Mom’s Excitement for School Returns Faints as Teens Replace Mudpies with Eye Rolls
KEY POINTS
- •Jill Robbins reflects on how her excitement for school starting faded as her youngest entered 11th grade this summer.
- •She contrasts her elementary school days of counting down to September with now wishing for summer to last longer.
- •Despite the chaos of teenagers at home—endless snacking and noise—she values the fleeting family time before adulthood hits.
Jill Robbins, once the queen of back-to-school countdowns and celebratory mom mimosas, now mourns summer’s swift exit as her youngest doubles down on 11th grade. Gone are the easy days of 'Doc McStuffins' and pudgy baby hands; now it’s a sonic assault of teen sass, endless snacking marathons, and dishwasher wars while working from home. Forget quiet porch dance parties—this year the only Olympic-level sport is meal prep chaos timed precisely to sports practice and school bell schedules. Jill confesses she’d batch one more noisy summer week over a silent empty nest, proving that raising teenagers is like loving a tornado in yoga pants.
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(1 of 3)When your biggest summer craving switches from peace to just one more week of chaos, you've officially leveled up to Parenthood: Season Teen.
Moms used to countdown school like New Year's Eve, now they're just stalled in existential summer limbo, wobbling between wine and WiFi.
From toddler tornadoes with mud to teenage storms of sighs and snacks, Jill's backyard never knew what hit it—and still wants more.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/1/2026 | Author: Jill Robbins
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