Surviving Hurricane Harvey, with kids: How these 3 moms are doing it
by Laura Falin posted in Life
I have a hard time wrapping my brain around what's happening with Hurricane Harvey.
As I write this, Hurricane Harvey has dumped 49.2 inches of total rainfall, and The Weather Channel says "This may end up being one of the worst flood disasters in U.S. history." Thirty thousand people are anticipated to be without homes, and at least nine people have died. Thousands of people have been rescued so far.
As a blogger myself, I follow lots of other bloggers, including several moms who live in Houston and the surrounding areas, and who are sharing their experiences since the storm hit. And since the thing that really helps me put a face on this -- or any -- disaster is hearing firsthand stories from people who are there, I wanted to share them. Paula Rollo wrote "To the moms holding it together for their kids during Hurricane Harvey" on her blog Beauty Through Imperfection a few days ago, and it hit on something I always struggle with. How much do we tell our children about disasters" She said,
"Yesterday was the first day that I?ve ever flat out lied to my kids. I never lie to them, not even in little ?white? lies like ?we?re out of candy." I always shoot them straight...I lied to them and I still don?t know if it was the right thing to do.
They know it?s storming. They know there are floods, but in their little-kid minds they don?t quite grasp the reality of what is going on around us. And I don?t think I want...
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