On the Last Day of School they look like they are auditioning for the cast of Newsies, wearing dirty, grungy clothes with holes in the knees, and pants three inches too short.
On the First Day of School the kids take lunches that are carefully packed with specially prepared and selected items from each of the food groups, with fruits, vegetables, grains all neatly packaged in a colorful new lunch container.
On the Last Day of School they are lucky to get the crumbly remains from the bottom of a bag of goldfish crackers.
On the First Day of School all the kids get their hair styled by their Mom (or their aunt, the professional hair stylist) so they look perfect.
On the Last Day of School the kids may or may not comb their own hair. (Or worse yet, their Dad does it.)
On the First Day of School the kids get to the bus stop at least ten minutes early, because you want to make sure they are on time for the bus.
On the Last Day of School the kids don't leave the house until they see the bus pulling around the corner.
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| "The bus is here. Maybe you should think about getting ready." |
On the First Day of School there are 64 brand new crayons in that 64-count box of crayons.
On the Last Day of School there are 64 pieces of crayon in that 64-count box of crayons, including 31 whole crayons (seven of which, for some reason, are "burnt sienna,") and 33 partial crayons that are in halves, thirds, fourths, and even eighths (four of which are also "burnt sienna.")
On the First Day of School the kids take their brand new lunchbox in their brand new backpack.
On the Last Day of School they are on their third lunchbox and second backpack because the original ones have been lost and/or stolen and/or broken.
On the First Day of School the kids pose for photographs which their proud parents post on Facebook with captions like, "Little Jimmy's first day of kindergarten!" or "I can't believe Jenny is starting 5th grade!"
On the Last Day of School absolutely no one wants photographic evidence of what your kids look like (except for maybe the campus police.)
On the First Day of School everyone is excited (and exhausted) because they've been waiting for months for this day to arrive.
On the Last Day of School everyone is excited (and exhausted) because they've been waiting for months for this day to arrive.
On the First Day of School parents cry (because they are going to miss their kids so much!)
On the Last Day of School parents cry (because their kids are going to be home all summer long!)
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