Candace Cameron Bure of “Fuller House” fame is one experienced mother, as her three children are 19, 21 and 22. However, she says that “parenting never ends,” especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“My biggest parenting concerns, because I have older children, [is that] they’re at that pivotal stage in their life, graduating high school [and] starting college,” Bure, 44, told Yahoo News. “And these are big career moments and adjustments in their lives. And Plan A is like, out the window. And so it’s really challenging as a parent of young adults to help them navigate their new lives because these are transitional years for them.”

Bure has spent much of the past year hunkered down with her husband, former professional hockey player Valeri Bure, and their three children. While the family time has been nice, it has not always been easy.

“I learned so much in the pandemic about myself, as a mother and as a wife,” said Bure. “…I’ve always known that a parent is always their child’s biggest example, but all the more in this pandemic because we’ve all been together and we haven’t had those moments to take off for the weekend or go to the gym. …I’m a patient person, but I am not a stress-free person. And I show it.”

“It’s taken a lot of self-reflection to realize that your kids are always watching … [the pandemic] has really put the spotlight on my own faults,” she added.

Though Bure says her marriage has become stronger over the past year, she admitted, “It got really hairy after the first few months, like bad. All the things that we have avoided for years talking about, they all surfaced and they were in our face and it was unavoidable to actually have these discussions with one another and work through the ‘real deal’ crap.”

In the end, it was Bure’s children who helped her and her husband get through this rough patch.

“My son Lev gave us a 45-minute sermon straight out of the Bible and was like, ‘This is not my opinion, this is what God’s word says and this is how you guys need to look at this and work this out,'” Bure explained. While Bure and her husband have come out the other side of this, she said they won’t be writing any marriage how-to books anytime soon.

“I am no expert on marriage,” said Bure. “We’ve managed to do it, but by the grace of God.”