Writing Contest, Redefining"Good" Parenting, Intensive Parenting
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We’re currently running our May writing contest, “Am I Doing This Right?” with prizes up to $300. The prompt for this month is to reflect on a moment where you went, “Am I doing this right?” during the pandemic.
We’ve received almost 30 submissions and are loving your stories. Click here to learn more about the contest!
We’ll be basing our judging criteria on the reads, claps, and comments on each story, so let us know which stories are your favorite!
New submissions this week below!
Isolating My Four-Year-Old — Right Or Wrong? by Jacqueline Eager
The Pandemic Taught My Teens Some Great Values by Rippy Gauba
Reeling My Daughter Back To Normalcy by Lipika
A Mom Has No Name (Am I Doing This Right?) By Jennifer Jarvis Burt
I Am a Selfish Mom by Archana Vanguri
Choosing Between Isolation And Social Interactions In A Pandemic by Sara Melissa Frost
I Tell My Son Now “I Don’t Have Time” by Jamie D Stacey
The Pandemic Redefined the Concept of a “Good Parent” by Emily Jennings
Childhood Emotional Tolls in a Pandemic by Chevanne Scordinsky
Should I be white-lying to my kids this much? by Ali Burns
It’s Gonna Be Alright by Rice & Beans
Am I Promoting Lifelong Lazy-ness? by Jennifer McDougall
Previous Submissions
Life-threatening Viral Concerns to Obsess Over by Robin Jessie-Green
You’re All Done Working Daddy by Zachary Walston
Am I Doing this Pandemic Right? by Donna Sheehy
A Birth, a Death & a Pandemic by Jessie Waddell
Giving My Kids Free Reign to Do What They Want Online by Courtney Burry
Parenting Never Ends Or Does It? by David Martin
Second-Guessing Those COVID-Related Decisions by Susan Poole
My Failed Promise To Never Fight In Front of Our Kid by Julie van Maanen
How Lockdown Exposed One Huge Flaw In My Parenting Game by Adrienne Koziol
The Hundred Dollar Hamster by Sara Barnes
Parenting a Teen During a Pandemic by Ruby Lee
How A Global Pandemic Brought My Child Into Focus by Caitlin Cartwright
My Battle with Sadness as a Parent by Sylvia Emokpae
How I was shamed by my son’s daycare teacher by Jessica Lucia
I Sent My Preschooler Back to School in the Middle of a Pandemic by Katie Grant
Let Them Eat Pancakes for Dinner by Kendra
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The most interesting parenting content around the internet
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