For anyone who's not a parent, imagine the simplest task in your day. Then, just imagine being unable to do it. Going to the bathroom, changing the laundry, cooking breakfast, lunch or dinner, unloading the dishwasher, getting a drink of water, having a snack to yourself, cleaning off the table, reading a book, folding laundry, owning a plant, I could go on for quite a while.
And homeschooling, well, it's going. The big kids are patient while the little ones have no idea that we're trying to learn and grow daily.
I was on the phone with my dad yesterday and Jude was screaming at the top of his lungs. I was trying to have my one minute of adult conversation and my dad said to me, "life is just really hard". I wanted to jump through the phone and just hug him.
It seems these days there's much to disagree about, but life is hard enough without all of that.
Be kind.
Empathize.
