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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD (6) thinks things will go back to normal soon. She obviously can't grasp the full impact of the situation yet, and thinks that one day she'll be able to [b]see her grandparents[/b], not a wear a mask,[b] travel, hug friends, attend school.[/b] I've been very non-committal about the future because I don't want to negatively affect her mental health, but at some point she'll need to understand that[b] things are different now and[/b] [b]won't ever go back[/b]. I'm actually wondering if I'm doing her a disservice by putting it off, but I'm dreading it.

Anyway, how and when do you plan on having this conversation?[/quote]
Listen - and I'm not being ironic here - you need help. Do you have a therapist you can talk to? 
People freaking WILL (and some still do!) hug friends, attend school (some privates will be open as soon as this August), travel, and even ditch masks, eventually. A year from now, everything will be back to normal.
Reading some posts here, you'd think an asteroid hit the Earth and the surviving 50 humans all frequent DCUM. "Things are different now and won't ever go back". Geez.[/quote]

Interesting. You've not heard the term "new normal" either? And you do realize the government never drops restrictions they institute, right?[/quote]
What? Is this the alternative reality thread? You think that the US will have a permanent mask ordinance (like for the rest of a 6 y.o.'s lifetime) and that no one will ever travel again? I'm pretty conservative w.r.t. Covid-19, and I pretty much agree with the DL decisions (even though I don't like them). But I don't think that the rest of life is going to be like some sort of post-apocalyptic disaster movie or anything.[/quote]

No, I honestly believe most people are so frightened that they don't WANT to go back to how things are. Maybe that's just my friends and DCUM, but yeah. Things like a permanent mask ordinance and forced vaccination is what they want. [/quote]

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