#Repost @thequestionablemom
We entered the pandemic with my son being only 1, I had barely gotten myself comfortable with going out with him to restaurants and shops…now he’s about to be 3 and a full blown toddler.
What I ask is that you have a little compassion for those of us who had to keep our children home. For those of us who missed the prime time age of socializing and adapting to life in a public place. We are starting OVER.
With further strains I really don’t know what’s to come, but I do know that I expect people to give us grace and understanding. I don’t care where you fall with it all, who believes and who doesn’t or who hasn’t changed their life and who has, this is just ME.
My job is to protect my child and family, and with so much left to the unknown it’s beyond frightening. If you see a parent out with a young child who doesn’t seem to grasp the understanding of not being home, easy the f up. If you see a parent trying to calm their child in a restaurant because they attempted to have some normalcy, just leave them be, eat your dinner and mind your business. Don’t pressure anyone to do anything they aren’t ready for because I want to remind you again that many of us are starting over after a YEAR of trying to make life as normal as we possibly can.
The end.
@thequestionablemom
#mindfulparenting
We entered the pandemic with my son being only 1, I had barely gotten myself comfortable with going out with him to restaurants and shops…now he’s about to be 3 and a full blown toddler.
What I ask is that you have a little compassion for those of us who had to keep our children home. For those of us who missed the prime time age of socializing and adapting to life in a public place. We are starting OVER.
With further strains I really don’t know what’s to come, but I do know that I expect people to give us grace and understanding. I don’t care where you fall with it all, who believes and who doesn’t or who hasn’t changed their life and who has, this is just ME.
My job is to protect my child and family, and with so much left to the unknown it’s beyond frightening. If you see a parent out with a young child who doesn’t seem to grasp the understanding of not being home, easy the f up. If you see a parent trying to calm their child in a restaurant because they attempted to have some normalcy, just leave them be, eat your dinner and mind your business. Don’t pressure anyone to do anything they aren’t ready for because I want to remind you again that many of us are starting over after a YEAR of trying to make life as normal as we possibly can.
The end.
@thequestionablemom
#mindfulparenting
