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Post by Miss Lerins Momma on Aug 6, 2015 16:48:18 GMT
I am not looking forward to the kiddo's going back to school (next week)!
I wish summer were a few weeks longer! I am not looking forward to early mornings, nightly homework, packing lunches, filling out all the back to school paperwork, ugh! You name it, I'm not looking forward to it!
And I love having the girls home with me all day... we've had a good and busy summer, so I cannot complain about that, but not ready for them to be back at it!
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Post by myshelly on Aug 6, 2015 16:49:35 GMT
Me!
I hate the end of summer!
It's always really sad in my family.
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 6, 2015 16:51:40 GMT
Me. Not because I have kids or anything, but I love my commute when school is out. That first week of school people lose their minds and I add a good 15 minutes on to my normal 7 minute commute.
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AnotherPea
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Post by AnotherPea on Aug 6, 2015 16:52:42 GMT
Me!
Even before I became a teacher I mourned the end of summer. Summer is so relaxing and free.
I hate the memes that pop up about this time stating that parents are ready for their kids to go back to school. Especially coming from the SAHMS. It's so sad that they don't know how to enjoy their own children and a slower pace. Not surprising, these are the same mothers that complain throughout the school year about their disagreements with teachers. You'd think they'd be worshipping the people that take care of their kids when they don't want to themselves.
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Post by gorgeouskid on Aug 6, 2015 16:59:12 GMT
I love the tasks of BTS (buying school supplies, thinking up lunch ideas, putting together school outfits) but not the reality of it- not as a parent, not as someone in the educational workplace. I love my summers!
Even when I have to spend them with my child. </sarcasm>
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Post by happyOCgirl on Aug 6, 2015 17:04:26 GMT
I love the no bell schedule of summer. I also love teaching, and that first day is so much fun. Day two, when the true colors show, is a different story. I just got my class list - 32 first graders including a violent student. I just pray we don't end up on the news.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2015 17:07:18 GMT
Don't love the return of early mornings, but do like that school challenges my kiddos to be productive and get back on a semi-normal schedule (rather than being vampires). I do very much miss them around the house during the day though!
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Post by breetheflea on Aug 6, 2015 17:07:40 GMT
School doesn't start here until September but I've been driving DS to summer school for the past 3 weeks at 8 am and want my sleeping in back! I am lucky that they feed him and he doesn't have homework so all I have to do is get him there and back, but it's cutting into my summer vacation!
I hate packing lunches (times 3 kids). I hate dragging kids out of bed. I hate scrambling around trying to find a sock or getting everyone out the door and someone is missing a shoe or needs a coat.
I do miss spending time alone with my 2 year old though.
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Post by theshyone on Aug 6, 2015 17:08:44 GMT
Mine don't go back till after labour day but I still hate it. My son is autistic and school drastically changes his personality. He hates it. I hate seeing him so unhappy for ten months of the year.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2015 17:11:11 GMT
I hate back to school time. I just LOVE having my kids at home with me! Well YDS stays at home with me since he goes to a virtual charter school, but still. I love the freedom that summer brings. Long days at the pool, evenings outside playing, there is nothing better than that.
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Post by jenkate77 on Aug 6, 2015 17:13:29 GMT
Our summer is painfully short. (May 21st -August 3rd this year.) It's made even shorter by the fact that club swim season for us doesn't end until July. So I'm always sad to see it end. However - my 15 year old was cranky and annoying, but his attitude has improved 100x since he started school on Monday. I think having a purpose is good for him! (And he's always more pleasant when he gets up early and goes to bed early.) My 13 year old homeschools, and some of his curriculum is back ordered so we don't start until next Wednesday. I'm sad for that because it's a lot of work for me AND we've really enjoyed these last few lazy days. I may have gone back to bed after getting the older one to school in the morning the last few days. Shh, don't tell anyone!
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Post by quiltedbrain on Aug 6, 2015 17:20:24 GMT
I'm not ready at all. One reason is that summer seemed to fly by this year...I want more!! Another reason is that DD will be a sophomore this year, which means we are one step closer to her leaving the nest. She's grown out of the sassy, mouthy, know it all stage (mostly, lol) and I'm really enjoying the person she has developed into. Which is going to make it that much harder when she goes away for college.
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 6, 2015 17:39:56 GMT
I love the no bell schedule of summer. I also love teaching, and that first day is so much fun. Day two, when the true colors show, is a different story. I just got my class list - 32 first graders including a violent student. I just pray we don't end up on the news. 32??? omg... Do you have any help in that class? In my county the kindergarten teachers all have an aide, but the rest of elementary 1 (1-5) does not. However, the class size can't go above 26 and even that can be a lot of 1st graders all in one room if there are some "lively" ones.
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Post by teepea on Aug 6, 2015 17:40:29 GMT
I babysit my granddaughters and I'm dreading school starting as my oldest granddaughter is starting kindergarten and I will miss her! It feels like when her dad was little and I went through these feelings.
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Aug 6, 2015 17:44:52 GMT
Me!
It is always sad when the easy breezy days of summer are over.
Back to the grind or getting up early, making lunches, homework, after school activities. It always so rush rush.
I feel in the summer we connect more as a family. The school year everyone is headed off in different directions.
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 6, 2015 17:46:58 GMT
Me! Even before I became a teacher I mourned the end of summer. Summer is so relaxing and free. I hate the memes that pop up about this time stating that parents are ready for their kids to go back to school. Especially coming from the SAHMS. It's so sad that they don't know how to enjoy their own children and a slower pace. Not surprising, these are the same mothers that complain throughout the school year about their disagreements with teachers. You'd think they'd be worshipping the people that take care of their kids when they don't want to themselves. This always makes me sad. I love summer, I love the slower pace, I love being around my kids. And I was a stay at home mom who LOVED it when school started again. It had nothing to do with not enjoying the boys or the time we spent together nor was it that I didn't want to take care of my kids. There are lots of reasons that some of us moms appreciated the return of a school year, and not all of them were about being a 'bad mother' based on someone else's definition of what was okay or not. I saw many a heated thread at the old site that debated this topic and for me, it boils down to another salvo in the mommy wars.
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 6, 2015 17:49:10 GMT
Mine don't go back till after labour day but I still hate it. My son is autistic and school drastically changes his personality. He hates it. I hate seeing him so unhappy for ten months of the year. Maybe it's not the right educational setting for him?
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Post by sugarmama on Aug 6, 2015 17:50:13 GMT
I always hate to see summer end, but more so this year, since I am packing my last child off to college next week. The good news is that I have some fun times to look forward to while visiting at campus, and having more freedom in general. Oh, and also we plan to redecorate our master bedroom/bath, so that ought to keep me occupied!
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 6, 2015 17:51:21 GMT
No summer was ever too long for me! I loved summers.,especially summers with my daughter!
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Post by blarneygirl on Aug 6, 2015 17:52:57 GMT
I'm not. My college guy goes back and my other son starts HS. Time is flying. I've really enjoyed having them both around this summer.
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Post by anonrefugee on Aug 6, 2015 17:56:30 GMT
Me! I need more summer! And one starting senior year. I know it will go too fast- for me.
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Post by kluski on Aug 6, 2015 18:04:39 GMT
Me! I hate, hate, hate school. I hate schedules, homework, routines, I hate all of it!
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Post by utmr on Aug 6, 2015 18:06:16 GMT
When they were younger, I was always relieved when school started because by that time I was tired of the expense and coordination of summer child care.
Now that they're older I'm a little sad. The lower stress days are coming to an end, we jump back into the whirlwind of homework and sports and homework and tutors and homework and carpools. Plus my oldest will be a senior and that's a little bittersweet.
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Post by ~KellyAnn~ on Aug 6, 2015 18:11:25 GMT
Me! School starts on September 1st. I love sleeping in, staying up late, no deadlines, warm weather and carefree days. I really need to start setting an alarm clock and getting my behind into bed sooner or it'll be a terrible shock. Who am I kidding? I say this every year and don't follow through!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2015 18:21:47 GMT
Mine don't go back till after labour day but I still hate it. My son is autistic and school drastically changes his personality. He hates it. I hate seeing him so unhappy for ten months of the year. Maybe it's not the right educational setting for him? our youngest is Autistic and would be terribly unhappy in a traditional school setting. I wasn't sure I was up for completely homeschooling him on my own so we set him up with a virtual charter school. He has 2 or 3 virtual classes with a teacher and about 10-15 other students 4 days a week. It's such a great experience for him. He gets the social time of talking with the teacher and other kids, but has that down time he needs to just be by himself. We still do a normal 5 hour school day, but I teach part of the time and he has virtual classes part of the day. It works out great for him. Is he completely thrilled to have to do school, not really, but it does work well for us.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Aug 6, 2015 18:54:44 GMT
I'd like a few more weeks to get all of the things done that we didn't do this summer. Alas, school started this morning.
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Post by bethany102399 on Aug 6, 2015 18:56:12 GMT
Waving hand over here.
We've had so much rain here, the pools were delayed in opening. We've had a limited number of decent days here, I feel like they somehow got cheated out of a lazy summer.
Pus I took 3 days off work last week to be able to take my youngest to soccer camp. It was wonderful, I sat in the sun, watched my kid and did laundry while it was still light out. A real dinner on the table, not something I'm able to do most nights. I've never wanted to be a SAHM, I've always said I don't have the temperament. but if I could spend my days doing what I did last week I'd be happy. I wouldn't have health insurance, but I'd be happy.
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Post by gramasue on Aug 6, 2015 19:02:15 GMT
It seems weird to me to read these posts, as our kids have another month left of summer vacation. [Canada] But, they did go to school until almost the end of June, so I guess timewise, it's pretty much the same.
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Post by elaine on Aug 6, 2015 19:02:27 GMT
Me! Even before I became a teacher I mourned the end of summer. Summer is so relaxing and free. I hate the memes that pop up about this time stating that parents are ready for their kids to go back to school. Especially coming from the SAHMS. It's so sad that they don't know how to enjoy their own children and a slower pace. Not surprising, these are the same mothers that complain throughout the school year about their disagreements with teachers. You'd think they'd be worshipping the people that take care of their kids when they don't want to themselves. You have no clue what life is like in many homes. Be thankful for that, I guess. Because, really, if you spent one summer weekend in my home, living my life, with my kids, you'd want school to start again too. Trust me. You'd be just as "awful" as the moms you are judging in this post.
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Post by elaine on Aug 6, 2015 19:03:31 GMT
It seems weird to me to read these posts, as our kids have another month left of summer vacation. [Canada] But, they did go to school until almost the end of June, so I guess timewise, it's pretty much the same. Our kids in Northern VA don't start school until September 8th, so over a month of summer left for us too.
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