Kristy Pepping

Yes, I am letting my 11-year-old daughter wear makeup to school. Let me rewind and start from the beginning. My daughter is entering 6th grade, and a lot has changed from the second half of fifth grade to today. She used to wear dresses every day to school and now she is sporting jean shorts and t-shirts. And while she still plays with dolls, she is also getting into more junior high-type activities, like bracelet making and texting with her friends.

I am sorry not sorry summer break is coming to an end. In fact, I dread the calendar slowly rolling toward June in the first place. As a work-from-home mom, summer beginning equals the dreaded wake up at 7 am to secure camp sign ups, the chess game of lining up rotating babysitters and my organized schedule coming to an abrupt stop.