Arlene Smith, coordinator of the Watertown Family Network, an organization that offers free support for parents, said parents should remember that there are more than 40 other family networks throughout the state that support parents.
“People underestimate how hard it is to become a parent,” former Isis employee Dawn Ellis said. “Becoming a parent is a humongous rite of passage, especially for a woman. It changes a person’s life. I think it’s important for people to be able to go somewhere they can honestly say, ‘This is hard,’ and everyone knows you are still a good mom.”
Pictured: (Left to right) Sarah Mwangi holds her son Hudson, Sarah Slagsvol holds her son Oskar, Alden Loring crawls in, and Cheryl Morosko holds her son Nathan during class at the Leventhall-Sidman Jewish Community Center.