Big Smile, No Teeth: Strange times for new parents


So you think you're having it hard with this whole lockdown thing? Try being locked into your home with a newborn, your very first child. Sanity is optional, along with sleep. — Reuters

Who would bring a child into the world in these troubled times of a pandemic and the ever growing threat of climate change?

Well, me for one. Because that’s exactly what my wife and I did. Our son was born just before things got really bad with the pandemic and Singapore triggered its “circuit breaker” and we got locked into our homes with a newborn.

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