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The Road To Parenting Hell Is Paved With Late Night Google Searches

Mar. 8, 2024
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The Road To Parenting Hell Is Paved With Late Night Google Searches

"Before I became a parent, people viewed me as a parenting authority of sorts. I was a few years into running a Montessori school in Brooklyn before having my first child. Becoming a parent showed that no amount of training in early childhood development could prepare me for the complexity of family life. But just as I approached my profession, I felt certain I could fill the gaps in my knowledge through rigorous study," writes Christine Carrig.

And so she found herself in the same place as so many of us: on Google, late at night, spiraling. Today she's reflecting on that period in her life with some additional perspective — check it out.

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

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