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To the Mama in School, Your Kids See How Hard You’re Working

I see you. I see you quietly working in that dimly lit office after you’ve tucked your little ones into bed. I see you sinking into the couch…

My 5-year-old just recently went back to dance class. It’s been more than two months since she’s been in the studio or at school for that matter,…

Black Mary Janes. Light-up Skechers. Hot pink Nikes. Bright white Keds. Pastel pink tennis shoes. I probably can’t even remember what I just…

“Let’s go find a friend on the playground!” I said a little too brightly. My freshly-minted kindergartener kept wiping tears…

I saw your face, teacher on the sidewalk. I was dropping off my little and I saw your warm and genuinely welcoming face when you greeted him once he…

Last week, my kindergartener went viral. I posted a picture of the two of us, sitting on the kitchen floor in the anxious minutes before we left for…

Here we go again. A new school year is here and you’re not excited about it. Maybe you’re even dreading it. You’ve been busy trekking all…

I’m awake. It’s 4 a.m. Just 45 minutes ago, I heard the garage door open and close for the last time at this ungodly hour. I ran downstairs to…

Over the next two weeks, you’ll see countless photos of smiling kids on their first days of school. I have three who started this morning, myself.…

For five years I have been your constant. We spend every moment of our days together, learning the ins and outs of the mommy-daughter dynamic. I am…