"'It’s a recipe for madness,' said Laurel Elder, a political scientist at Hartwick College in New York who has been studying the mental health effects of parenting in the pandemic." nytimes.com/interactive/20…
I said to my husband last week: "It would be pretty weird if I wasn't miserable ... I have all of the ingredients for it."
And I must add the required caveat: I am extremely grateful too. For my family's health, my job, etc. I know how lucky I am. But, you can be extremely fortunate and still be struggling during these times.
"Who really has the energy to be angry — or even to advocate for change — when they’re just trying to get through the day?"
This rings so true too.
This rings so true too.
“I’m a great mom and I’m good at momming, but I’m not good at educating.”
Every day: This.
Every day: This.
And, even as the chaos and exhaustion threatens to eat us up, this is so true too:
"There are times when Dekeda looks at her daughters and appreciates the little things she might have missed were she not at home this year."
"There are times when Dekeda looks at her daughters and appreciates the little things she might have missed were she not at home this year."
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
