Second level is another can of worms entirely
It is co-written by Toby Young, a sort of public school Phil Mitchell best known for an earlier memoir How To Lose Friends & Alienate People, who has since married and co-produced a slew of kids. This book is full of tips like “Try not to burst into tears when you drop them off on their first day. Crying can be contagious and you don’t want to set off the other parents!”
What is not mentioned is that when your youngest child finally starts secondary school, you should at least wait until they have walked out the front door before you crack open the metaphorical champagne. At last! No more cake sales, school runs, end-of-term concerts, phone calls from harried primary teachers about how your child has poked another child in the eye, or the endless tedium of the packed lunch. Crying? Skipping around the house clicking your heels more like, the kids already out the door — without you — by 8am.
