I’ve broken down

[Anonymous]

I’ve had a very calm and stiff upper lip attitude about the coronavirus up until now, but today I started feeling really bad. We took 3yo driving to see the cherry blossoms (which were gorgeous) and she kept asking to go out. I was thinking how much fun it would have been to see her run around, and take pics with the blossoms, and have a picnic, and next week fly a kite during the festival. I know there’s always next year, but she’ll be older and it’ll be different.

Sorry for the lame rant... I know many many people have bigger problems right now And I really feel for them too.

[Anonymous]

It’s ok to have feelings. Try to focus on the positive and go easy on yourself and recognize that yes, other people do have it a ton worse than you but that doesn’t mean you are supposed to feel jolly about this dystopian nightmare.

Personally, I take that sadness and I convert it to anger. Anger at our elected officials who have completely dropped the ball and produced a response that would be expected in a third world country, similar to the one my parents came from. My parents did not immigrate and leave everything and everyone that they love for this shit.

And then I take that anger and I convert it to determination to make decisions: decisions on who to vote for and who to support and how to make change so that my children do not have to go through a completely avoidable experience like this ever again.

I think we all need to produce something, something real from what we are feeling right now. We are Americans and we should be more empowered than this.

[Anonymous]

I think the stress of it all is what's bothering you, not that your 3 year old can't get out of the car to run around. It's really no different than going on a road trip or any other situation where your kid wants something and you say no, for whatever reason.

It's hard. But really... I don't see the break down here. I thought you were going to say, you collapsed or sobbed or threw the non-perishable items out the window.

[Anonymous]

These are tough times. It’s normal to be emotional and frightened. What you experienced today was a loss.

It won’t last forever. Hang in there, OP.

[Anonymous]

I hear ya OP. My 4 yo extrovert DD is struggling and it’s just week 1. She’s so desperate to play with other kids. Today she saw the next door neighbor through the fences in our back yards and I thought she was going to lose her mind saying hi. We had to pull her away from the fence and take her inside. So sad and there’s nothing we can do about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s ok to have feelings. Try to focus on the positive and go easy on yourself and recognize that yes, other people do have it a ton worse than you but that doesn’t mean you are supposed to feel jolly about this dystopian nightmare.

Personally, I take that sadness and I convert it to anger. Anger at our elected officials who have completely dropped the ball and produced a response that would be expected in a third world country, similar to the one my parents came from. My parents did not immigrate and leave everything and everyone that they love for this shit.

And then I take that anger and I convert it to determination to make decisions: decisions on who to vote for and who to support and how to make change so that my children do not have to go through a completely avoidable experience like this ever again.

I think we all need to produce something, something real from what we are feeling right now. We are Americans and we should be more empowered than this.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s ok to have feelings. Try to focus on the positive and go easy on yourself and recognize that yes, other people do have it a ton worse than you but that doesn’t mean you are supposed to feel jolly about this dystopian nightmare.

Personally, I take that sadness and I convert it to anger. Anger at our elected officials who have completely dropped the ball and produced a response that would be expected in a third world country, similar to the one my parents came from. My parents did not immigrate and leave everything and everyone that they love for this shit.

And then I take that anger and I convert it to determination to make decisions: decisions on who to vote for and who to support and how to make change so that my children do not have to go through a completely avoidable experience like this ever again.

I think we all need to produce something, something real from what we are feeling right now. We are Americans and we should be more empowered than this.

I feel very unempowered right now. Those who voted for current leadership last time could just as well do it this time. Also, I am not sure how much difference it makes who’s in power. I would like to think Obama or Hilary in charge would have meant preparedness starting in December, but who knows how much they could have really influenced bureaucracy? Nothing is under my control.

Thanks for your kind responses everyone. By “broken down” I meant that my optimistic, this too shall pass attitude has broken down. I am an immigrant myself, came over at a young age. I love America and I feel it is going down the tubes and it is breaking my heart

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s ok to have feelings. Try to focus on the positive and go easy on yourself and recognize that yes, other people do have it a ton worse than you but that doesn’t mean you are supposed to feel jolly about this dystopian nightmare.

Personally, I take that sadness and I convert it to anger. Anger at our elected officials who have completely dropped the ball and produced a response that would be expected in a third world country, similar to the one my parents came from. My parents did not immigrate and leave everything and everyone that they love for this shit.

And then I take that anger and I convert it to determination to make decisions: decisions on who to vote for and who to support and how to make change so that my children do not have to go through a completely avoidable experience like this ever again.

I think we all need to produce something, something real from what we are feeling right now. We are Americans and we should be more empowered than this.

THIS.

[Anonymous]

Also..... I know this is not exactly the point of this post.... But the National Arboretum has lots of cherry blossoms and wide open spaces for picnicking and running around....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hear ya OP. My 4 yo extrovert DD is struggling and it’s just week 1. She’s so desperate to play with other kids. Today she saw the next door neighbor through the fences in our back yards and I thought she was going to lose her mind saying hi. We had to pull her away from the fence and take her inside. So sad and there’s nothing we can do about it.

Get some markers or water soluble paint and have them paint on opposite sides of a sliding glass window when the weather improves.

[Anonymous]

sliding glass door.

[Anonymous]

Good time to adopt a dog or cat if that is something that your family has been thinking about. Let her make videos for her grandparents. Does she have cousins she can facetime with or friends? I know she is little and each of these is probably 5 minutes of entertainment but it adds up.