Dear Readers...
I am a year 2 class rep and our school fete is in November. On Sunday the children and I went to another fete to check out the competition and look for some stall ideas. The ‘throw a ping pong ball into a fish bowl and win a goldfish’ was by far the most popular stall. I am certain we were the only family to leave without a fish, Emily whilst in line for a sausage fell into a manipulatory heap and wailed, “It’s not fair, I only got a sparkly bag and a sausage, I want a fish!”. I swiftly responded with, “Why don’t you go and sit on that bench over there and when you can say, 'I’m so happy I got a sparkly bag and a sausage' come back and join us?”. Less than a minute later she returned, beaming with gratitude and we had a great day. There are always little moments that need to be ‘nipped in the bud’ and whilst I would have loved to have caved in and bought the fish, I know I would have been undermining her character.
 Speaking of fish.... Three weeks ago I received a note from Emily’s school about book week and a costume parade where the children had to dress up as their favourite book character. Waves of panic swooped over me - I can cope with life’s challenges as a sole parent of two and the ups and downs of career but ask me for a homemade costume for a second grader and I loose it - I cannot sew. As the days passed Emily was getting excited, her class was buzzing with costume ideas... then it came to me, the Rainbow Fish! We cut out scales from a roll of foil and coloured cellophane and I stapled them on the an old sea green cotton shift dress, it cost less than $10 and looked fantastic!
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Jane King
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