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Read More...Posts Tagged ‘school’
In which I realize I don’t know my kid at all.
“And now I’m going to show you where I have music!” Emma ran off ahead of us down the sidewalk corridor that joins the classrooms at her Florida elementary. Jared and I are still in awe of the strip mall design of their school, but at that moment I was most amazed at her long [...]
Read More...What I Learned My First Week Of School
1. Brand spanking new backpacks have a street value of about two cans of soda. While standing at the bus stop with Emma, who wanted me there, and Devin, who has been surprisingly tolerant of my presence, I discovered that Devin’s best friend had traded his new backpack for two cans of soda. Because he really wanted [...]
Read More...The Very First Day Of The Very First Year
“Awwww… are you sad?” This is, I think, simply what one says to a mother when they hear that kindergarten is on the horizon. It doesn’t matter if you’re sending your first, last or random middle child off, the very first day of the very first year of school is supposed to be a big [...]
Read More...Bragging About My Kids
Tuesday is the last day of school here. Emma will have finished her first official year in the system as a preschooler, and they celebrated with an official preschool graduation ceremony on Friday. Preschool graduation ceremonies, like elementary and middle school graduation ceremonies, are a ridiculous idea. Unless it’s my kid. Then it’s awesome and [...]
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