I haven’t been doing so well lately in the parenting department. I think I’ve become too comfortable in the knowledge that the girls are for the most part on even keels, and I’ve been resting on my little laurels. But Alison came home today with a piece of paper stating that we are to attend a parent-teacher meeting the week after next. Last year, the paper came to us with the “You do not need to attend the parent-teacher meeting for your child” box ticked. The worrier in me is concerned that this summons from the form teacher is an indication that Alison hasn’t been doing too well in school – although from examining her school work, it looks like …






