Back to School

The Summer is officially over - Eva started back to school today (first class). As is customary I took a photo of her on the garden steps before we left. It's nice to see how much she has grown year on year. When we got to the school we were faced with the most terrible news. One of the school mums was murdered yesterday in a domestic dispute. She was a 46 year old mum of three children between 4 and 9 years. Her middle child is in Eva's class. I didn't know her personally, just to see around the school yard and swimming classes. Nevertheless, it is shocking when it happens right on your doorstop. Everyone in the school was just stunned at the news.

The teachers made an announcement to all the children giving them basic details according to their age and the parents were given a note to explain how much the children knew and that psychological counselling services from the Dept were on site. I had a chat with Eva and she hadn't understood anything at school except that her classmate's mum had been 'lost'. I decided to tell her that she had died as I know the kids will be talking in the playyard. My heart breaks for those three little children who have effectively lost both of their parents in one desparate moment. The youngest little boy was to start school today. You just don't know what goes on in people's lives behind closed doors...