1. You didn't even realize it was August until those back-to-school commercials snuck into your regularly scheduled programming of Dog with a Blog.
2. You had big plans to start working your way back towards school bedtime, but your kid is sticking hard and fast to that lax summer bedtime.
3. Speaking of bedtimes, you're going to have to adjust yours, too. No more "sleeping in" until 8am for you!
4. You're momentarily psyched about no longer having to pay for $ummer camp, until you realize extracurricular activities are about to leech onto your bank account.
5. Everyone else's lunches are more interesting (thanks, Pinterest). Your poor kid is probably going to be triggered by jelly sandwiches for the rest of their life.
6. Even though last year's backpack/lunchbox/pencil case is still in good shape, they want a new one, and you did not add it in to your school supplies budget.
7. You curse the day that Lisa Frank ever made pencils more exciting.
8. Your school insists on sending everything via snail mail, and you obviously lose most of it, so you have no idea what classroom to send them to on day one.
9. And speaking of writing things down on actual paper instead of sending email like a modern human, does anyone know what the supplies list looks like this year?
10. UGH. The carpool line.
11. This also likely means you'll need to get dressed EVERY day.
12. OMG, homework.
13. Getting your kids out of the house that first day like:
14. Brace yourself for the post-summer self-pity.
Me as soon as I get home today. #firstdayofschool
"I had a really long day, mom. Can you make me a snack?"
Oh, OK. No, that’s cool. I didn’t work 8 hours while you played math games in crayon and dodgeball. Coming right up, champ!
15. On the upside, you're going to have to make a lot fewer pancakes for breakfast.
16. You'll probably start getting places on time again.
17. You might complete a conversation once or twice a day.
18. You might actually finish your coffee while it's hot.
19. And then there's that realization that when they come home, they'll be a day smarter, and a grade older.
