Let’s normalize all kinds of experiences.
| A roundup of new guidance and stories from NYT Parenting. |
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I have never had an easy pregnancy. My first was marred by depression, anxiety and extreme morning sickness, or hyperemesis; my second ended in a miscarriage; my third was the best of the lot, but I still felt nauseous and exhausted the entire time, and had a six-week-long sinus infection in the middle of it. |
I feel incredibly lucky to have had two healthy babies after those pregnancies, but I still mourn for those unhappy months, and wish they had been otherwise. And I very deeply identified with Priscilla Blossom’s honest and searing essay about the ‘easy’ pregnancies she will never have. |
In honor of pregnancy and infant loss awareness month, she is sharing her story with us. As she puts it: “The loss of joy and wonder as a pregnant woman is a bit like losing your faith in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, in magic, or in God. Knowing what’s potentially behind the curtain changes something in you. Loss and high-risk pregnancies do that, except many of us don’t talk about it.” By talking about it openly, Priscilla helps us feel a little less alone in our struggles. |
Also new this week, we have Holly Burns’s story about single parents dating during the pandemic — challenging in the best of times, and the virus adds another layer of difficulty. “Unfortunately, I swipe left a lot,” Kristen Benson, a single queer mom in Boone, N.C, told Holly. “Like, a lot.” Adrienne Day outlines how difficult it is to care for a small child and her aging parents right now — the demands of hospital visits and distance learning are too much to reconcile. The Times’s national desk has the first article in a series about how the pandemic has affected families across the country, featuring the Crawfords in upstate New York, a clan with six school-age kids. |
P.S. Has your child ever done anything that was kind of … creepy? We want to hear your stories! If you’d like to be interviewed, drop us a line here and a reporter may be in touch. |
THIS WEEK IN NYT PARENTING |
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| Parenting can be a grind. Let’s celebrate the tiny victories. |
My 2-year-old is endlessly entertained by the tape measure. Pulling it all the way out and then walking it back to where I’m holding it makes him smile every time. — Katherine Caraway, Catawissa, Missouri |
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