Is small talk mandatory on school runs or are we all on board with silence being a-okay? I’m the family editor here at GoodtoKnow and I need to talk this one through, because it’s nuanced, right? It’s one of those ‘I don’t want to make small talk all the time, but I reserve the right to feel left out when I’m not part of it’ situations.
So when I say ‘nuanced’ I mean that sometimes it’s not so cut and clear. Sometimes a little chat is needed, whether it's about the weather, the latest school fines, the parking nightmares, our mum rage, or just how tired we all are. And I know that nattering as we wait for our kids to come bowling out has been a lifesaver for my sanity and my personality (I’m that scatty mum who never skim-reads the helpful part of the email). ‘Erm, sorry what’s this about them needing to bring five empty bottles in on Tues?’ - yep, that’s me.
