Is it okay to be happy in a pandemic? for the parents Dec 02, 2020

Is it okay to be happy in the middle of a pandemic?

And what if you're not?Ā 

These are the questions that swirl in my mind on some days as I look at my children and wonder how all of this 2020 life will affect them (and us) for years to come.Ā 

So far, our little family has been able to weather th...

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2020: The Year We Should Have Seen Coming, in Hindsight for the parents Jul 10, 2020

They say hindsight is 20/20. How incredibly ironic and prophetic it is then, thatĀ thisĀ year of tumult we are in right now isĀ the year "2020."

...as in the year we should have seen coming, in hindsight.Ā 

Living through all that is happening right now sometimes feelsĀ other-worldly, confusing, and ou...

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Parenting used to make me feel weak. Not anymore. for the parents Feb 22, 2020

Now parentingĀ thrills me.Ā That’s why I keep doing it.

Oh right. That and the fact that I’ve got kids, so hey no choice. But I do it willingly and with loveĀ becauseĀ I have now hackedĀ the code. And hacking it fills me with the joy I imagine Edison may have felt when he figured out how to harness all ...

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