What I learnt this week, don't judge a book by its cover.

I have learnt and gently reminded not to judge a book by it's cover.

As a new school mum I am meeting so many new woman. When I first started I felt like I was a new kid starting school, new faces, new communications and so many new people to meet.

We all do it, some say human nature. We look at someone and make a judgement on how and what that person does.

I have done it for many years in my professional career making assessment and producing reports based on my educated assessment. I have it down pat in a professional setting but the school yard it's very different. 

There are mums running in trakies, mums with manicured hair, mums on there way to work and mums on there way to the gym. There are mums with full make up and mums with tired eyes and pony tails.

There are mums that look like they have it all together and mums who look exhausted. But really you will never know how she is feeling. What her morning was like, what day she has ahead until you get to know her. She may look like she is coping but really, although life is getting really hard.

Don't think she is coping because her hair is done and her make up is perfect. She's a mum with stresses, worries and pressure. Don't judge a book by it's cover.