It’s back to school season, and in my house, here’s what that looks like: I’ve taken on the management of my kids’ transition from one grade to the next … and it feels like a seasonal part-time job. And if you’re a mom of young kids, you can probably relate.

Walking kids through the transition to a new classroom, teacher, grade level, ground of peers, and set of educational expectations is a lot. Emotionally and mentally, much of it falls on me.

I’m texting fellow parents to see which kids will be in class with my own. I’m buying the school supplies and the new clothes and snacks. I’m reading communications from the school and teacher. I’m handling the paperwork and the forms and the apps. I’m making plans for packable lunches and snacks and washing the extra clothes I’ll stash in their

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