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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many of you grew up with drama ocd queens like op?[/quote]

New normal. Say it with me. [b]It means permanent.[/b] [/quote]

No, it does not!  "Normal" and "permanent" are two different words with different meanings, OP.  Perhaps your poor grasp of English is part of the problem here.

Many "normal" things are not permanent.  Having no front teeth when you are a kid is a new normal, but it isn't permanent.  Forming a chrysalis is a new normal for a larva, but it isn't permanent.

You say your kid will never be able to attend school or travel, etc.  I teach in a European country that reopened schools in early May, and we teachers are going back in two weeks for in-service, followed by all kids coming back again and school starting as normal (with some extra care and attention to hand washing and sanitizing, spacing, etc).  So I am SURE that your child's school will also reopen, it will just take a little longer because your president is incompetent.

Also, I have multiple friends and colleagues who recently traveled for holidays in this country or neighboring countries, and they did this by plane and car.  People are traveling.  Again, this will happen for you and your child, just a bit later than us because your president is incompetent.  But it will happen.

We still wear masks in shops, but I had the loveliest dinner tonight in the city centre, sitting outside at a table with some friends.  We don't have to wear masks outside, and there were many other people enjoying dinner, drinks, walks, etc.  It was fine.  It will happen for you.

Calm down.  I promise this will pass.  It might take some time, but it will.

OP, we aren't the first generation to experience a pandemic.  We won't be the last.  This won't be permanent.

Do NOT tell your daughter life as she knows it is over.[/quote]

All this.  And in the meantime, focus on the positives!  For example, we’ve gotten much closer as a family, we’ve been doing a ton of hiking and biking, my DD made great strides in reading with more parent focus, we’ve done some great jigsaw puzzles, and we even did a strict quarantine and went to stay with grandparents (one of whom is undergoing cancer treatment and very high risk...the doctor was fully on board).  [/quote]

Exactly! We spun DL as a good thing so we can continue to see grandparents and cousins during the school year. We are expecting a new baby nephew/cousin this fall and can’t wait to cuddle him, which is possible because we and his older siblings will all be DL.[/quote]

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