Community can make the load a little easier

Ceara Deno, MD • June 25, 2021
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Community can make the load a little easier

“I keep parenting from guilt”


“I can’t be everything to everybody”


“I resent other families who have things easier”


“I can’t control what my ex says about me”


“I’m spread too thin”


“The kids are fighting and nothing works”


“My new partner doesn’t understand”


We all have our own unique version of a parenting achilles heel.


It’s that thing that trips us up, again and again.  We try to fix it, and when that doesn’t work, we try something else, and something else.  But despite our best efforts, the issue keeps popping up.


It saps our confidence.  It makes us question ourselves.  Maybe we’re not cut out for this.  Maybe we can’t do this after all.  Maybe we really are failing our kids.   


I’m telling you it doesn’t have to feel this hard.  With support and nonjudgmental community, we can be heard and seen and understood by other thoughtful parents. 

We can celebrate the small wins, and commiserate about the big struggles together. 


Details coming soon about my new parenting circles...support and community.  


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