We are today at the end of the third lockdown in Israel. A lockdown that lasted six weeks in which parents are supposed to continue with the routine of their lives to work and function vigorously while simultaneously caring and educating their children.
We all grew up in a year. For my little daughter it's half her total life.
We learned to adapt to the situation.
The children learned to manage themselves. They developed the responsibility to get by on the zoom and to take care of food for themselves (they even once prepared for us!).
My husband and I found it more efficient and relaxed to divide the time by days of the week: 'Today I take care of the children, maintain the house and take care of meals for everyone and you work from morning to night and tomorrow the opposite' (unlike previous lockdowns that we tried to manage every day in shifts - 8 hours of work and 8 hours being with the kids - It was exhausting).
This time it was a lot less stressful (and even fun).
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| Writing code while the little one curls up on me and the third one practices with the ring-fit |
