MetroFamily Magazine April 2020

F or families across the metro, #okcfamilyfun looks a little different these days. One of the truly beautiful things we’ve been witness to at MetroFamily amidst the COVID-19 pandemic is all the metro parents asking how they can help others navigate these uncertain times. Check out metrofamilymagazine.com/weekend-warrior for tips, encouragement, affirmation and humor from local parents (and kids!) Tag #okcfamilyfun in your social posts to share your advice or email us at tips@metrofamilymagazine.com.

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The coronavirus was a joke to high schoolers at first, but now it’s real and more serious than any of us could have imagined. And we grew up reading The Hunger Games! Lundyn gives her perspective as a teen with multiple autoimmune diseases at metrofamilymagazine. com/covid-19-perspective-from-a- teen-with-auto-immune-disease.

Never would I have imagined a day where our family of five would be so excited about TOILET PAPER. Yet, here we are. Life is weird sometimes. @erinengelke encourages working from home parents with tips on how to structure your days and support your kids (and find joy in the little things like scoring toilet paper!) at metrofamilymagazine.com/4-tips- work-from-home.

Aahhh, fresh air and sunshine for fishing fun with family. 😍 Kim Bilger and other local mamas share family-friendly recipes (think pizza cups, not freshly-caught fish!) at www.metrofamilymagazine.com/ whats-for-dinner-pizza-cups/.

I’ve decided that in this weird and uncertain time, good enough is good enough. It’s OK if every moment isn’t easy or fun or educational. @AlyShahan1 shares how her hilarious #momfail led her to an important realization at metrofamilymagazine.com/ good-enough-is-good-enough.

“You feel what you feel, and your feelings are real.” - Sven @simijohn shares lessons learned from Frozen 2 about family mental wellness at metrofamilymagazine.com/lessons-from- frozen-2.

When you make a nacho charcuterie board … but mama has a salad because she doesn’t have access to a gym! 😂 ReRe Lunsford talks juggling work and kids at home at metrofamilymagazine.com/work- and-kids-at-home.

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