Hot Mess Express to Summer: May Chaos Guide for Parents

June called. She’s bringing school concerts, field trips, communion, graduations, confirmations, prom, dance competitions, year-end forms, and 1,000 reminders from the Parent Association! (Yes, also starring in that production, yours truly). I’m overwhelmed and feel like there aren't enough hours in the day. My brain feels fried as I attempt to power through tasks and remember all the “very important things” I’ve forgotten twice already. The struggle is real.It’s fair to say most of us are swimming in a sea of mental overload this time of year. Sometimes, I look at my calendar and genuinely wonder how I’m supposed to survive the next seven days… only to realize, oh right, seems a lot of us are in that same boat. Do we overdo it? Pile on too much? Have our kids enrolled in enough activities to qualify as part-time Uber drivers? Probably.Back in the day, my mom had us in swimming (non-negotiable) and the occasional “try-this-for-a-month” activity. So now, as a grown woman barely hitting 5 feet tall who loves to dance, I often ask her - “Mom… why wouldn’t you put me in jazz or ballet?”Instead, there I was, every Monday and Wednesday, kicking it (literally) at the local...