The mix of relief and guilt around kids going back to school feels very familiar. Parenting seems to be full of two opposite feelings being true at the same time.
There’s something so tender about the moment when care starts flowing back toward us. Your son reading to you while you drifted off is such a beautiful reminder that our children are quietly learning how to care for us too. Sometimes parenting surprises us by becoming reciprocal long before we expect it.
Glad I found you on here! I’m an elementary school principal and toddler mom. It’s fun to hear your perspective on things…. Although not happy to hear about the illness.
The mix of relief and guilt around kids going back to school feels very familiar. Parenting seems to be full of two opposite feelings being true at the same time.
I'm having that kind of week too. Thankfully not COVID, but still not fun.
There’s something so tender about the moment when care starts flowing back toward us. Your son reading to you while you drifted off is such a beautiful reminder that our children are quietly learning how to care for us too. Sometimes parenting surprises us by becoming reciprocal long before we expect it.
Glad I found you on here! I’m an elementary school principal and toddler mom. It’s fun to hear your perspective on things…. Although not happy to hear about the illness.
Enjoyed this. We all feel the strain at the end of the summer.
Hope you feeling better
Loved it - especially the link about how Prodigy = Pokemon.
[There is an English Language Arts version of that app - Prodigy that is].