Today is the first day of school.
At the beginning of the day everyone seemed quite happy.
There were parents smiling and taking pictures of their babies.
And there were children all dressed-up in their back to school gear.
It was a win-win for both kids and parents.
But by the end of the day, the parents were quickly reminded of all that goes along with children returning to school - school information to be consumed, forms to be filled out, PTA's to join or not join, play-dates to set and extra-curricula activities to pay.
So whether we're saying "hello" to a new school year and goodbye to summer camp, for parents it really doesn't matter. For us, there's really no break, whether the kids are coming or going.
It's really all the same.
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Debbie Lively is an award-winning journalist, novelist and Bolingbrook mother of two. She also instructs people in the art of writing.
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