Experiencing La Rentrée

Back-to-School in France!

There are two sacred lines you cannot cross in the life of any middle-schooler. The first is doing anything that draws unwanted attention to them, and the second is embarrassing them, seemingly on purpose. Of course, my husband and I did both on my daughter’s first day of French Middle School.

La Rentrée (literally translated means “the return”) in France and is typically the same day for everyone. This year, 12 million students returned to school on September 2nd, a nationwide date that everyone rallies around.

In France (like the U.S) stores celebrate La Rentrée with sales and promotions.

Let’s Do this!

So, we dropped our daughter off at her new school after a big homemade breakfast, flat-ironed hair, and squeaky new tennis shoes! And just like that, she hopped out of the car and walked in.

Storytime

Now might be a good time for a little sidebar on parenting.

My husband and I have practically opposite parenting styles, which is why we work so well—for the kids, anyway. The styles are lik…