Staunton Star - Times - Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years

By: Jill Pertler

Life isn’t easy.

And the epitome of that, perhaps, might be parenting.

(Okay, maybe the epitome is death, but let’s take a week away from that topic, shall we?)

In regards to parenting being difficult: stop the judgmental comments already. I know what you’re thinking. People who dare say anything negative about parenting don’t deserve to be parents.

I beg to differ.

Parenting is a gift. It is wonderful. It is one of the very best things that has happened (so far) in my life. For sure.

How then, do I dare declare that parenting is filled with hard (very, extremely h...