Aug 17, 2026 · 16 min · 10 segments
Everyone talks about helping kids adjust to a new school year—but what about the parents? Behind the first-day-of-school photos are moms juggling schedules, worrying about teachers, packing lunches…
this, so many reasons, but I feel like it's back-to-school time, and moms, we do this, we focus so much on what our kids need, what our partners need, what our work needs, what our everybody needs, and just like anything, it's a transition, but it's hard on you.
And again, when we say for so many reasons, I know I can't be the only mom that gets a little sentimental thinking-
So, and you know, memories will pop up on Facebook, and it's been a year since my youngest did kindergarten camp, and it's been four years since my oldest did kindergarten camp, and I'm like, "W- how is time going this fast? I am not cool with that."
So we've got a sentimental piece of it, but then too, it's we gotta get back into the routines of going to bed on time, and getting up on time, and getting ready.
But then, because we wanna throw another wrench in it, because why not, you know, for funsies-
... like, our school doesn't start afterschool care until about middle of the following week.
So we go back to school on a Thursday, and then typically that afterschool care doesn't start until Tuesday or Wednesday.
So then I'm going to cut my work days in half to go get them from carpool line because that's, that's what it has to be, 'cause my husband works for a different school system that's about-
this, so many reasons, but I feel like it's back-to-school time, and moms, we do this, we focus so much on what our kids need, what our partners need, what our work needs, what our everybody needs, and just like anything, it's a transition, but it's hard on you.
And again, when we say for so many reasons, I know I can't be the only mom that gets a little sentimental thinking-
So, and you know, memories will pop up on Facebook, and it's been a year since my youngest did kindergarten camp, and it's been four years since my oldest did kindergarten camp, and I'm like, "W- how is time going this fast? I am not cool with that."
So we've got a sentimental piece of it, but then too, it's we gotta get back into the routines of going to bed on time, and getting up on time, and getting ready.
But then, because we wanna throw another wrench in it, because why not, you know, for funsies-
... like, our school doesn't start afterschool care until about middle of the following week.
So we go back to school on a Thursday, and then typically that afterschool care doesn't start until Tuesday or Wednesday.
So then I'm going to cut my work days in half to go get them from carpool line because that's, that's what it has to be, 'cause my husband works for a different school system that's about-
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