{"id":7017,"date":"2017-06-08T21:44:59","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T04:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7017"},"modified":"2020-07-10T04:51:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T04:51:06","slug":"stapleton-mom-collapses-from-exhaustion-on-final-day-of-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7017","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Mom Collapses from Exhaustion on Final Day of School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The school year is tough for all parents, but it can be extremely difficult for stay at home moms who bare most all of the weight of getting kids to and from school and activities. There are schedules to manage, lunches to make, carpools and playdates to organize, and keeping the kids up with their schoolwork. On top of it all, there is the stress of maintaining the image of the Stapleton mom<\/a>. The stress of the 160 day school year is too much for many stay at home moms, so most forget about a school event, double book an after-school activity, forget to pack a lunch, and others even skip a yoga class or two. For the ones who stick with the program and keep everything together, the race can be grueling. \u201cThis is my fourth time doing the school year as a stay at home mom,\u201d said Stapleton mom Dana Klein. \u201cI take a little time off in the summer, but then it is right back into training. Some people think I am crazy for doing it for four years now, but there is a sense of accomplishment when you cross the finish line.\u201d Tracy Wolf agrees. \u201cMoms like us are just wired different,\u201d says Wolf. \u201cIf we are not competing to do our absolute best, we are lost without a purpose. The \u2018school year challenge\u2019 is what makes us get up every morning. It\u2019s what drives us.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The end of the race can be emotional for many, as some break out into tears on the final day of school. \u201cYeah, it\u2019s emotional,\u201d said Swigert mom Kate Pappas. \u201cYou\u2019ve been doing this race for over nine months with very few meaningful breaks. When you finally get to the end\u2026well, emotions can get the best of you.\u201d For one of the competitors, Kim Huff, physical and mental exhaustion finally got the best of her on the last day. \u201cI just collapsed,\u201d said Huff. \u201cI couldn\u2019t go on any more. Take the kids here, bring this, don\u2019t forget this, can we go here, get my workout in, schedule a dinner party, and on and on. I was trying to finish strong, but the weight of it all finally crushed me, and I collapsed.\u201d Luckily for Pappas, she was still able to finish due to the help of some of the other competitors. \u201cSome of the other moms were there to pick me up and get me across that line,\u201d said Pappas. \u201cThat\u2019s the really great thing about the competition. Yeah, we are all competitors, but at the same time, there is that respect for one another, and I think they saw me that close to the finish line, so wanted to get me across it. I am very thankful to them. It was a great moment.\u201d Pappas is not sure if she will be competing in \u2018the school year challenge\u2019 next year. \u201cIt may have been a one-time thing, I\u2019m not sure. I know the \u2018work week challenge\u2019 was much easier back when I did that, so I am considering doing that again. I\u2019ll take a short break, then decide.\u201d For all of the Stapleton moms who complete the \u2018school year challenge,\u2019 we salute you.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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