Julie Jay: School has changed, but I still worry about Ted starting

"I worry that school is not a place where everyone will shine or be happy. As such, I can’t help but bite my lip a little as I watch him take off with his new Spiderman bag"

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Back-to-school time always brings up memories for me. Most of them are negative, and most consist of me hiding under a duvet and begging my mother to let me stay home from school for just another week.

“I’m sorry Julie, you have to go,” she would say, and I would wail like a wounded animal.