Summer ache is a normal condition that can occur in the waning months of summer, just before school begins in the fall. It impacts mothers across the world whose children are of various ages and stages and can lead to heightened emotions, bouts of crying, and general feelings of nostalgia. It can be treated but often recurs seasonally.
Summer ache is caused by the transition of summer and the feeling mothers get when they realize it’s impossible to keep their kids as they are right now. Conditions that may cause summer ache include:
The oldest child of the family entering preschool and the realization that the family’s long, lazy days together are going to be impacted by a school schedule.
Questions that suddenly enter the mind: “Did I do enough while they were home with me?” or “Did we spend enough time together?” or “Will they know how to get their lunch during the chaos of lunch time?”
The youngest child of the family entering kindergarten and the realization that all the children are now “school-aged.”
A child enters middle school, high school, or college for the first time.
A child enters any regular grade.
The first whiff of a backyard campfire in August, which reminds the mother of fall, which reminds the mother that summer is almost over.
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