Kindergarten Teachers Turn Babies into Big Kids
Dear kindergarten teacher, Nine months ago, I walked my firstborn into your kindergarten classroom, uncertain of what the year ahead would…
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Dear Son, Will You Please Stay 5 Forever?
Last night, we cuddled under your dream tent and read Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site. As I read you squeezed my arm and said, “I love…
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You’re Ready For School, My Child—But I Will Miss You Terribly
This morning I am packing lunches. Spreading almond butter and honey. Cutting up carrots. It’s the last week of our honey-sweet summer. Six days…
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Dear First-Time Kindergarten Mom, Your Baby Is Ready
Dear first-time Kindergarten mom, I know the ache you’re feeling in your gut, and that lump in your throat you can’t seem to swallow. I remember…
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Embracing the Summer Shift
I feel a shift, slight, like tectonic plates slowly rearranging the world. Every August an unseasonably cold morning shakes me out of my summer haze.…
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To the Kindergartener Missing From My Classroom This Year
Summer is winding down and I’m gearing up for a new school year. Yesterday, I sat down to finish my mailing for my new kindergarten students. I…
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We Only Get a Dozen School Years With Our Kids
On any given August day, at any given shopping mall or Target, aisles are teeming with mothers and fathers hauling around packs of kids, school…
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It’s OK to Feel Sad About My Baby Starting Kindergarten
He made me a momma. At just a moment old, I gazed into his sweet eyes and he changed my whole world. I nursed him day and night, and I poured…
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Dream Big, My Darling Kindergartener—I’m Cheering You on as I Let You Go
Dear sweet child of mine, It’s a day we’ve been counting down for months, a day I’ve been excited for and dreaded for years. When you wake up…
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First-Time Kindergarten Moms Who Are Freaking Out: You’re Normal. Now Here’s Why You Can Relax
It’s only a few weeks away!! It’s all you can think about!! It came faster than you ever expected, and you’re having a difficult time…
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