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As a working mom, I can’t be there to drop off or pick up my kids. I wrote their teachers handwritten cards and it made a huge difference in our relationship. [Video]

When my older daughter started first-grade several years ago, my social media feed exploded with cute first-day-of-school photos of smiling kids posing outside their homes and schools.

I texted my spouse from work, “Did you get any first-day pics?” knowing that I’d be crushed if she didn’t document the day. But when the photos came streaming in, they made me feel even worse. How could I miss my kid’s first day? Then again — how could I miss my own first day of school as an educator?

I can’t be there for drop-offs and pick-ups

As an educator who starts work at 7:30 a.m., I can never drop off my kids on the first day of school — or any day — and usually can’t pick them up either. Despite the influx of information from parent communication apps, it’s easy to feel out of the loop when there’s no face-to-face contact with my kids’ schools.

The expectations for parentsto be hyper-involved …

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New Orleans residents', businesses' water services disrupted due to water valve repairs [Video]

NEWS. ARIELLE. THANK YOU. HEADS UP. STARTING THIS WEEKEND. SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD CREWS WILL BE PREPARING WATER VALVE AND FIRE HYDRANTS IN DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS. THEYLL BE REPAIRING THEM AND ITS EXPECTED TO IMPACT NEIGHBORS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. THIS WEEKEND AROUND SOUTH JERSEY AND PERDIDO STREETS TO SOUTH GRAVIER FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL NOON TOMORROW, ALSO FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. SIMON BOLIVAR AVENUE FROM SECOND STREET TO FIRST STREET WILL BE IMPACTED SINCE CREWS ARE REPAIRING VALVES IN THAT AREA AS WELL. SO WE HAVE A FULL LIST OF ALL THE WORK THATS GOING ON RIGHT

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