The Absurdity of Pandemic Parenting, Cognitive Dissonance and Screaming in Parking Lots with Author, Melinda Wenner Moyer

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Pandemic Parenting  is now a buzzword, a style of parenting even- a thing those with children at home, especially young ones- are still trying to figure out how to navigate and survive. We are emotionally fatigued- we are so tired, and we are all out of words for how to describe it even. So a collective of women outside of Boston decided to get together and stand in a parking lot and collectively scream. And Melinda Wenner Moyer has written about it in her Atlantic article: Covid Parenting Has Passed the Point of Absurdity which signaled a simultaneous scream of understanding.
As Jess and Jess continue to focus on self-care for the month of February- giving space to this important conversation, whether it includes words or not, feels vitally important to address. What do we do when we just have run out of steam? When we just don't have the words to explain how we are feeling, and we can't seem to find the strength to do the mental gymnastics of who can go where and when and wondering if that sore throat or runny nose means we should isolate or quarantine?
While there's not a whole lot of advice in this one, there is space for the collective understanding and non-judgmental commiseration.

To read the article, go here:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/01/covid-parenting-challenges-stress/621322/

To learn more about Melinda, go here:
https://www.melindawennermoyer.com/

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