Minnesota Say Yes to No kicked off at Benilde- St. Margaret’s in St. Louis Park with a speaking event attended by over 285 parents and teachers. Many of these parents of 7th through 12th graders came with a question, “Am I the only one dealing with these Yes pressures?”

Here’s what they found:

From the parent coordinator:
“We’re all in this together and we’re going to make these conversations happen.”

Another parent:
“Thank you, thank you…finally I feel like I can breathe and be a parent, not just a friend.”

A dad:
“In this Yes community where we can give our kids everything, it’s nice to know we don’t need to provide everything.”

Conversations and discussions on NO are spreading from parent to parent, school community to school community.