COVID-19 Is the Worst, But I Want To Make the Best of This Time Together

Let me first say that the COVID-19 pandemic is a horrible, confusing, and challenging time for families across the globe. Each person, and family is facing unique and shared challenges that we could have never anticipated and are not prepared for. Our family is fortunate, and while my husband and I have had to wrestle with the impact of COVID-19 on our respective jobs, we still have jobs. While all of a sudden needing to coordinate new schedules within our blended family, and homeschooling three kids presents new obstacles, our family is healthy and we are together. We very clearly recognize and acknowledge our privilege during this time.

I'm going to share something that's possibly horrible to say during this time of a global pandemic: I'm actually really enjoying a number of unexpected realities of having to stay at home, and I don't want to take these opportunities for granted.

Jessica Janssen WolfordApril 17, 2020Blended Family, Co-Parenting, COVID-19

How I'm Dealing with Divorced Co-Parenting During a Pandemic

I’d love to meet the attorney who had the foresight to write divorced parents a parenting plan addendum for a global pandemic. I’d happily buy you a drink.

The harsh truth, though, is that no one has been prepared for this coronavirus pandemic and the effect it’s had on raising kids.

Divorced parents are in a particularly sticky situation. I have yet to encounter a divorced or blended parenting decision that is easy to navigate — and the coronavirus pandemic is no different. Unless you or your legal representative had a crystal ball, I’m willing to bet your plan didn’t cover unintentional homeschooling, quarantine or shared custody in a time of social distancing.

Mine sure didn’t.

Jessica Janssen WolfordApril 15, 2020COVID-19, Co-Parenting