THE ROUNDUP: 9 Easy, Delicious Sheet Pan Recipes for Busy Weeknights 🍽 😌 🥘

Oh, sheet…pan. We’re back to school and back to routine, and that means back to the mad dash that is weeknight cooking. Sheet pan dinners are our favourite recipes because they usually come together pretty quickly, the mess is minimal and you can take a quick catnap while they’re in the oven (or, you know, cross something else off of your massive to-do list). Here are a few of our faves:

🍗 One-Pan Chicken Thighs with Sweet Potato Wedges

🐷 Hoisin Pork Tenderloin

🍋 Slow-Roasted Salmon with Citrus

Want the rest of the recipes? Hit the link below for six more great ideas (including a tasty dessert!). ⬇️.

THE READ: “Six Things I’ve Learned in the First Weeks of School” 📓🍎😊

A few years ago, our executive editor, Katie, rounded up the best lessons she’d learned as a parent in the first few weeks of school. The kids in the article are a bit older now, but the lessons still hold true for the first month of a new grade, year after year. Here’s a sneak peek at her funny but spot-on observations:

🔵 “According to my children, forgetting to return a form is the worst thing they will ever endure. I forgot to send the form and money for my older daughter’s recorder (I really did, I didn’t ‘forget’) and I’m pretty sure she will be discussing it with her therapist when she’s 45.”

🔵 “School-aged kids can get overtired, just like babies. My youngest starts to turn into a gremlin when she’s past the point of no return on sleep. (Seriously, I’m afraid to let her near water or feed her after midnight.)“

🔵 “Going to bed without being organized is done so at my own peril.
No one wants to clean out lunchboxes at 6 a.m. And I mean no one.”

For the rest of the goods (and a few laughs), check out the link below.

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THE DEBATE: This Dad’s Reaction to a Stranger Offering Up Their Seat on a Plane Has the Internet Up in Arms ✈️ 🤬 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

A couple of weeks ago, Tiktoker @one_toughmother posted a video of the aisle of an airplane. Overlaid were the words, “I was seated next to a mom with a baby on her lap and a toddler beside her. It was a lot. I offered to switch seats with the dad who was a few rows up, so he could be with his family. He says, “Great, thanks” and THEN SENDS OVER ANOTHER SMALL KID TO SIT WITH THE MOM. He enjoyed a kid-free flight.”

Oof. Initial reaction? Total rage. But then you think about it, and you realize that if he had left his seat to help his partner, the third toddler would have been sitting alone. So, the question is, should he have declined the offer and stuck with the kid he had? The post is rife with comments coming down on one side or another (most of them sticking with the initial rage we felt). What say you?

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THE REEL DEAL:
May We All Be This Kid Playing with a Pile of Puppies 🐶 ❤️ 🐾

Wishing you a Friday that feels exactly like this. And if it doesn’t turn out that way? Watch this reel at least three times in a row to boost your mood. We’d also suggest adding a big hug from a small child, a meal or snack you love, an impromptu dance party and/or a rage-y walk around the block. Doctor’s orders. (Okay, maybe not, but it’ll still help.)