
Which one are you? By the wonderful Grace Farris.
P.S. Endearing wake-up calls and parenting moments.
Which one are you? By the wonderful Grace Farris.
P.S. Endearing wake-up calls and parenting moments.
Teacher who decided to leave the profession at the end of the previous school year- feeling many feelings about the first back to school season I am not teaching in- for 10 years. But mostly the most incredible relief. Right now back to school is sort of traumatic- I can’t wait until a few years go by and I can feel excited about school supplies again like I used to. Good luck to all the parents, teachers and students. :)
I am so sad summer is over this year… we had such a blast doing this amazing roadtrip as a fam after leaving 4 years ago to come back to france. Daily life is definitely not as fun…. Everything is falling back on my shoulders like nickodeleon green glu… somehow it took me twi days to go back to my dirty hair – no sport working from home routine. All the dreams from thos big hikes feels so long gone. Im glad i wrote down everything so i can remember this perfect joy.
I wish all of you lots of courage and send you hugs grom frànce! Xxx
When my son was little, I always felt so sad when summer ended and those sweet days together would end. I still feel sad when I remember it! I never understood people who were happy to “get rid” of their kids (quoting a colleague) I am not judging, everyone’s different. For me, hanging out with my child was bliss.
My daughter went all in on back to school vibes https://open.substack.com/pub/ourladyofstyle/p/first-day-fit?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2ppr6p
Speaking as a veteran teacher…the pen love is real…especially Bic Flair felt tip pens! And yeah. planning the first day of school outfit is definitely a thing for teachers too!
It is the time of year when the fashion world is full of delicious cozy,chunky sweaters and great looking boots! Alas I live in Southern California! Always get that back to school need new clothes vibe!
I’m a bit of each. Working in a school I love seeing the kids on the first day. The start of the year feels fresh too. In the US, how long is your break? I feel like over Summer holidays in Australia we need more! My own kids envy “Summer Break” they see in the movies.
Most schools have around 10-12 weeks off! Some areas have a shorter break, only around 8 weeks.
As a current stay at home mom and former teacher hoping to go back in the future, I keep looking at all the back to school stuff and missing having my own classroom and students! My back to school feelings were always excitement to meet new students and first day jitters (teachers get them too!). The beginning of the year is always fun AND exhausting!
So this year, I’m enjoying being home with my baby for another year and getting to miss out on the back to school prep while simultaneously looking forward to hopefully being the queen of my classroom again next school year!
I’m a librarian at a college and a part-time grad student, so I’m somewhere in between “oh, great, the students are back and campus isn’t empty anymore” and “I have so much reading to do when am I going to do it omg”
All of them in a weird rotation. As professor/mom of teens/serial office supplies buyer, I’m all about Back-to-School.
Hallelujah – this household was very ready for a bit more routine in our lives. I work from home so there’s routine in our summer lives too, but not quite the same. Happy to be back in the rhythm!
starting grad school after a 15 year gap since undergrad… nervous/new pens all the way!
I just started a PhD at 46!!!! Hooray for ladies who just go for it!!
That is amazing, Jill and Jennie! I am almost done w my Masters at age 50 ❤️
Starting my MSW program this week at almost 57!! A big stack of cute notebooks, an oversized wall calendar, and a big jar of pens! And a new backpack!!!
all.of.them. i’m a teacher/parent/grandparent so i understand all the phases. 📚🗓️🚌⏰🍁
Ummm…teacher who’s wildly anxious and swamped by new preps & anxious AP students, plus parent stressed about her child who’s decided school is the worst and screams every morning. That’s me.
I’m so sorry – I haven’t done the teacher part, but I’ve done the kid part for sure and it’s HARD. I hope that by October, all of you have found your groove!
The empty nest/ box of kleenex vibe over here, trying to stay busy and ignore the quiet in the house.
Hugs, Claire!
Hello Claire. It does get better after awhile.You adjust to the quiet. Hope your weekend is good.
As a mother to a 11th and 9th grader, has to be time is a cruel mistress. Where did my babies go?!
I am excited for fall, colored leaves, apple and pumpkin everything – school start for the teenager was not a happy thing, she enjoyed her summer so much. And I have to drive every single day again. Looking forward to that driver’s license … also a bit sad that the big kid is in college now, far away. Looking a bit wistful at last years’ first-day-of school pictures. As everyone says: not sure where those years have gone.
I’m more of an ‘eagerly awaiting my owl with my acceptance letter for Hogwarts’.
::high five::
My teenager was just recently telling me that while she did *know* she wouldn’t get a Hogwarts letter on her 11th birthday, she was just a little bit also hoping and disappointed. So relatable!
Haha yes, my daughter was sort-of-for-real hoping that Hogwarts letter would come when she turned 11! I mean she knew it wouldn’t…but still. One can dream!
yes!
I knew that harry potter world wasn’t real but when I turned 11 I was a bit disappointed too (and hoping till 12- maybe my owl stuck somewhere?).
I had some happy dreams that I got my letter and was waking up grumpy because I was dreaming. Occasionally I still have them( I am 33 now)!
As a parent who works from home: Hallelujah! So much more focused time!
As a parent who had two children transition to next-level schools: Time is a cruel mistress
PS, I’m enjoying my new pens ;)
Yes, Erin!!!! We can be lots at once. I want my own time and I also want my kids to stay young!!! Ughhhhh!!!!
I used to get so profoundly sad when my kiddos went back each fall. In fact, we moved once because our suburban district was converting to year-round and I couldn’t bear to give up our summer togetherness. I still get wistful and melancholy when the school supplies replace the garden section at Target.
I love that I don’t have to pay for summer camp any more this year for one and only one more year of daycare for the other👍🏻 But it really is going by so fast. And I loved them as toddlers, but I’m so so grateful to be past those exhausting, physically intense ages.
Whichever one is bracing for the month of stuffy noses and coughs and Covid tests.
THIS
hahahaha! Gotta laugh, because it’s so true. Only a matter of days before we’re all sick for the next several months! (just please God no pink eye or lice)
Been in school 3 weeks… the kid has had a cough the last few days! Ugh… let’s all hope it’s just a regular cold.
Maybe stock up on a few?!? I went to buy an at-home covid test the other day and had a hard time finding them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
All of the above! (I’m not a teacher, but my mom always took us shopping for clothes at the beginning of the school year, so early September seems like “new outfit time” along with everything else.)
Why do I still get first day of school anxiety when I don’t have kids and have been out of school for 10 years 😅
It’s such a specific feeling! That feeling will always remain in my memory 😅
Aww… I’m definitely feeling the “time is a cruel mistress” vibe. One kid is starting her second year in college, and another is starting his first year in college. The oldest left college and is back home, which comes with its own set of emotions. And I’m realizing that the youngest who was just born (amlost16 years ago) will only be with me for a few more years. It’s so hard to enjoy the chaotic moments when you’re living them, but they’re gone so fast.
As a teem mom, I’m vibing with you. They were just little. Time is a thief.
The 2 on the left… part excited that he’s back in school & part sad momma that he just goes in and doesn’t want to say good bye or get hug. :,(
hallelujah. unapologetically. my teens need a little more structure…
I’m the bottom left. The passing of time is really getting to me this year! Last year of elementary school for my sons. They are growing up so fast.
Love all of these but especially the ‘bring new pens to work’. That’s my current era and the simple joy of it is just the best :)
2 & 3 all the way: Sentimental Teacher Mom; excited for fall and students and pumpkins and heartbroken that another summer with my baby (who is somehow now a first grader!) has passed!
Same – so nice to see teachers recognized. We can feel two things at once!
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