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Hey everybody, it's Mariel. I think when you're an adult, kid from NPR.

Hey everybody, it's Mariel.

I think when you're an adult, it's easy to forget how stressful school can be for kids.

You got to wake up early, get there on time.

You're not allowed to talk when you want to talk.

You have to sit and pay attention when you're bored.

You're getting hit with new information all day long that you're just supposed to remember, on top of remembering all the

other things that you learned yesterday. And maybe you're not sure who your friends are. Maybe some

kids aren't very nice to you. Maybe when you get up to the plate at kickball, everybody in the outfield

snickers and moves in because they

know you're not a very good kicker. Maybe you just miss your mom. And then lunchtime comes. And yes,

lunchtime can be stressful as well, but it's also an opportunity for us to give the kids in our

lives a break, to remind them that we love them and we're there for them.

Let's make some lunch for my kids. Today I have some white-themed rice and pork

dobo. Today I made Filipino-style spaghetti. Today I'm making a Kung Fu Panda for

inspired lunch. I added a vegetable steamed bun and I'm going to make that into Po.

Today I'm making a sandwich.

I'm cutting out letters A, B, and C, and the numbers, one, two, and three.

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