My Kindergartener is Still Struggling To Adjust—And it Breaks My Mama Heart
This isn’t how I thought it was going to be, this starting school thing. When I packed your backpack and…
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I’m Glad They’re Back in School, But I Miss My Kids
As I pulled through the carpool line, waiting for the kids to kiss my cheek and hop out of the…
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By Kelsey Scism It’s Her Turn For Kindergarten and She’s Ready
I have a kindergartner and she’s ready. She searches through the stack of coloring books looking for the workbook filled…
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They Need Me Less and I Love Them More
In less than two weeks, my oldest son will be a fifth-grader and my youngest son will excitedly enter the…
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By Krista Ward I’m Not Quite Ready To Let Go
I’m not quite ready to let go. It’s your first day of kindergarten, a day that’s arrived more swiftly than…
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Dear Kindergartener, I Already Miss You
You were so excited tonight that I wondered if you would ever settle down enough to fall asleep. As you…
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By Jennifer Thompson My Kids Will Go Back To School in Masks Because it Feels Right For Our Family
I’m struggling. And I hesitate to talk about it because I feel like we’re supposed to be over this. Over…
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By Jenni Brennan I Love Being Their Mom But I Hate Being Their Teacher
My alarm wakes me before the sun has even come up and the first thing I do is reach for…
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By Nicole Merritt Your Child is Surely Not His Test Score During a Pandemic
Take a child. Now remove him from his school campus, hardworking and compassionate teachers, and joy-inducing friends. Now have him stay…
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By Sandy Brannan The School Year Looks Nothing Like Normal, But They’re Still My Students and I’m Still Their Teacher
I miss the teacher I used to be. I remember how excited I was the day I walked into my…
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By Natasha Carlow This Isn’t the Start To School You Deserved, But We’ll Make the Most of it
I remember dropping you off at daycare the first time. You were just three months old. I sat in the…
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By Annie Barkalow Homeschooling Just Didn’t Work For Me
I stared at the computer screen nervously. I was on a chat forum dedicated to homeschooling, and I had a…
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