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My kids have an online component of learning for their EC activities.  They are on Zoom, Facetime etc and doing all the learning.  I feel good we have a full home gym and the kids are using it somewhat (20-30 minutes). They also have online classes with their tutors or other resources aligned with their curriculum. My kids have also organized daily chats with their friends and I hear them laughing and talking to their friends.

I can extremely happy that I am winning in these dystopian times but the truth is that I am also privileged because I am rich, very educated, raised in a functional family and in a super functional marriage. I am also lucky that through nature and nurture and intact family life my kids are also benefiting and they do not have any learning or health disability. They are not depressed or addicted. They are delightful, high performing, thoughful teens.

Things have come about easily and allowed me to take correct and beneficial steps and I can pat myself on the back and say that I am great this or that.  But, think about this - a tornado, hurricane, 9/11 or riots will see all of this destroyed - and we all will be crying "mommy".

Besides, the people who are poor, losing their jobs, single parents, sick, have sick relatives, have small kids, have family that is deployed, are essential providers etc, they are he ones who are suffering.

You and I have not suffered. We have not been tested yet. This is NOTHING. 
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I’m obviously not taking about minimum wage retail workers. I’m talking about educated UMC people who simply drive their kids to activities all day to keep them occupied while they get to stare at their phones[/quote]

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