| I'm not so old that I do not remember the
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| | classrooms and teachers throughout the
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| first day back to school throughout most
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| | day. This child who is already
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| of elementary, middle, high school or
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| | experiencing physical and hormonal
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| even at University. I have not had to
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| | changes is actually scared half to death.
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| prepare a child for the first day at
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| | They are usually too frightened to admit
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| school or back to school but I have lived
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| | it and are caught between wanting to be
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| vicariously through the experience of
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| | in Mom's lap to thinking no one loves
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| other parents, especially Moms.I adopted
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| | them. Finding their locker and getting to
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| this family from church with four
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| | classes on time could make this child an
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| children and asked the Mom what was
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| | olympic runner. Leaving middle school and
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| needed and she gave me names, ages and
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| | entering high school for this age group
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| sizes. I was assigned to take care of
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| | is almost heaven as long as they feel
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| underwear and the like. Yikes! What a
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| | they are wearing a parachute. They must
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| chore that turned out to be! Imagine
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| | be out of braces at this age and are now
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| someone with no children trying to shop
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| | hoping they are smart enough to 'make the
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| for 4 kids from age 3 to 12. The girls
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| | grade.' They are the ones with the most
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| are the youngest and oldest. I won't
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| | nervous excitement, I feel, because their
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| tackle that again. I decided I will give
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| | is more excitement than fear. A junior
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| a gift card from the store and let Mom do
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| | becoming a senior in high school knows
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| the shopping next time. I tried very hard
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| | the GPA must be as high as it possibly
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| to put myself into it and faked it a bit
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| | can for any Ivy League school to glance
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| but after finishing, I realised I had a
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| | in their direction but then it is the
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| fun time except for worrying if the kids
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| | last year of childhood (in their minds).
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| would like their undergarments.What I did
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| | Others know how much a high GPA matters,
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| has to be the easiest part of going back
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| | period. The pressure is on to make
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| to school after a long summer break. I
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| | something of themselves and moving beyond
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| thought about the big list of things to
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| | high school is a gigantic leap from
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| do and the clothes and school supplies
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| | irresponsible teen to responsible college
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| that must be bought; not to mention a
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| | student or employee. Matriculating at
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| biological clock schedule change that
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| | University is a pivotal moment for
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| must be adjusted. Moms and Mr. Moms have
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| | freshmen. The moment they've waited for
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| scurried about in the heat of summer to
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| | all their lives is now at hand but for
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| get physicals, dental checkups,
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| | the life of them, they can't figure out
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| orthodontic adjustments, haircuts and
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| | why they're homesick! I've only written
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| shopping completed. What I visited most
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| | from my imaginings and not from the
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| concerns the mental changes and
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| | experience of preparing a child for the
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| adjustments students of all ages must
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| | first day back to school. My prayer is
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| make and it can't be easy. Transitions
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| | for each child to feel loved and safe. I
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| taking place will be challenging,
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| | do not want them preoccupied with adult
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| frightening, upsetting and a sign of
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| | matters. I desire for the innocence of
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| growth and maturation. These transitions
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| | youth to be protected and respected. I
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| may not be willingly accepted but forced
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| | want their first day back to school to be
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| without harmful intent because life
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| | one of the best days of the rest of the
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| happens. Infants become toddlers;
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| | school year! Moms, Dads, and Guardians?
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| toddlers become boys and girls who become
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| | Give them a hug for me?Back to school for
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| adolescents then teens; teens become
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| | Moms, Dads, and Guardians means all of
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| young adults who become fully grown. (God
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| | the above and then some. You're no doubt
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| willing!)WHAT WILL BACK TO SCHOOL
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| | experiencing what the children are so I
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| MEAN?Back to school will mean a pre-K
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| | suggest a group hug.You'll have lovely
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| student going to the first grade will now
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| | stories to hear when they get home from
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| stay in school all day instead of half a
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| | the first day back to school. Others of
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| day. The child has to become accustomed
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| | you will receive phone calls, just as I
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| to being away from Mom most of the day.
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| | will. Nieces and nephews will be amazed
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| Back to school for the sixth grader will
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| | they survived the day, just as I have
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| mean breaking away from one classroom and
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| | assured them they will.
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| teacher for most of the day, to several
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