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"When my kids were young I always volunteered at their school even when I was working crazy hours. One year I was tasked with calling other parents to get more volunteers for an end-of-year event, and one mom said, 'I'm sorry, I can’t help because I'm going through a really stressful time.' I told her that I hoped everything was OK, and she replied, 'Oh, you know, there’s just always so much to do this time of year, closing down our house, packing up, and getting ready to go to our beach house for the summer!'”