Consider the following as it relates to this week’s blog: The alarm buzzed at 6:15 a.m., and our entire family was already dreading the chaos of the morning. Lunches hadn’t been packed, homework still sat unfinished on the kitchen table, and my youngest was tugging at my sleeve, asking what was for breakfast. The first day of school always feels like a marathon that started before the sun even rose and seems to start the year off in a stressful way. The pressure of keeping it all together during the school year leaves us all feeling drained, guilty, and anxious....

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