Strap In, It's Back-To-School Nesting Season

Anybody else cleaning ALL the closets? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Aug. 30, 2023 READY OR NOT [Strap In, It's Back-To-School Nesting Season]( Last week, I had the house to myself. Do you know what I did? (Other than sleeping late and eating yogurt for dinner every day, of course.) I cleaned out my closet and my kid’s closet. And I’m not the only one. Today, Laura Onstot writes about the phenomenon she’s dubbed back-to-school nesting: “After my daughters were born, I assumed my nesting days were over. Then, just the other day, I found myself frantically purging the pantry of half-eaten boxes of cereal and rock-hard raisins. In fact, I decided the pantry wasn’t enough — I had to empty every single cabinet in the house. Today.” Sound familiar? I bet you’ll find yourself somewhere in the piece that follows, which is very funny and hits close to home. And now, I will reward myself with a wildly expensive pumpkin spice candle. Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [Read More ⮕]( Latest BAD APPLE [Is It Safe To Eat Apples Right Off Trees At The Orchard? The 411 On This Favorite Fall Activity]( Chill moms and food safety experts don’t exactly agree. [Read More.]( NOT OK [Mom Films Neighbors Playing On Her Family's Swing Set Without Asking, Prompting Internet Debate]( “Are you team #beneighborly or are you #getoffmylawn?” [Read More.]( CUTIE PIE! [Jennifer Garner Shares Her Own Kindergarten Throwback Pic In Honor Of Back-To-School Season]( How does she still look the same?! [Read More.]( Featured SMH [Kids Have Zero Texting Etiquette, Huh?]( “Texting with kids is an actual trip,” writes Meg St-Esprit today. “While I vividly remember my first cell phone and learning to send a message by tapping each number multiple times, my kids don’t really recall a time when they couldn’t send me a message or a string of 45 emojis.” And consequently, their messages are absolutely bananas… and also hilarious. “While I never expected to get my children phones so early, living in a walkable community combined with working from home has meant cell phone access has its pros. It also has so many cons,” she writes. I bet you’ll relate to this one. [Read More ⮕]( What We’re Reading ⮕ [10 Last Minute Labor Day Activities For Families]( ⮕ [Pee-wee Herman Basically Destroyed The 80s Power Suit]( ⮕ [My Teen Warned Me My New Boyfriend Is “Dead Behind the Eyes.” Huh?]( Follow us on: [Want to Advertise With Us? Get in Touch.]( You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive communications from BDG Media. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely [unsubscribe](. Or to manage preferences click [here]( BDG Media, Inc. · 315 Park Ave. South · New York, NY 10010 · USA Copyright 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved.