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My Kids Are Back in School—And I’m Struggling

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

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…

Somewhere out there is a teacher enjoying her last bits of summer. She’s probably wishing the days were longer—that there was more time left for…

Dear Daughter, You’re starting kindergarten. And the beginning of your school journey means that we’ve got 13 years left together under the same…

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…

“Mom! You missed another PTO meeting. It was the last one! We talked about our theme for next year!” stated my concerned 8-year-old. Crap. Of…