New from me: When people ask how I’ve been holding up during the pandemic with my 3 year old, infant, and work, I usually say jokingly, “Oh, you know, trying to get by.” But the truth for me and a lot of working parents is we’re not okay https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/work-from-home-parenting">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/v... via @BuzzFeedNews
It’s hard to describe how overwhelming it is to try your best to meet the needs of your kids and work and life right now and sincerely feel like you’re failing everyone—including your children https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/work-from-home-parenting">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/v...
My household is approaching Day 140 of being mostly stuck in our New York apartment. My older son has hardly seen another little kid in months. On weekdays, while the adults work, he watches limitless amounts of TV https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/work-from-home-parenting">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/v...
My baby, who was born just before the pandemic, knows little beyond the brick walls of the apartment building. We try our best to soothe him. I worry every day about what future my sons will have, what world I am giving them. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/work-from-home-parenting">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/v...
Employers need to understand that working parents truly can’t compartmentalize household responsibilities as long as we’re also caring for our kids at home, and, most notably—they should not penalize parents who have to make sure their families are okay https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/work-from-home-parenting">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/v...
And for myself, none of the trivial goals I used to care about—travel, extracurriculars—matter anymore. I just want my children to have each other and to have us and to know that they are loved beyond measure. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/work-from-home-parenting">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/v...
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