“In 1st grade they took my reading score. ‘We’re looking for anything over 50. Over 200 and they’re ready for 2nd grade. Rohan scored 530.’”
‘He’s only 11! He’s too young for college.’ She set out to prove I wasn’t smart. I got grouped with disruptive kids.’: 13-year-old attends college, ‘I found a place that challenges me’
‘To my 2020 baby, you are the brightest spot of this difficult year. You are not cursed, you are not bad luck.’: Mom says newborn is ‘the beauty amidst the chaos’
“Whenever I feel overwhelmed by everything in this ‘unprecedented’ year, I hold you. And for a moment, I’m lost in the wonder which is you. You are not responsible for any of the difficulties of 2020, and you are not tied to them.”
‘I don’t know who else needs to hear this, but it’s okay if you signed your kid out of virtual class early today.’: Mom reminds us ‘it’s okay if you don’t got this’
“You’re not a bad mom. Some days this less than ideal situation is less than less than ideal. It’s okay if you don’t ‘got this.'”
‘He hates his teacher threatening him to send the principal’s office. It doesn’t work because I’m too soft and tired.’: Mom learns important lesson from son, ‘their innocence is worth keeping a little bit longer’
“He said to it, ‘It’s okay little guy, you’ll be safe here.’ He scooped it up and brought it to me. I realized even though we weren’t ‘schooling’ together, we were both learning.”
‘Homeschool isn’t crayons displayed in cute pails, three-tiered cubbies, or $100 globes.’: Mom’s open letter to new homeschool parents is a sigh of relief
“Beware, newcomer. Pinterest is DESPERATELY going to try to convince you what your homeschool ought to look like.”
‘We were 15 years old. ‘Let’s exchange letters.’ I couldn’t keep waiting. He was just the guy with the awesome jawline.’: Couple shares unconventional love story, ‘We still choose each other’
“’Start praying about him now.’ There was nothing spicy or exciting. ‘I’m done!’ I was tired of being in limbo. I wasn’t going to see him for 3 months. What were we even doing? He came in for a hug, and I pushed him.”
‘He looked at me after only 15 minutes of school and said, ‘How many more minutes?’ I almost lost it. It broke me inside.’: Mom vows ‘I will do my best to be your teacher this year, buddy’
“My momma’s heart was broken yesterday as I sat with Camden on his ‘first day’ of Kindergarten–8 hours online. 6-year-olds are supposed to play and be so excited for their first day of school, not broken.”
‘Comments about immigration ripped my heart out. Then we made a decision. Now comments are personal.’: Transracial family creates kids activities to celebrate other cultures, ‘People matter’
“The Facebook comments were no longer about others. ‘Someone needs to do something.’ I had to empower our family. It wasn’t enough to just read books.”
‘I sit with one eye answering emails, the other on my son who stares at schoolwork like it’s a hate crime.’: Dad says ‘don’t feel bad, we’re all struggling’
“I continue to try and not get fired, which usually means I give up after 30 minutes and send them into the backyard with the hose, so I don’t end up dropping them off on church steps. Which really isn’t a possibility because churches are closed, but it’s the image I need to keep going.”
‘Quarantine is not a competition of who’s handling it better, or who has it worse.’: Woman urges ‘you are in an entirely different circumstance than anyone else’
“Because one day, you’re going on three walks—and the next you’re hiding outside in your parked car. One day, you can start a project or two, and the next you can be too tired to even function.”
