At our house, we celebrate everything. I continue to learn from my children to live in the moment. Our home is always decorated for one occasion or another be it Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter or Halloween. Funny enough, we may have decorations up for several things simultaneously. We have been known to put Santa hats on our pumpkins. Or we may light up our Easter decorations with Christmas lights, much like today as we received some snow.
My children have taught me to not worry about the small things. It’s ok to have an art station in the hallway, it’s ok to have a race car track surrounding the dining room table, it doesn’t matter if the beds aren’t perfectly made because they are doing their best.
One of the challenges for me that came with this pandemic was the need to quickly adapt to the new circumstances, the need to cope with the uncertainty of the future while remaining positive and supportive of my children. They are very much feeling change too, in their way. Luckily for me, they have already taught me to roll with the punches.
Single parenting during COVID-19 pandemic 