1. this sweater.
{for being my favorite springtime sweater three springs running.}
2. this pot of flowers.
{thanks to my mom who knew just what i needed.}
3. this extremely good-smelling candle.
{thanks to a big sister who knew just what i needed.}
4. these growing lettuces.
{on this ever-filling nature tray.}
5. this purple “party bulb”.
{reimagined into being a “sleepy bulb.”}
other things:
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The npr article on kids is gutting. I also read a mother’s letter to her one year old on MotherMag this morning and sobbed, it did a wonderful job describing things I haven’t been able to put into words surrounding my feelings in regards to my own one year old. Thank you so much continuing this blog, it’s really been a bright spot on days when a new one is posted.
My husband is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Seattle Children’s. It’s scary what we don’t know about the effects of COVID-19 on children, as well as the lasting effects social distancing will have on them. There will be a huge lack of mental health resources available to help mitigate the problems that arise from all of this. We do know that, as usual, the children that will be most affected come from lower income families, as the article states.
Thank you so much for posting the NPR article. I have two kids 5 and 6 and though we are all in good health and have been spared job loss or instability I am really concerned about the long term impact of these shutdowns on children. I’m scared we’re going to leave them scarred from the collateral damage of an illness that in general they are not at risk of. In the meantime other huge risks that will have a huge and inevitable impact on them (like climate change, environmental degradation, social injustice) are being overlooked. I never know how to put it in words without sounding callous… but thank you for the broad range of viewpoints!
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