Back to School

It is that time of the year again. Back to school. The time to deal with crowded stores and rude people all for the sake of buying stuff that is going to be worn out, grown out of or used up before the first semester ends. It’s like shopping for the holidays.

Now, I know and am friends with a lot of teachers and I know that teachers have zero control over my issues, but what is up with these supply lists?! I understand that teachers DO NOT get paid enough for the job they do and their budgets are constantly cut because why the hell would teachers need the proper supplies needed to do their job, right? With all of this being said, some one needs to fix something because for ONE of my kids, I had to buy FOUR boxes crayons. This may be to help out students whose parent(s) cannot afford all of the supplies and I sound like a complete asshole. I know things are expensive. We buy supplies for three kids and next year will be four. Excuse me while I cry, vomit, and have a panic attack at that thought. One more thing about school supplies. What is the point of 12x18 manila and construction paper and why the fuck is it so hard to find?! Moving on…

So as I said, it is time to send our little (and not so little) ones and to school and it’s time for all of the parents to POP BOTTLES… of whatever pain reliever you choose and acid reducers. If you are anything like me, you want your kids to learn, be involved, and be successful in their school career. However, I suffer from anxiety and I don’t like to be around a lot of people. So, it is always a “fun time” during the school year. Also, I hate helping the kids with their homework. Not because I do not want to help my kids, because of course I want to help, but because some of their homework makes me feel extremely stupid! Especially Chris’ homework. He is going into the seventh grade and his sixth grade math homework made me want to cry. It was stuff I wasn’t doing until eighth grade or so. Needless to say, Google and I have become very good friends and there is a reason I don’t homeschool. And it is only going to get worse. I haven’t been in school full time since 2004 (man that’s a kick in the chest) and it seems like everything has changed when it comes to curriculum. It’s a conspiracy to make the older generations feel incompetent .

Actually, aside from my anxiety, I am excited for the new school year. Like I said before, I want the kids to learn as much as they can and have fun while learning. On top of all of the new stuff to learn, Chris will be joining band this year and I am super stoked about that. As a former band nerd, I want all of the kids to be in band, but I will settle for at least one. Also, I have become one of -those- mom’s… the mom that is friends with a lot of the teachers and the nurse. So, while the kids are excited to see their friends that they haven’t seen all summer, I am also excited to go back to the school to see all of my friends that I haven’t seen all summer! Don’t worry, my non-school employed friends have already called me a nerd for it. I don’t care though, I will continue to make teacher friends at every school the kids go to so they know that I will have eyes everywhere. Yeah, I’m that kind of mom too.

So, best of luck to everyone in this new school year. May we all make it out alive, and to the people with no kids, sorry about the school zones. We all hate them.

Jokes aside, if you can read this thank a teacher, and as always, stay peculiar.