Becoming a mother during the pandemic sometimes transforms the taken-for-granted aspects of parenthood into major milestones. Not so much milestones in terms of your child’s development, but your own transition into being seen and identifying as a parent. Misa and Veena talk about the unexpected rhythms of pandemic parenting, embracing their new identities as mothers, as well as coming back to themselves beyond being parents.
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Articles Mentioned in this Episode:
“The Strange and Lonely Transformation of First-Time Mothers in the Pandemic” by Caitlin Gibson
“At a Children’s Hospital, a Wave of Young Patients Struggling to Breathe” by Noah Weiland and Erin Schaff
“Poverty, Disease, Customs: Why So Many Indonesian Children Die of Covid”
by Dera Menra Sijabat, Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono