Sure, it seems like the Fourth of July was just a couple of weeks ago. And yes, you did just see a Halloween display in your local drug store. So if time is feeling extra weird to you right now, you’re not alone. But before the mega marketing cyclone that is Halloween-Thanksgiving-Hanukkah-Christmas-Kwanzaa-New Year’s Eve gets underway, we have Back to School.

In some parts of the country, kids have already been back in class for a while; others still have a few weeks before the carousel of bus rides, drop-offs, packed lunches, soccer practices, and homework restarts. Here are some of the school-related wishes, hopes, and fears that real parents shared with the Confessional this month.

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