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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just don’t feel like this to be honest.  NP.

My kids played outside the whole time.  This summer I have made sure they had as normal a life as possible.  We’ve traveled the whole time.  In the beginning by car and once adults were vaccinated we’ve ventured out a bit further.  We all take precautions but the kids have adapted and they are happy.

I agree with others that our school systems really failed the kids last year.  But that was a choice and it was wrong in my opinion.  And I thought that from Day 1.  Most other people in this world figured it out.  We didn’t.  Adults did what worked for them.  The end.

I think some parents sincerely need to take a hard look at the choices they have made for their kids.[/quote]

I agree. We did ok with virtual school for our first grader but it was really, really hard, and we are fully aware that most people didn't have our flexible schedules and ability to work from home. My nephew went to in-person kindergarten in Connecticut all year and was perfectly fine. They did everything outdoors when possible. They have smaller, more flexible school systems. My 3 year old and my 2 year old niece also went in person to their day care programs all year and were fine.

Agree the kids have largely adapted, and so have we, DH and I. Yes, I miss not seeing family as frequently as we'd like, but we've seen family and friends outside, or masked indoors. We did Thanksgiving outside. We did Passover outside. It was doable. We went back to playgrounds as soon as they opened. Kids learned to ride bikes. They swam in pools and splash parks. The main things we miss out on are indoors. I'm not sure I want to take them to museums, even masked, until they're vaccinated. Likely next spring. Don't want them to do as many indoor playdates or sleepovers with their friends as I'd anticipated they'd do at this age. But there is so much great outdoor stuff around here.

The first 5 months after everything shut down in March 2020 were awful (including because my parents both had covid and one was hospitalized for 4 months) but by October 2020, we knew enough to know what would be safe and that lockdown wasn't necessary. If people choose not to avail themselves of that info, it's a choice. Everything in life involves risk assessment. I'd never let my boy play football but tons of people do. I'd never drive one of those SUVs with no doors but people do. I'm not into extreme sports but lots of people are. If you want to do absolutely no human interaction until the whole world is vaccinated, you can, but recognize that most other people don't feel that way. [/quote]

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