I ve Really Missed People, but Has COVID Made Us Socially Awkward?
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For more than a year, many of us have felt alone, together. And no matter if our professions kept us home or on the front lines of the pandemic, I think we ve all dealt with losing the daily rhythms, freedoms, and lifestyles that collectively defined us. Early in the pandemic, therapists reported an urgent rush of mental health crises in the midst of such swift change, isolation, and grief. We found ourselves craving lighthearted office banter, harmless gossip over fizzy cocktails, and first-date butterflies more than ever. Perhaps we didn t realize how much we valued a friendly smile in an elevator or the sound of a barista shouting our latte order from across a noisy cafe.
COVID Forced Me to Accept That My Husband s Parenting Style Is Just as Valid as Mine
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With all the time we spent in lockdown this past year, my husband s parenting style with our very young children became just as influential in our family as my own. As a mother, I have always taken the lead on parenting. I initiated most major changes and took on most of the responsibility for the hardest parts of raising babies and toddlers. Night feedings? That was all me. Sleep training? Me again. I endured the toughest days of potty training solo, and I decided how and when to start weaning my toddler from his beloved paci. It just seemed easier for me to do these things alone, and do them my way.