How are your 3/4/5 year olds handling this?

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I went to TJs yesterday—they are doing an amazing job. Stand in line with marks for distance. They wipe each cart before you get it. They only allow a certain amount of people in the store so you have space to shop. You’re told to stay away from the cashier. They bag it for you in their own brown bags (no charge). It was a good experience! I wouldn’t bring my kids, but it was good for a shopping trip.

Thanks, PP. I'll have to try it. Were they well stocked, I.e. did they have chicken etc? (Sorry to hijack OP!)

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Anonymous wrote:We haven’t made a big deal about it and have called it an extended staycation, so 4 and 5 year old have been doing great, talked once about missing some specific friends so we arranged regular FaceTime calls with those friends. Otherwise they’ve been riding bikes, digging holes in the backyard, playing on their iPads and watching Home Alone for the 30th time. They’ve had no interest in any of the zoom meetings for preschool, which is awesome for me because it’s hard to keep my eyes from rolling when listening to some of the moms talk about how “devastating” this is for their precious little one and how they’re going through bottles of wine trying to figure out how to homeschool. Devastating is not having food on the table or a home to live in or losing a loved one, it’s not devastating to not see your friends for a few weeks, especially at this age. Hell, the 4 year old couldn’t even remember half the kids in the school photo taken a few weeks ago.

Thank you! I totally agree, and this is exactly the attitude I’m striving to have with my kids as well.

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Anonymous wrote:We haven’t made a big deal about it and have called it an extended staycation, so 4 and 5 year old have been doing great, talked once about missing some specific friends so we arranged regular FaceTime calls with those friends. Otherwise they’ve been riding bikes, digging holes in the backyard, playing on their iPads and watching Home Alone for the 30th time. They’ve had no interest in any of the zoom meetings for preschool, which is awesome for me because it’s hard to keep my eyes from rolling when listening to some of the moms talk about how “devastating” this is for their precious little one and how they’re going through bottles of wine trying to figure out how to homeschool. Devastating is not having food on the table or a home to live in or losing a loved one, it’s not devastating to not see your friends for a few weeks, especially at this age. Hell, the 4 year old couldn’t even remember half the kids in the school photo taken a few weeks ago.

Thank you! I totally agree, and this is exactly the attitude I’m striving to have with my kids as well.

Exactly. We are pretty chill about it, and therefore they are as well. If they’re old enough to have close bonds with friends to the point that they’re missing them, they’re old enough to understand that this is temporary. I don’t understand why some people have to make a big deal out of nothing.

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4.5 year old is mostly happy but has more meltdowns. She loves us being home but doesn't understand why we can't spend time with her. Before when we had to work on a weekend or evening from home we were usually done in an hour or so and usually one parent could spell the other. Now we're working 11-12 hour days from home. I hate it but I have to say over and over, I'm sorry, not now, mommy has to work. She can tell that we're stressed out and it upsets her.

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Anonymous wrote:We haven’t made a big deal about it and have called it an extended staycation, so 4 and 5 year old have been doing great, talked once about missing some specific friends so we arranged regular FaceTime calls with those friends. Otherwise they’ve been riding bikes, digging holes in the backyard, playing on their iPads and watching Home Alone for the 30th time. They’ve had no interest in any of the zoom meetings for preschool, which is awesome for me because it’s hard to keep my eyes from rolling when listening to some of the moms talk about how “devastating” this is for their precious little one and how they’re going through bottles of wine trying to figure out how to homeschool. Devastating is not having food on the table or a home to live in or losing a loved one, it’s not devastating to not see your friends for a few weeks, especially at this age. Hell, the 4 year old couldn’t even remember half the kids in the school photo taken a few weeks ago.

Thank you! I totally agree, and this is exactly the attitude I’m striving to have with my kids as well.

Exactly. We are pretty chill about it, and therefore they are as well. If they’re old enough to have close bonds with friends to the point that they’re missing them, they’re old enough to understand that this is temporary. I don’t understand why some people have to make a big deal out of nothing.

Really? She lost me at letting her 4 year old watch Home Alone.

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Anonymous wrote:We haven’t made a big deal about it and have called it an extended staycation, so 4 and 5 year old have been doing great, talked once about missing some specific friends so we arranged regular FaceTime calls with those friends. Otherwise they’ve been riding bikes, digging holes in the backyard, playing on their iPads and watching Home Alone for the 30th time. They’ve had no interest in any of the zoom meetings for preschool, which is awesome for me because it’s hard to keep my eyes from rolling when listening to some of the moms talk about how “devastating” this is for their precious little one and how they’re going through bottles of wine trying to figure out how to homeschool. Devastating is not having food on the table or a home to live in or losing a loved one, it’s not devastating to not see your friends for a few weeks, especially at this age. Hell, the 4 year old couldn’t even remember half the kids in the school photo taken a few weeks ago.

Thank you! I totally agree, and this is exactly the attitude I’m striving to have with my kids as well.

Exactly. We are pretty chill about it, and therefore they are as well. If they’re old enough to have close bonds with friends to the point that they’re missing them, they’re old enough to understand that this is temporary. I don’t understand why some people have to make a big deal out of nothing.

Really? She lost me at letting her 4 year old watch Home Alone.

My 5YO loves that movie.

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Anonymous wrote:We haven’t made a big deal about it and have called it an extended staycation, so 4 and 5 year old have been doing great, talked once about missing some specific friends so we arranged regular FaceTime calls with those friends. Otherwise they’ve been riding bikes, digging holes in the backyard, playing on their iPads and watching Home Alone for the 30th time. They’ve had no interest in any of the zoom meetings for preschool, which is awesome for me because it’s hard to keep my eyes from rolling when listening to some of the moms talk about how “devastating” this is for their precious little one and how they’re going through bottles of wine trying to figure out how to homeschool. Devastating is not having food on the table or a home to live in or losing a loved one, it’s not devastating to not see your friends for a few weeks, especially at this age. Hell, the 4 year old couldn’t even remember half the kids in the school photo taken a few weeks ago.

Thank you! I totally agree, and this is exactly the attitude I’m striving to have with my kids as well.

Exactly. We are pretty chill about it, and therefore they are as well. If they’re old enough to have close bonds with friends to the point that they’re missing them, they’re old enough to understand that this is temporary. I don’t understand why some people have to make a big deal out of nothing.

Really? She lost me at letting her 4 year old watch Home Alone.

We don’t do screen time but other than that we are about the same

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Anonymous wrote:We haven’t made a big deal about it and have called it an extended staycation, so 4 and 5 year old have been doing great, talked once about missing some specific friends so we arranged regular FaceTime calls with those friends. Otherwise they’ve been riding bikes, digging holes in the backyard, playing on their iPads and watching Home Alone for the 30th time. They’ve had no interest in any of the zoom meetings for preschool, which is awesome for me because it’s hard to keep my eyes from rolling when listening to some of the moms talk about how “devastating” this is for their precious little one and how they’re going through bottles of wine trying to figure out how to homeschool. Devastating is not having food on the table or a home to live in or losing a loved one, it’s not devastating to not see your friends for a few weeks, especially at this age. Hell, the 4 year old couldn’t even remember half the kids in the school photo taken a few weeks ago.

Thank you! I totally agree, and this is exactly the attitude I’m striving to have with my kids as well.

Exactly. We are pretty chill about it, and therefore they are as well. If they’re old enough to have close bonds with friends to the point that they’re missing them, they’re old enough to understand that this is temporary. I don’t understand why some people have to make a big deal out of nothing.

Really? She lost me at letting her 4 year old watch Home Alone.

My 5YO loves that movie.

Oh I’m sure he/she does. But there are a lot of words in that movie I don’t want my young child hearing repeatedly. He also screams at his mom and tells her he hopes he “never sees any of you jerks again!”