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You May Not Get the Best Parts of Kindergarten, But You’ll Get the Best Parts of Me As Your Teacher

Kids, Motherhood
July 22, 2020
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By Rachel Whalen

You May Not Get the Best Parts of Kindergarten, But You’ll Get the Best Parts of Me As Your Teacher

Kindergarten is coming and it feels nothing like it should. Instead of creating spaces to come together, I’m thinking of…

Dear Kindergarten Mama, I Know Your Heart is Hurting

Kids, Motherhood
July 10, 2020
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By Mary Ann Blair

Dear Kindergarten Mama, I Know Your Heart is Hurting

Dear kindergarten mama, I know your heart is hurting. You look at the little person in front of you and…

This Year I’m the One Crying on the Last Day of School

Kids, Motherhood
May 22, 2020
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By Jennifer Thompson

This Year I’m the One Crying on the Last Day of School

Today, the kids woke up excited and ready for their last day of school. They ate breakfast and headed up the…

Grown Children, Kids, Motherhood
August 25, 2019
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By Esther Goetz

To the Parents Saying Goodbye

I’m awake. It’s 4 a.m. Just 45 minutes ago, I heard the garage door open and close for the last…

Kids
August 21, 2019
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By Lindsey Carson

You Are No Longer Just Mine

For five years I have been your constant. We spend every moment of our days together, learning the ins and…

To the Mama Sending Her Special Needs Child to School

Kids, Motherhood
August 20, 2019
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By Brynn Burger

To the Mama Sending Her Special Needs Child to School

Giiiiirrrrllll, I feel you. I mean, I feel you. So. Hard. I cried when I took my boy to preschool…

You Won’t Find Me Crying on the First Day of Kindergarten

Kids, Motherhood
August 16, 2019
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By Stephanie Hanrahan

You Won’t Find Me Crying on the First Day of Kindergarten

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

Kids
August 9, 2019
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By Liz Spenner

Dear Teacher, You Are the Bridge

At first, it was just me. You weren’t even a glimmer in my mind. Through the night-feedings. The early-morning cuddles.…

Dear Anxious Kindergarten Parents, From a Teacher Waiting For Your Babies

Kids
August 8, 2019
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By Rachel Whalen

Dear Anxious Kindergarten Parents, From a Teacher Waiting For Your Babies

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

You’ll Walk Through These Doors Alone, But I’ll Be Right Here Loving You Still

Child, Kids, School
August 9, 2018
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By Amanda Dayton

You’ll Walk Through These Doors Alone, But I’ll Be Right Here Loving You Still

It hit me this morning. I’ve been holding it together, dwelling on the positives of your swiftly approaching venture, but…

The Two Cent Fix For Back-to-School Anxiety

Kids, Motherhood, School
August 20, 2017
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By Carolyn Moore

The Two Cent Fix For Back-to-School Anxiety

On the first day of school, my second-grader barely tossed me a backward glance as she bounded into the classroom,…

Faith, Inspiration, Kids, Motherhood
August 15, 2017
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By Tiffany Campione

Farewell to My Favorite Chapter

The moment I became a mother, the life I once knew immersed with my wants and needs, transformed into midnight…