Nana sees the lone person sitting in a car at the library.
Nana sees the mother walking alone almost catatonic.
Nana is aware the incidents of domestic violence are up.
So if feeling the pain of parenting which now has become amazing home cook, wonderful teacher, counsellor and entertainer.
No wonder you feel overwhelmed.
Online learning for young people is overwhelming.
This Nana helped a Grade Nine grandchild with some learning. The expectations to learn like this is well a bit much. The amount of information to peruse was like a university level without the class discussion and teacher . I let her know what she was doing was tough.
I try to be as supportive to my working daughters and sons-in-law and letting them know it is tough.
The longer it goes on into the summer with the prediction of few if any summer camps, it will become worse.
No playgrounds.
No pools.
No real places to visit. Oh yeah the Toronto Zoo Safarai in your car. Maybe other places will have similar events too.
Walks. Bike rides. Playing on your lawn.
If in a neighbourhood with nightly sing alongs or exercise classes or a concert it makes it easier.
But the isolation is huge.
Shopping can be a nightmare with people not wearing masks or giving proper physical distancing.
Roughing it out. Toughing it out. Easy to say.
Finding your groove is a route to take.
As our social bubbles will open a little, Nana wants to give some away time to my gang.
Reach out to family members, friends, colleagues. Have a good bitch session. Have a good laugh. Give each other stupid advice.
Know we have come down the road. It is a lot longer than we wanted it to be.
My advice- one foot in front of the other. Make each day count. Get through it. Have the children keep a scrapbook, journal- whatever works for them.
Discuss your feelings. Sing them. Draw them. Allow them.
Parents- hang in there. Nana says you are doing the best you can. Some days will be better than others.
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