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Dear Teacher, Why Didn’t We Get To Say Goodbye?

Dear teacher, I wish I could see you right now! I miss you so much. I feel a little confused about why I don’t get to go to school right now.…

Dear kids, Now that we’ve all had a few days to adjust to the idea that school, for the foreseeable future, is going to be happening here at…

There are certain stages of parenthood that are just dang hard. The newborn phase: sleep deprivation. Raging hormones. Stitches. Recovery. Endless…

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…

My child is going to be in your class . . . well maybe not my actual child, but a child like mine. I need your help. As you prepare for the new…

I’m that mom—the one who fights back-to-school with every fiber of her being. I hate the cheery yellow pencil stickers on Target’s…

In a few days, I’ll hand over the keys to my most valuable commodity: my child. She’ll march into kindergarten—without me. She’ll eat lunch,…

This is for the parents who are getting ready to send their children off to kindergarten. You are embarking on the next big adventure in your…

After attending my first event at my daughter’s soon-to-be school this fall, I came home and it hit me. This is happening. This is really…

Dear kindergarten teacher, Nine months ago, I walked my firstborn into your kindergarten classroom, uncertain of what the year ahead would…