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[quote=Anonymous]Op, I work with Covid patients so I like to think that I have a little bit more of a real understanding than the average person.

Yes, there will be a new normal.  But it isn't going to be what you're describing.

You kid will eventually go back to school (unless you forbid it)
Your kid will eventually be close to friends (again unless you keep her locked in the house)
Your kid will see her grandparents
Your kid will travel.

Your kid will do all the things you're claiming will NEVER happen.  They may not look the same as they used to, but they will happen.  The worst thing you can do is tell your kid that the life she knew is over.  You can help her adjust to the new normal.  Take her out in a controlled setting with a mask on.  Since it is obvious you guys are social distancing to the extreme, why can't she see her grandparents?

You don't need to give exact time lines.  When my 7 year old asks when he can go back to school...I'm honest and tell him that I don't know.  We discuss why schools are still closed and why we can't have a time line to when things will open back up.  Its the same conversation we have about the reasons why he can't do a lot of the things he used to do.  But he knows there will come a time when he will be able to do them again, and that helps.

It sounds like you have a lot of anxieties about what the future may look like.  And that is totally  understandable.  But I don't think you have a real grasp of the reality surrounding it and you  may want to talk to a therapist about it.  [/quote]

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