“Mum, I can’t find my water bottle.” I try not to roll my eyes and huff under my breath on our way out the door to school, as my eight-year-old informs me of the latest addition to the never-ending conveyor belt of lost things.
Like most parents, I am driven demented by a daily list of lost items. From sharpeners to coats, and that one resolute jumper that may as well be in the Bermuda Triangle for all the time it spends being lost, my children are never not misplacing something.
I weigh up whether sending the text to the class WhatsApp group is worth the 30 or so similar replies all saying something along the lines of, “Nope, not here hun” or “Will keep an eye out”.
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