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I’m at the car pick-up line at my daughter’s elementary school. Except now it's the pick-up line where my daughter’s…
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I’m at the car pick-up line at my daughter’s elementary school. Except now it's the pick-up line where my daughter’s…
Continue ReadingLast night, I read almost 250 comments from parents who are emotionally exhausted from helping their kids with online school…
Continue ReadingDear high school seniors, On Friday afternoon, a few seniors came into my classroom after the last bell rang. They…
Continue ReadingDear students, I wish I could wrap you in a hug right now! You, my dears, are “my kids.” During…
Continue ReadingIt's been an overwhelming school year. The fact it's only a little over halfway over makes it even more surreal. …
Continue Reading"Let's go find a friend on the playground!" I said a little too brightly. My freshly-minted kindergartener kept wiping tears…
Continue ReadingI'm that mom—the one who fights back-to-school with every fiber of her being. I hate the cheery yellow pencil stickers…
Continue ReadingSomewhere out there is a teacher enjoying her last bits of summer. She’s probably wishing the days were longer—that there…
Continue ReadingDear Daughter, You’re starting kindergarten. And the beginning of your school journey means that we’ve got 13 years left together…
Continue ReadingOn any given August day, at any given shopping mall or Target, aisles are teeming with mothers and fathers hauling…
Continue ReadingI am totally in love with my child's teachers. Pretty much all teachers, in fact. Because teaching is a pretty…
Continue Reading“Mom! You missed another PTO meeting. It was the last one! We talked about our theme for next year!” stated…
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