"When Priya Amin's 7-year-old son handed her a drawing, her first instinct was to respond with a standard reply of "ohh, that's so cute!" However, when she took a closer look at the sketch, she was left at a loss for words as she realized it was a heartbreaking depiction of their interaction 10 minutes earlier. It showed a parent at work and a child looking on and asking "Mommy are you done?" The mother, seated before a laptop, responds "No," without looking back."
"Upon sharing the image with her colleagues, the mom-of-two was encouraged to write a blog post about the incident. "I chose to share the blog originally via a LinkedIn post because I knew this was something universally felt by parents everywhere right now, and we're all feeling like we're shouldering this alone," she explained to Scary Mommy. The picture hit close to home for thousands of parents who've been precariously juggling their personal and professional lives"
A 7-year-old child drew a sketch showing a parent working on a laptop while the child asked, "Mommy are you done?" The drawing captured a recent interaction in which the parent replied "No" without looking back. The image deeply moved the parent and illustrated the emotional cost of juggling professional responsibilities with childcare. The parent shared the picture with colleagues and posted it on LinkedIn, where it quickly resonated with thousands of parents. Many parents have experienced blurred boundaries between work and home during the Coronavirus pandemic, making it difficult to step away from work and be fully present with their children.
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