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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mine are fine with zoom.  They are flexible.  They understand we are in a major health pandemic and have really good teachers this year which to them is far more important than in person vs. zoom.  The relaxed pace between school and activities has been nice.  Much less rushing around, able to eat together and much more has been a bonus.  We are surprised how well things like music lessons are working via zoom.  We have given them comfortable spaces with all the gadgets to make them successful and are available to provide support.[/quote]

My kids are flexible too and we haven’t brought them up to be special snowflakes who need the world bent to them. However one of my kids is thriving and the other is failing. It’s not a parenting issue here, his needs are just vastly different. I’m glad your kids are doing well, but there are a lot who are not and it’s very very scary to those of us who had good students now failing. [/quote]

The idea that we should just ‘teach our kids resilience’ and ‘they’ll be fine’ is so blunt and lacking empathy.  Just looking at the adults in our house, my DH could stay in the house for a year and not care at all.  I, on the other hand, am really struggling with my mental health due to this isolation.  Some of this is just the way people are wired.[/quote]

Thank you for backing me up. It hurts when people are easy to judge things that are not in our control. [/quote]

My DH has no problem stay in the house for a year, and I think he only has stepped out of the door for about 10 times (for drive thru carry out, buy liquor from liquor store, and walk a few times outside) in a year. I am the one handling with 2 young kids and mentally insane want to keep a balance of letting them have some happy time outdoors vs staying home to protect them from covid. My youngest one is scared of all strangers & new environment, and my oldest one wants to go to all the places. We make a bucket list what to do once there is covid free, and I want to give him some hope to dream for. He is sad that some places that he used to love to go to is out of business already. I don't want them to go to farm because who knows if animals or pets has covid as well. [/quote]

Lol wait did you just say you don’t want to take your kids to a farm because you’re worried that like...the goats might have COVID?[/quote]

Not PP. Animals can get COVID-19. But I have and still would take my kids to a farm, happily.[/quote]

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