Beginning of term
Freshly washed and neatly ironed clothes set out night before
Home-made bread served for breakfast by smiling mother.
Home-made organic healthy snack wrapped in greasproof paper and placed in school bags the night before.
Mid-term
Children sleep in week-old pants and drag on clothes thrown down the night before.
Children forage in fridge for something for breakfast
Children find mechanically produced snack rich in saturated palm oil and put far too much of it in their bags.
End of term
Children wake up Mummy 10 minutes before it is time to leave (dark morning alarm clock rings unremarked). God knows what they are wearing. Mummy drags coat and hat over pyjamas and unbrushed hair. All stop off at bakery in front of school for a croissant and arrive at school as the bell rings, utterly dishevelled, eyes gummed with sleep, crumbs down front.
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