Post by Jeanne Sager
The way I see it, summer is the season of childhood. We moms have our day in May. Dads have one in June. And kids get three months to just revel in being kids. But I woke up this morning on the second weekday of my kid's summer vacation to news that makes me sort of wish I could put a pack on her back and send her off to the next grade already. In just one news cycle, we have three horrific stories of kids killed while just being kids. Talk about a sad reminder that summer dangers are just as prevalent as summer fun.![]()
The way I see it, summer is the season of childhood. We moms have our day in May. Dads have one in June. And kids get three months to just revel in being kids. But I woke up this morning on the second weekday of my kid's summer vacation to news that makes me sort of wish I could put a pack on her back and send her off to the next grade already. In just one news cycle, we have three horrific stories of kids killed while just being kids. Talk about a sad reminder that summer dangers are just as prevalent as summer fun.