I can relate; that said, a confounding factor I’ve been unable to disambiguate is raising young kids _during a pandemic_. How much of the challenge was typical

I can relate; that said, a confounding factor I’ve been unable to disambiguate is raising young kids _during a pandemic_. How much of the challenge was typical parenting? How much was doing it in a world on fire when it was unsafe for the kids’ grandparents to travel and help out, and mothers’ groups weren’t a thing, etc.? My wife and I just recently had our first no-kids date night since last Father’s Day (just short of a year ago). It was pretty great! The connection is still there. But it was also _surreal_, and I can totally see how couples just lose themselves in the chaos. It worries me sometimes.