Creating Art With a Child

During the spring of 2020, when we were all shut up at home trying to piece together what life should look like, my daughter and I collaborated to create a project of portraits. She and I would sit outside and freely paint however we wished with no rules. Later, I added the portraits on top. As I drew each individual, I thought about my mental health, how every day felt like a yo-yo of emotions and wondered, does anyone else out there feel this stretched thin, this scattered and confused?