By Kiley Hillner Your Last Day At Daycare is a Bittersweet Milestone
This is the part that gets me. Come Monday morning, I’ll be rushing to get you and your younger siblings…
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By Kelsey Scism It’s Her Turn For Kindergarten and She’s Ready
I have a kindergartner and she’s ready. She searches through the stack of coloring books looking for the workbook filled…
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They Need Me Less and I Love Them More
In less than two weeks, my oldest son will be a fifth-grader and my youngest son will excitedly enter the…
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By Krista Ward I’m Not Quite Ready To Let Go
I’m not quite ready to let go. It’s your first day of kindergarten, a day that’s arrived more swiftly than…
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Dear Kindergartener, I Already Miss You
You were so excited tonight that I wondered if you would ever settle down enough to fall asleep. As you…
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By Jennifer Thompson My Kids Will Go Back To School in Masks Because it Feels Right For Our Family
I’m struggling. And I hesitate to talk about it because I feel like we’re supposed to be over this. Over…
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By Hannah Dearth My Heart Isn’t Ready For You To Start Kindergarten—But Yours Is
My heart is not ready for you to go, but the world deserves to see your light. No, the world…
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By Tynea Lewis Mama, You Made It To Summer—Now Enjoy It!
Mama, I know this school year has been hard. It was filled with ups and downs, and nothing consistent other…
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By Traci Rhoades Dear Daughter, Middle School is Hard But it Won’t Last Forever
It was middle school, after all, so we anticipated a few bumps in the road. Thinking back on the early…
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By Mary Ann Blair The Last Day of School is So Bittersweet
I search the sea of wiggly bodies for a familiar set of eyes. When he sees me walking toward his…
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To the Parent Sitting Across the IEP Table: You Can Count on Me
I see you over there nervously tugging on your sweater. I know you long for these meetings but at the…
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Do My Big Kids Know How Much I Miss Them?
The day starts by helping get my daughter ready for school. We do our secret handshake as she rushes out…
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