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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By Ashley Stevens My Awesome Neighbors Are Saving Our Summer
As I sip my beverage and watch my girls play with neighbor friends from my lawn chair, I think to…
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By Shannon Armenis We Raise Children, Not Lawns
Each spring, for years, my husband would throw grass seed in our backyard. As soon as the soft green spikes…
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By Shelley Skuster Mommy, Why Are You Crying?
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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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…
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By Angelica Kajiwara Staycation is the New Vacation—Here’s How To Make it Great
We spent spring break in quarantine, and our summer getaway is heading toward mask-clad lockdown. A family vacation is about…
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I’m Giving My Kids an ’80s Summer
Let's indulge, this summer, sweet friends. Time has slowed down. Life's pace has given us a genuine chance to remember.…
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I’m Making This the Summer of Yes
This summer is going to look different. We don’t know if there will be mornings at the splash pad or afternoons…
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By Melanie Forstall My Kids Are About To Relive the Magic of My 1980s Summers
When I was a kid in the '80s, we lived a very different life. We often left home on our…
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By Her View From Home It’ll Be a Summer of Backyard Fun—Make it Epic With These Water Toys
Summer is on the horizon, my friends, and I have one thing to say about that: HALLELUJAH! With all the craziness…
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By Stephanie Hanrahan Teachers Go From Strangers to Superheroes
Somewhere out there is a teacher enjoying her last bits of summer. She’s probably wishing the days were longer—that there…
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By Jackie Semmens Your Kids Didn’t Need a Perfect Summer, Mama
This summer was going to be different. This summer that you dreamed about in the middle of winter when you…
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