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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Experiencing the pandemic has absolutely been a trauma for our family. I am a sahm of 4 young kids and my husband is a primary care physician. We live in NY. His office, all patients and providers, came down with covid early in the pandemic (thank God he did not). Schools closed soon after and we kept paying high tuition for our middle kids while having crappy virtual learning which all the kids hated. My husband worked more than ever and many of his patients died. He was not provided with Ppe and we had to use a stash of painters masks in the basement for him. Meanwhile, my mother panicked and isolated and only called to talk about herself.

I struggled HARD. I had friends stop calling me when I was no longer able to provide them emotional support. Now they are coming back… uhm… what?

Now that I am out of it, I can see clearly that we are so, so alone in the world. We need to save all our money to support our kids as no one but us truly cares about them.

Our church community left us hanging. No help for virtual faith formation for the kids for 9 months. When I finally set foot solo in the church again, it was absolutely packed with boomers and I was revolted. I’m STILL furious. We kept our kids home for 9 months, no activities or trips or birthday parties for a year, no restaurants, date nights, ANYTHING… so that the most vulnerable population to covid could eat out and travel and go to church?!?!?

This is a rage that will never, ever end. My kids, self, and spouse were at the brink of despair for no good reason.

I am entirely over covid and will never trust those in power again. I will save our money more than ever as we are all alone! I will value my true friends who were there for us when I was weak.

And to all of you that had an easy time of it, eff you. My husband and I truely thought we were going to die of it before it was understood. Our medical friends suffered and took pay cuts to place the vents of people who denied covid, while putting their kids in expensive, clinical chidcare. Young families with medical parents are the real losers of this year. [/quote]

Let me guess - you’re white.[/quote]

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