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What I Tell My Kids During The Final Weeks Of School

May 26, 2018 By momcafe 6 Comments

It’s that time of year where our kids are exhausted, fried, and ready to start summer. But there’s still school work to be done, tests to take, and responsibilities to complete. And although they want to tap out, they can’t. Not yet, anyway. For many tweens and teens, these final weeks are critical to their academic grades. These are the days where tests are taken, homework is due, and for high school students, finals are given that comprise a large portion of their final grade. This is not the time to fizzle out, despite our kids’ wanting to do just that.

I’ve been trying to encourage my kids through these last few weeks of school, despite my own impatience and exhaustion. My gosh, it’s hard for us moms, isn’t it? As much as my kids want to be done, I want to be done too. We have spent TEN MONTHS submerged in the strict structure of the school year, and it’s always around this time, it gets a little messy and a little maddening for us all.

So I remind my kids that this is when we must push through, endure the challenge, stay the course and finish strong. We must. And we hope the prize at the end of this long road will be a year of success and good grades. But most importantly, we hope it will be a year in which they can be proud of their efforts and hard work even more than their accomplishments.

So to all the moms out there, blowing on those dying embers while the flickering flames dwindle into ash, I invite you to read what I tell my kids during the final weeks of school, over at Your Teen for Parents.

Image: School books. What I tell my kids during the final weeks of school. Our kids need encouragement to finish the year strong. #Parenting #Motherhood #School #Kids

Our kids need our encouragement and our support. And although we want to tap out too, we can’t. Now more than ever, they need us to show up and help them push through to the end. Go HERE to read my piece and pass it on to any other moms who might relate!

Hang in there, friends. We’re almost done!

 

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  1. Stacy Voss says

    May 26, 2018 at 8:54 am

    That was an amazing post and you are one incredible mama. I promise 1/100th of that—just to make a more protein packed breakfast for finals—and even that is just making it ahead of time and having the kids heat it up. Fabulous post. Love you, friend!

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    • momcafe says

      June 1, 2018 at 7:15 am

      LOL Stacy!! My extravagant breakfast for my kid is a frozen Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwich. You and me, girl. You and me… 😉

      Thank you so much for reading it, sweet friend. I hope you are hanging in there with it all!!

      Reply
  2. Smith says

    May 29, 2018 at 6:32 am

    Beautiful piece Christine. I wish I’d read it a few weeks ago. Would you believe my kids are out of school? I think I needed this encouragement more than them! BTW, I tried to comment at the other site, but couldn’t figure out how to get the comment posted.

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    • momcafe says

      June 1, 2018 at 11:03 am

      Aw, you are such a dear to try to comment, Allie! My kids are now out of school too- it’s been a few days and I think I need to write another letter about handling the MADNESS of our summer schedule. LOL

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  3. Kenya G. Johnson says

    June 5, 2018 at 11:26 am

    Chris I had to count on my fingers. I know they only get 2 months of summer vacation but I was like TEN MONTHS!? OMG. It is! Today is the last test for Christopher and Friday is the last day of school. Off to check out the article.

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    • momcafe says

      June 18, 2018 at 6:35 am

      Yes, ten loooong months it is! Happy SUMMER to you and your family, Kenya! Enjoy it while it lasts! 🙂 And thanks so much for reading my article, friend. XO

      Reply

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