I had a colleague who, when talking about the stages of growing children, insisted that one stage was not better then the next–just different. I, as a young mother with my first child, disagreed. I loved the playfulness of 2, the personality of 3, the independence of 4, the self-assertiveness of 5. Then I had my second child and saw the wisdom of her words. My second child’s milestones feel bittersweet. Crawling means more fidgeting when I hold her for too long. Walking means the end of baby snuggles. Every stage is just different. I think about 2020 in the same way. We are changed by it....…I had a colleague who, when talking about the stages of growing children, insisted that one stage was not better then the next–just different. I, as a young mother with my first child, disagreed. I loved the playfulness of 2, the personality of 3, the independence of 4, the self-assertiveness of 5. Then I had my second child and saw the wisdom of her words. My second child’s milestones feel bittersweet. Crawling means more fidgeting when I hold her for too long. Walking means the end of baby snuggles. Every stage is just different. I think about 2020 in the same way. We are changed by it....WW…