{"id":4981,"date":"2014-08-26T20:49:57","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T03:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4981"},"modified":"2014-08-26T20:49:57","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T03:49:57","slug":"parade-of-tears-back-to-school-day-for-stapleton-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4981","title":{"rendered":"Parade of Tears: Back to School Day for Stapleton Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"parade<\/a>It\u2019s always an emotional day. Parents sending their kids back to school<\/a> or kids going to school for the first time. Many parents cry because they see how quickly their kids are growing up, and others cry out of the pure joy that summer is over and their kids will be back in school. Stapleton parents are at either end of the spectrum, and rarely is anyone in the middle, which causes the extreme emotional outbursts. And with so many parents walking kids to school, the parent walk home looks like a parade of tears to those driving by.\n\n\u201cTime has gone so quickly,\u201d said Mandy Taylor whose 5-year old daughter started kindergarten at Westerly Creek<\/a> Monday morning. \u201cShe is going to be fine, but I\u2019m not sure if I am going to be.\u201d Other parents have the same issue. \u201cMy daughter is in fourth grade,\u201d said parent Scott Carman. \u201cBut, I still get emotional when I drop her off. I\u2019m sure most dads of daughters are the same way, I guess.\u201d\nSome parents are crying celebratory tears. \u201cLook, I love my kids as much as anyone,\u201d said David Asbee. \u201cBut, when we finally get them back into a routine of school and fall programs<\/a>, life is just so much easier.\u201d Kerry Fisher agrees. \u201cThe relief of not having to figure out what they are going to do every day and stressing over whether they are being productive or not is just great,\u201d said Fisher. \u201cIs that weight off of my shoulders enough to make me break down and cry? You\u2019re damn right it is.\u201d\nThere are a handful of parents who had limited emotional and physical damage. \u201cI was pretty unaffected to be honest,\u201d said resident Tom Lowe. \u201cHowever, come to think of it, I did kind of stub my tow when I was kicking them on the way out. Hopefully, I will come back from that quickly.\u201d For many parents, back to school day is a good day to take off from work and go have an early brunch, complete with mimosas. \u201cHaving a nice meal complete with a little alcohol seems to calm me down a little,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cI would recommend it to everyone.\u201d ]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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