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The Hot Mess Of A Typical School Year Summed Up In 25 Tweets
Another school year is back in full swing, and though I’d like to say I was prepared and have a handle on it… I won’t say it, because I’d be LYING. The school year brings it own special sauce of chaos for families, and if you’ve got school-aged kids, then you’ll feel this. Here’s a glimpse at the trials & tribulations that make up an academic year for parents, summed up in 25 tweets. 1. Organization is key, and I can’t find my keys. There are a variety of efficient methods to get the school day off to an organized and timely start. I don’t use any of them,…
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Concert Chaos Created My Latest #ParentFail
Happy June, y’all! I’m glad May is over, because it’s always the absolute craziest month when it comes to the end-of-school-year chaos. For some reason, May is when everything school-related is crammed into the span of a few weeks. It’s a constant overload of projects, class parties, permission slips to sign, etc. When your kids bring home tons of school reminders but it’s May & you’re already over it. pic.twitter.com/OnjCslxjTh — Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) May 10, 2018 Juggling all of this minutiae isn’t easy, and I try hard to prevent things from falling between the cracks. But we all have a #momfail now & then, no matter how hard we…
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Spring Sing
It’s almost the end of the school year, so of course the events, ceremonies, parties, and concerts are piling up on the family schedule. If you looked at my kitchen calendar, it’s color-coded listings resemble something like this for the next month or so: But this past Tuesday night was a big one- the elementary school’s annual spring concert!! I know what you’re thinking…. “Snooze-Fest!” And I get it, believe me. Because not everyone is enthusiastic about attending their OWN child’s school concert, much less reading a post about some other kid’s concert. And I GET it, because I also remember my OWN concerts as a kid. For the…
