Thursday, August 27, 2020
Thankful Thursday: A Pandemic Summer
Parenting During a Pandemic as a Perfectionist
"Do we have to wear masks in the classroom?" "Will we have cross country races?" "Will there be running club?" "How will Halloween work this year?" "When will we have sports?" "Can I hug my friends at school?" Those are just a few of the sample questions that I get asked daily that I do not have answers to. I recently read this article "Your 'Surge Capacity' is Depleted–It's Why You Feel Awful" and it touched on so much of how I am feeling.
"It’s harder for high achievers,” she says. “The more accustomed you are to solving problems, to getting things done, to having a routine, the harder it will be on you because none of that is possible right now. You get feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, and those aren’t good.”
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