# @meenakshi.sharma.co on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CD5EvfPFuQl
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64718156-meenakshisharmaco-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-08-15T01:37:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Meenakshi Sharma | Ottawa • Mom Life • Community • Creative (@meenakshi.sharma.co) — https://gondola.cc/meenakshi.sharma.co

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A lunch box. A Frozen themed lunch box. That’s what made me breakdown. The thought of her possibly not attending school in the next few weeks breaks me. We were all looking forward to this milestone moment: starting kindergarten. Joining a community. To be a kid. The growth. The exploring. Just everything.
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At home, we’ve been speaking about school often to prepare her, and all she’s been asking for is: a Frozen lunch box to take to school. So, earlier this week, while running a quick errand I came across one, a Frozen lunch box; and you know what I did, I bought the damn lunch box - irrespective of if she’s going to school or not. This was the one thing she was so excited about. A lunch box. And I couldn’t disappoint. Already as a parent, there’s a lot of f*cking (sorry, mom) guilt during this pandemic. Buying that lunch box seemed like a no brainer.
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Every parent is feeling stressed and anxious about what to do. None of us know - through many conversations and chats with others, we’re literally stuck.  And I recognize this is a privilege and for some families there is no option. I stand by you. And I wholeheartedly feel for the educators and staff who are equally left in the dark of what’s happening within the next few weeks. Us parents are also exhausted, like beyond exhausted. Mentally drained. I think we had all hoped for a better plan, a reasonable solution, just anything other than the status quo.
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I want to give a big shout out to every.single.parent doing what they can in their own capacity to influence change. But also I’m sending a big virtual high-five for making it this far and for not giving up. No one’s looking out for parents so the least we can do is look out for each other. Hang in there. I’m with you.
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Thanks to soccermomharp for hosting an insightful panel yesterday - be sure to check it on the grid on her page.
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