My first week as a Supply teacher!

I wanted to tell you about something I think you will find very funny - I bought a cheap, smart skirt at Tesco's before going into the RC school so that I could make a good impression. It is a very nice grey tiny-herring-bone pattern skirt (almost looks plain). I arrived at school at 8.10 and sorted some things out, and then thoguht, "Ooh, best have a wee before the kids come in!"

So off I went, pulled up the skirt, had my wee - and then found coldn't get it back down over my hips! I grinned at first, and then began to panic as, with only about four minutes left, I realised I simply could NOT get it back down! I dunno how I got it up tbh! I quickly ran through the alternatives, dismissed the idea of someone having a spare skirt my size in school, and in any case thought it might not look too professional arriving at the Head's office with my skirt up round my waist and pleading for help! In the end, I decided I HAD to get my arse covered, and see what happened after - I'd just pretend the skirt had been ripped and I hadn't noticed, or something. I yanked it determinedly down, and felt/heard a loud rip. I went cold at the thought that it might be the flap at the back, preparing to give the kids a great view of my bottom all day - felt it, and it was fine. Then I remembered this had happened once before with a Tesco skirt, the lining had been too small and when I took the skirt off at the end of the day, it was ripped to shreds (but the skirt was wearable).

So - I went through the day, trying to wee as few times as possible, and when I got home that evening, gingerly removed the skirt (no problem with that, thank goodness!) only to discover - Nothing! I can't find a rip ANYwhere but I heard it. All I can think of is that the lining was anchored to the skirt somewhere and I'd pulled on that,. Perhaps I just haven't spotted something really obvious. But - once I knew it was ok - the mental image of me struggling in panic to appear fully-dressed on my first full day of Supply teaching was very funny.