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[quote=MaryamFamily]My understanding of what family means has changed. I lost my beloved grandmother to Covid, which breaks my heart to this day. But others I am blood-related to, even my own parents, don't feel like family anymore (ones who put politics over basic care for our family). And others who care more, who are kind of "adopted" into my family, feel more like family.

I also treasure my husband and children so much more. My husband has pulled more than his share of the weight since the pandemic started. I am grateful to heaven for him. I could not have done this with him. I feel for those who are struggling with raising children without a steady partner. I am reminded every day how lucky I am to have a husband & father of my children who's caring and does more than his share for the family.

I also look more kindly upon a lot of strangers. I guess a lot of this for me has been tied to political/societal issues too- not just Covid. When I see essential workers like grocery store staff, I look with such compassion whereas before I may have been too easily judgmental or impatient. Now I really try to take my time to let people know I appreciate them. God knows I am grateful I don't have to be on my feet for 10+ hours a day making minimum wage; I'm one of the lucky ones who works from home while caring for a toddler.

To sum up, I have a strange mix of being tired/fed up with some people I used to be close to, and am more compassionate/understanding of so many others. [/quote]

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