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Everybody’s glum. How can we make our home happier?

I’m married with two children, aged seven and 12. Maybe it’s the effects of the pandemic, but both my husband and I feel exhausted and beaten down by life (which sounds very whiny, since we are healthy and OK financially). We have no family close by, though we do have supportive friends.

My older child is coping with low mood and depression (and

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