Rachel Feintzeig

Oh, we have bike to school morning, which I've seen that on the news, which actually this is kind of the problem.

Like bike to school morning is so fun.

And I feel like you kind of lose out on the fun of some of these things because you're so stressed.

You can't even enjoy, you know, everything feels like a chore.

Yeah.

Just giving up.

As soon as this stuff, even when it becomes like optional, it's like, you know, everyone, it just gets ratcheted up and up.

And then I don't want my kids to feel sad.

Like, yeah, that's a nice solution just to be like, I don't care.

But I just I can't quite get there because I because I care, you know, like about how my kids feel.

Seven and eight.

I feel like even if that's more directly spoken when they get older, like I think that's some of the anxiety that's driving this.

And I don't blame parents.

Like everyone wants their kids to be successful and to have a good life.

And like some of this is anxiety and people being scared about their kids' futures.

And it just kind of trickles down to kindergarten.

I think it just spirals.

Like I don't even think people like mean for it to go poorly.

You know, I don't think it's like something nefarious going on.

I think like one mom does something and then you feel like you have to reciprocate either for your kid or just even for your community.