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Parents ready kids for school
By Lynn Proctor Windle, managing editor
Melissa Stewart isn’t ready for school to start.
The 28-year-old stay-at-home mom said that her nest will be empty for the first time in six years as she sends both of her youngsters, ages 5 and 6, off to school Monday morning.
“I know a lot of parents are ready for school to start, but not me. I’m going to miss them,” she said. “They’re excited about going. I think I’ll be the one crying on the first day of school.”
“My kids came one right after the other, so I didn’t get a chance to finish college. I’ve enrolled in some online classes to help ease back into it. I think I want to be a teacher so I can be with them during the summer.”
Betty Miller already is a teacher in a school district “east of here.” Like many parents trying to get the kids ready for the first day of school, she was digging through the school supply bins at the local Wal-Mart.
“I need school supplies too, especially red pens,” the fourth grade teacher said with a chuckle. “Really, I like to have extra supplies on hand because sometimes students don’t come to class with all the supplies the need.”
Over by the backpacks, Maria Flores was trying to help her youngster decide on a suitable bag in which to carry her books.
“There’s nothing wrong with her backpack from last year, but I like to send them with a new backpack and a new outfit,” she said.
Mother and daughter briefly haggled over price and style before agreeing on a pink tiger-stripped camo design.
“I don’t have this problem with the boys. They have jobs and a car. I told them if they didn’t want what I picked out, they could buy it themselves. So far, they’ve done pretty good on their own. They probably spent a little more than I would have, but that’s OK. It’s their money.”
Kelly Davis said she wouldn’t mind if her mother bought her school supplies. Davis, a college sophomore, said she has to rely on student loans to pay for school supplies, books and tuition.
“I try to find the cheapest thing I can get by with. The only thing I have to have is different colored notebooks for each class so I can keep track of my notes,” she said. “I don’t even buy pens unless I absolutely have to. You know what they say about college students living off of romane noodles for four years? Yeah, it’s true.”
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