Mandy Moore's home was damaged in the LA fires, prompting her to frame the situation as a big adventure for her children. She guided her family through the crisis with a focus on resilience, treating the temporary displacement positively. By highlighting new experiences, such as an exciting bunk bed, she redirected her kids' emotions. The family's time together, including with her in-laws who also lost their home, has fostered gratitude for their safety and the ability to find joy in their circumstances, underscoring that home is defined by presence, not place.
You realize that, of course, everyone is incredibly resilient - the kids especially. We just treated it as a big adventure. You have to model the behavior to them because they pick up on your energy, they're little energy sponges.
We told the boys we were going to stay somewhere else for a little while because the fire hurt our house - 'but look at this incredible bunk bed at this new house that you guys get to sleep in. This is so much fun!' That was a total distraction, and they loved it.
Home is truly just where they are. We've all been under the same roof during these past eight months, and we never would've spent that kind of time with each other otherwise.
We've all tried to find the silver lining, and that definitely has been it for us. There's so much peace in being grateful that we're OK, our animals are OK, and stuff is just stuff.
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