It's only the second week of school and I'm sick.

I have this pitted feeling in my stomach when I'm approached by another parent. My vision blurs each time a catalog is pulled from their briefcase. Then I feel an emptiness only known in the depths of my wallet.

Experts say I have school fundraising fatigue syndrome.

The kids have barely read the first chapter of their science books. But it seems the school districts have fundraising ranked as a high priority.

How is it that two moms have already tempted me with offers of holiday gift wrap and cookie dough?

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