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By Kenna McHugh"I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework."
- Lily Tomlin as "Edith Ann"
So, I have the jitters knowing that the first day of school
is just a few weeks away. My eldest is going to be a junior in high school, and
my son will be in fourth grade with even more homework compared to his earlier
years. I am under pressure to tow the line.
School and parenting for a junior in high school will be a
roller coaster ride that I’ll never get off. My daughter and I are heading
toward a more hectic, fragmented, and demanding life than ever before. Her college search process begins for real, as does the
pressure of getting good grades, trying to champion SAT tests, and disentangle
herself from the masses of other qualified high school students trying to get
into the same colleges and universities. It’s not just the academic pressure,
she’ll have dance rehearsals every day after school, and swim team practice
with an in between dash home for dinner and hours of homework.
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We will no longer have the carefree mornings of summer.
Instead, my kids will wake up tired and anxious by the haste of getting out of
bed, fed, prepared, and off to carpool in time for class. Even though the
school year hasn’t started yet, I ache for July mornings when all I do is worry
about getting myself out of bed, fed, dressed, and to work. The joy of simply
sipping my coffee as I organize my day in our quiet house while my kids slumber
until mid-morning.
No more leisurely evenings. Instead, I will be grabbing a
quick bite between picking kids up from baseball practice and dance rehearsals,
flipping flash cards for test questions, or proofreading essays and school
papers. If I am not driving or helping my son with his common core math, I
won’t be the good cop in the neighborhood, patrolling screen time so my kids
are doing their homework not texting or showing photos on Snapchat.
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What can I do to be optimistic about this coming school
year? I know my kids come first, and
then it is my time. With the 5 – 6 hours during the day that I have to myself
and work, I am going to take an hour and do something for me - like
exercise. Exercise is a great stress
reliever.
When my kids stress out and can’t sleep at night. I will
give them B-1 and B-5, both are great for handling stress, turning the mental
thoughts off, and helping the body sleep.
And, I will look back when they are all grown up, and yearn
for the first day of school because there are pleasurable moments in school,
and my kids won’t be home anymore. The house will feel empty.
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