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That's right, the fathers are right there with us: my own husband, who did two years as our PTA Treasurer and serves on the board of a neighborhood housing nonprofit; Chris, our resident front-yard-garden-, Jamie-Oliver-Food-Revolution-, climate-crisis zealot; Tod, intrepid leader of his preschool's annual orange and grapefruit sale fundraiser and mastermind behind the spinoff of our Mothers & More crew, Dads n' Stuff.

Kristin Maschka: Spoiler Alert! This Mother's Day Movie Isn't Really About Me Kristin Maschka 2011

Or women like my friend Felita, whose stints as auctioneer at our preschool's benefit are legendary and who serves on our school district's strategic planning committee and first African American Parent Council.

Kristin Maschka: Spoiler Alert! This Mother's Day Movie Isn't Really About Me Kristin Maschka 2011

Now, Rosso - who had to effectively shut down her business for a month while she scrambled to find child care and still had to pay the preschool's $835 monthly tuition - is pushing the county and School Board to change its potty policy.

Three-year-old suspended from Arlington preschool for too many potty accidents Brigid Schulte 2011

Now, Rosso - who had to effectively shut down her business for a month while she scrambled to find child care and still had to pay the preschool's $835 monthly tuition - is pushing the county and School Board to change its potty policy.

Three-year-old suspended from Arlington preschool for too many potty accidents Brigid Schulte 2011

That's right, the fathers are right there with us: my own husband, who did two years as our PTA Treasurer and serves on the board of a neighborhood housing nonprofit; Chris, our resident front-yard-garden-, Jamie-Oliver-Food-Revolution-, climate-crisis zealot; Tod, intrepid leader of his preschool's annual orange and grapefruit sale fundraiser and mastermind behind the spinoff of our Mothers & More crew, Dads n' Stuff.

Kristin Maschka: Spoiler Alert! This Mother's Day Movie Isn't Really About Me Kristin Maschka 2011

Now, Rosso - who had to effectively shut down her business for a month while she scrambled to find child care and still had to pay the preschool's $835 monthly tuition - is pushing the county and School Board to change its potty policy.

Three-year-old suspended from Arlington preschool for too many potty accidents Brigid Schulte 2011

Or women like my friend Felita, whose stints as auctioneer at our preschool's benefit are legendary and who serves on our school district's strategic planning committee and first African American Parent Council.

Kristin Maschka: Spoiler Alert! This Mother's Day Movie Isn't Really About Me Kristin Maschka 2011

At first, a few cans trickled in, then thousands showed up at the preschool's door step.

Toan Lam: Four Preschoolers Inspire 135,000 Meals for the Needy (VIDEO) Toan Lam 2010

Preparing his healthy, eco-friendly lunches guilted me into doing the same for myself -- and because of his preschool's rules, I was ready with all the right containers.

Louise Sloan: Preschool Lesson #1: How to Pack Greener Lunches 2009

In the past few years, I have also lost a niece who was 11 months old, a classmate of my son's died just after his 5th birthday from a sudden illness, and a three year old was run over and killed in our preschool's parking lot.

Clockwatching 2009