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electric_blue68

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9. Eghads! I didn't know until maybe 10 years ago or so that ..

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu Jul 22, 2021, 12:42 AM

Jul 2021

some States school starts sometime in Aug! 😳
We in NYC never started before Labor Day! ✊

I'm 68, and I still cringe (a little less now) at seeing "back to school" ads!!! 😂

Cue: T4F -
"loss of freedom, and of pleasure, nothing really lasts forever..." 😧

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Yikes.......I swear I just saw my 1st advertisement on "going back to school" !!!!!!! [View all] a kennedy Jul 2021 OP

It's by no means too early. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #1

Even when I was a kid, and school always started the Tuesday after Labor Day, rsdsharp Jul 2021 #4

Indiana in some areas being august 2nd jimfields33 Jul 2021 #7

Kids start in August Claire Oh Nette Jul 2021 #2

It's not like it was when we were kids.... Diamond_Dog Jul 2021 #3

My grandkids start in 3 weeks Jilly_in_VA Jul 2021 #5

Those who purchase back-to-school items EYESORE 9001 Jul 2021 #6

I've been seeing them for weeks on Fb. malthaussen Jul 2021 #8

Eghads! I didn't know until maybe 10 years ago or so that .. electric_blue68 Jul 2021 #9