Lisa Endlich's Blog, page 198

I Dreaded Confinement, Now I’m Afraid to Come Out

Is it time to come out? Im afraid it might be time to come out from our quarantine cocoons, if not now then soon. And, Ill be honest, Im a little scared. This nervousness is a shock to me as much as it probably is you. I thought that when they gave us the go-ahead,

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The Class of 2020 is NOT Being Set Back by Their Current Setback

Man, was I prepared to CRY this spring. I had trained like a Tear Olympian for the ultimate Spring Games: my oldests high school graduation. Id put in all the hard work of getting ultra-emotional about things that would happen months in the future. Id need stamina, so I prepared for all of my daughters

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Middle School’s Silent End Is Painful for Students and Parents

Theres a reason the series Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life has sold 230 million copies worldwide. Its probably because for 230 million people, middle school was in fact, the worst years of their lives. When schools first closed my kids were excited It was no surprise that my children, who are both

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“Are People Doing the Best They Can?” is the Brene Brown Question We All Need to Ask Ourselves Now

Theres this weird thing happening right now and I dont know if youve noticed it. A divide has formed between those who are taking the virus seriously and those who are NOT taking the virus seriously. Sometimes, we say things out loud and loudly on Facebook and other social media, unkindly pointing fingers, making

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Psychologist Offers 5 Ways to Help Reduce Your Family’s Stress and Anxiety

This new normal isnt anything were accustomed to. With school closures, social distancing, working from home, job lay-offs and 24/7 family time, everybody is making huge adjustments to the massive disruption wrought by this crisis. While we adults struggle to wrap our brains around these changes, its even harder for children and teens who may

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This Mom Can’t Paint A Pretty Picture For Her Teens Right Now

My son was really worried on the first day of Kindergarten he was afraid to use the bathroom and it occurred to me that Id never let him go into a public bathroom by himself. Hed never been to preschool and the first day of school was so new and stressful to him, the

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My Husband is a Licensed Marriage Counselor: How We Learned to Reconnect as a Couple NOW

Except for centenarians, people have no experience when it comes to how to live through a pandemic. We all have had to follow the constantly changing guidelines to get through these times. Parents are juggling working from home while having their children, even adult children, at home. Relationships are strained. Good luck trying to find

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Netflix Series “Never Have I Ever” Feels Like Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, and Breakfast Club Rolled Into One

Like the majority of people these days, I have been deep diving daily into Netflix like a hungry raccoon in a loaded garbage can, just looking for anything satisfying to watch to help pass my shelter in place time. Typically I shy away from anything that seems too teen centered, but like what happened when

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This Dad Says “You’ll Walk Across Someone’s Stage if I Have to Build You One Myself”

By now, we all know the story of how the global crisis is depriving high school and college students and their families of well-earned graduation moments together. And, many of us have also heard the feel-good stories of how communities are creatively overcoming the odds by hosting individual ceremonies or by screening a pre-recorded ceremony

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Now More Than Ever I Really Miss My Old Married Life

I hung up the phone with my ex- husband over a month ago. For the first time in the four years since our divorce, I missed being married. The feeling was visceral, I felt it to my core. I thought for sure it would passthat it was just a flash running through my body because

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