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A day in the life of pandemic parenting
After lunch, the kids go outside to play. It no longer matters if it’s cold or drizzly — they are eager to go out in weather they would have balked at a month ago. I stand in the window watching them make mud pies and peel the bark off sticks. Between the dead grass and the dreary sky, the world is colourless and dull. Caution tape flutters over the entrance of the park nearby. It looks like a pandemic out there, I think.
Parenting during a pandemic
Parenting during a pandemic is scary. It’s hard and it’s sometimes heartbreaking — but we’re putting on a brave face for our children because that’s what they need from us right now.
When lice invade your home, and head
I’m sorry I was a snooty little B-word when other people’s kids had lice, or when the notes came home in the backpacks. I was horrified and grossed out, and now people are horrified and grossed out by my family. It’s so embarrassing.
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