When my kids were young, I was excited to send them back to school. Now that I'm a mom of teens, I feel differently.

When the author's children were younger, as shown here, she was happy to send them back to school after a long summer. Now, as her youngest two enter 11th grade, she feels differently. Courtesy of Jill Robbins. When my kids were younger, I would count the days until they went back to school each fall. Now that my youngest kids are entering the 11th grade, I'm wishing summer would slow down instead. Even though my teens drive me crazy, I've realized I'd gladly have one more noisy week with th...