Tag: school

  • All Of These Emotions Are Normal: Getting Your Child The Help They Need

    Having the suspicion that your child has a learning disability can be nervewracking. Having your child tested for learning disabilities can be emotional. Getting the confirmation that your child has learning disabilities can be a straight kick to the gut. As a parent, all we want is for our child to do well in life and…

  • The End Of The Apocalypse!!!

    Hark! The After School Program Apocalypse is finally over!!! No more asking friends to watch my kids after school or, my boss’s favorite part, no more having them come to work with me!!! A truly joyous day! To celebrate I wrote a bus note, naturally. “Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of…

  • We May Never Be Heard From Again

    My sister is getting married this weekend, and has asked the kids to be in her wedding. Because the wedding is in Uniontown, PA, we are splitting up the drive and leaving 2 days beforehand. This means I have to take the kids out of school early. This also means another bus note. Each one…

  • Armed Apocalypse Patrols

    “As the days wear on, the troops grow more and more restless. Rumors from outside the school walls spark hope of the afterschool program re-starting next week. This small spark of hope is, at least, something to hold on to. Until we get certified proof that the program will resume, Theo will continue armed apocalypse…

  • The Apocalypse and Necessity

    “Day 2 of the after school apocalypse and the tribe is holding strong with multiple offers for child watching, the youngest members of the tribe have decided to go with necessity…the friend with the golf cart and pool. It’s all about priorities during these trying times. Therefore Theo will be taking the bus home with…

  • Untimely Demise

    I’ve become well know at my children’s school because of the bus notes I send with them from time time. Here is today’s: “Due to the untimely demised of the after school program, and my inability to obtain alternate childcare, I have absolutely no idea what to do with my children after school. Therefore Pheobe…

  • Back to School and Shitty Shoes

    I’m not sure what it is about new shoes that gets kids so excited. You buy them clothes and they shrug it off as they mumble something about “more new clothes, yuck.” You buy them new shoes and it’s like you just brought home rocket boosters. Coolest thing EVER!!! You could have the most tired…

  • Driving Into The New England Stereotype

    Driving Into The New England Stereotype

    I did it. I hate to admit it, but I did it. I’ve joined the club of soccer moms, obsessed with their kid’s athletic abilities. The moms who delay the drop off/pick up process every day at school. I’ve become a Birkenstock wearing, earth loving, hippie. Someone who covers every last inch of their bumper…