Today has been one of those days that you think about as a parent for years and wonder what it will feel like when it comes - the day when your first child starts school.
Yes, today was Jamie's big day.
The feeling for Vanessa and me was obviously one of immense pride - exactly the same as every other parent who turned up with their sprogs in tow, no doubt.
After several minutes of collective reassurance and the odd tear, us mums and dads were finally shooed out of the classroom to allow the kids to await the arrival of their teacher.
And my warped mind bizarrely transported me to that famous scene at the beginning of An Officer and a Gentleman where Gunnery Sergeant Foley questions the species/sexual preferences of his new charges.
I would imagine Mrs Buckton adopted a more welcoming approach.
