Ten Types Of School Run Mums
| 3rd September 2015
The slummy mummy, workaholic and overprotective mum are three of the types of mum you’ll come across on the school run.
Online gaming site MobileSlots.com has identified the ten kinds of school run mum that we’ve all encountered before.
- The late one
She rushes through the gate with kids that are still chowing down their breakfast while other parents are leaving. She’s been doing this every day for the past year but still hasn’t caught on that she needs to get up 15 minutes earlier. Next year, we think the school should send her a letter telling her the school day is starting earlier so she’ll arrive on time.
Most likely to: Cause delays on parents’ evening because she’s late, again.
- Workaholic
CEO of some large company, she’s always too pushed for time to do the school run herself. If you’re lucky you might catch a glimpse at parents evening. When you do see her, she’s rushing around on the phone, far too busy for this.
Most likely to: Ask you to pick her child up at the last minute because the nanny’s ill and she’s got an important meeting.
- Overprotective mum
The overprotective mum always has an eye on her child, watching them on the climbing frame and worrying so much that it’s impossible to hold a conversation with her.
Most likely to: Send her child to school in a winter coat when it’s really not that chilly.
- Yummy mummy
While other mums show up in a pair of jeans with their hair in a ponytail, the fashionista looks fabulous no matter how early it is. We’re not sure how she achieves perfect make up every single day and when we see her designer handbag we wonder how the kids haven’t ruined it yet.
Most likely to: Wear stilettos on the school run.
- Workoutaholic
Arriving in their full gym gear, we’d like to know the secret as to how they can both be a parent and live this lifestyle. If they didn’t have such a good figure, we’d assume they were wearing gym gear for comfort rather than its usual use.
Most likely to: Be seen jogging home as other mums get into their cars.
- PTA mum
Involved in absolutely everything, the PTA mum is often avoided as her conversations make other parents feel like they’re not doing enough. From last week’s summer fair (which she’ll no doubt ask why you didn’t attend) to the school disco, she’s in the know about the goings on at school.
Most likely to: Walk around the playground handing out raffle tickets.
- Competitive mum
Her five year old is a cricket star, can speak French and plays the violin at the start of assembly. She’d rather discuss next year’s exams than what was on the telly last night.
Most likely to: Put her child on a training plan before sports day.
- Mum of many
Rushing around the school to get one child from nursery and another from the main playground, this mum is always in a hurry. Once or twice, she may have even lost a child along the way and had to go back for them.
Most likely to: Know every other mum and teacher, since she has a kid in each year.
- Slummy mummy
She arrives with a food stain on her top, which she’s trying to pull off as a normal t-shirt even though we know it’s pyjamas. She’s forgotten the children’s lunch but doesn’t have time to think about that because her two year old is having a tantrum.
Most likely to: Bring her kids in wearing school uniform on non-school uniform day.
- Child-minders
There’s nothing more intimidating than the gang culture associated with the child-minders. They know every single mum in the playground and all of the school gossip, from how naughty your child is to the head teacher’s marriage problems.
Most likely to: Know who you are before you’ve even introduced yourself.