Tim MakMay 10

Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Four mothers at The #Counteroffensive are raising children during the #war. One calls explosions thunder, another shows her #daughter photos of Shaheds. This Mother's Day, they share what it's like to explain the unexplainable. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/how-mothers-explain-war-to-our-children

How mothers explain war to our children

The mothers of The Counteroffensive are raising children of different ages during the war. This Mother’s Day, they share their wartime dilemmas when their kids start to ask, “Mom, what was that?”

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak
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#Motherhood itself has always come with challenges and social judgments. #Mothers are often told how to behave, as if there is only one correct way to be a ‘good mother.’
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The first hard question Anastasia faced during the war was when her two-year-old #daughter started asking about the winter #blackouts: “Mom, where is the light?”
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She was puzzled and could only come up with a clumsy explanation.
#war #children
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How mothers explain war to our children

The mothers of The Counteroffensive are raising children of different ages during the war. This Mother’s Day, they share their wartime dilemmas when their kids start to ask, “Mom, what was that?”

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak
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#NEWS OF THE DAY:

PUTIN: THE #WAR IN #UKRAINE IS NEARING ITS END: After the ‘Victory Day’ parade on Red Square, #Putin told reporters: “I think the situation in the Ukrainian conflict is coming to an end.”

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/75798

Putin Claims War ‘Coming to an End’ and Offers to Meet Zelensky in Moscow

During a defiant Victory Day press conference, Vladimir Putin claimed the war in Ukraine is approaching its conclusion and expressed openness to meeting President Zelensky, but only under strict conditions.

Kyiv Post
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@timkmak Zelemskyy going to Moscow.....
Wouldn't think so...
May 10 at 7:16pmWeb