This Mother's Day, it's easy to see what the pandemic has taken. It's harder to spot the gift it offers: Time.
But for many mothers privileged enough to be free from harm at home with their children, the pandemic provides a chance to witness milestones that would otherwise have been missed. To be close and present in ways impossible when everyone is in motion. To heal and reconnect with older children we've reluctantly and necessarily let go their own way.Why American moms are seriously struggling
There's the flour they stealthily opened to use for"snow." The paint that perpetually coats walls and floors rather than paper and canvas. Most frustrating for Basinger is the constant unraveling of toilet paper she spent hours tracking down. "Usually we task everything out. We task out education, we task out some of their social interaction. This time has allowed me to get to know my kids a little better," she said."I learned my daughter loves little tiny things. She's delighted by Polly Pockets. I never knew."The activities are gone. No outings to movie theaters, birthday parties or bounce houses. Swim, lacrosse and ballet are paused.
"My 19 year old said to me, 'It's almost like you scripted this. This is your dream come true. All of us home with nothing to do,'" McCool said.
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