03/09/2026
And just like that, summer is over… Three boys. Three completely different personalities. Three different schools. All three mine.
Sometimes I look at them and wonder how two people could possibly have created three such completely different little characters. They see the world differently, learn differently, feel differently and have their own completely unique ways of making us laugh, worry, smile and occasionally wonder what on earth we’ve created! 😂
But this September feels particularly special for us.
Leo has started his secondary education at a school that is made for children just like him. A school where his deafblindness is understood, where he doesn’t have to constantly explain himself, where the challenges he faces are already understood and where he can simply be him.
After everything it has taken to get him to this point, watching him walk into secondary school has been an incredibly emotional moment. (Ps thanks to all the Mummy friends who have been on this journey with us)
There have been plenty of times when I’ve wondered what his future would look like. Times when things have felt harder than they should have been. Times when we’ve had to fight, push, advocate and keep going when it would have been easier to feel defeated. Its taken Lawyers, lots of Money, many tears of anger and too many meeting to count
Yet seeing him take this next step into school today knowing he is finally somewhere that can support him properly, is something I will never take for granted.
And as my own boys head into their next chapters, I’m also thinking about all my wonderful mindees starting their own new adventures. my mindees who have grown up with me, watching you move on to each new stage is one of the greatest privileges of being a childminder. You all fill me with pride. I hope this year brings new friendships, new experiences, lots of laughter and plenty of memories.
