A GLASGOW mum has revealed the highs and lows of pandemic parenting in a book detailing her life with a toddler during coronavirus.
Dr Laura Bissell, like parents up and down the country, had her world turned upside down when the UK Government first announced the national lockdown in March 2020.
Having spent the last few months learning how to juggle work and her then one-year-old daughter, Laura and her husband were now faced with caring for their little one while managing full-time jobs with absolutely no family support.
Despite Laura’s family being “incredibly lucky” throughout the pandemic, the challenges of parenting in the middle of a global shutdown – including the highs, the lows and the downright hilarious – will ring true for many families and are all featured in the new book Bubbles: Reflections on Becoming a Mother.
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Laura said: “I had started writing through my pregnancy, just sort of journalling to chronicle the strange things going on.
“Then, when the pandemic…