It's so weird to be making an entry into the world of the "school family". All my friends are writing about their kids starting school last week. Some kindergarten for the first time, some 1st grade, some middle school. Maybe it's because we're so far away but the whole "it's back to school time" escaped me; Even though, of course, I was doing the same thing here with Enid. She started on August 27.
It was weird not being around for Labor Day. I totally forgot about it because of course there's nothing about it here. I didn't realize until I was reading something online about Burning Man and I thought to myself, "Burning Man?!" that's not 'til end of summer....and then, "OH"!
It made me realize what a part of my subconscious things like Labor Day are. You think they're just holidays that come and go and to which we attach silly meanings to like, "beginning of summer" and "end of summer" - but then you realize your whole equilibrium is synchronized to them. And that everyone is going back to school!
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