Ultimately, there are no “right” answers, as so much of the pandemic—and its consequences—is still unknown, and every parent is doing their best to figure out what works for them and what doesn’t, but we asked five parents about how they’re handling it all
Photo: Catherine McQueen/Getty Images Parenting was never exactly easy — but now, in The After or whatever this still is, it feels like a labyrinth. Like a never-ending quest with twists and turns. Accompanied by a scream into the abyss. The homeschooling, the paranoia-tinged playdates, the fear of what isolation is doing to development. It’s too much.
At the beginning, he only saw one other child and our two families allowed the kids to play unmasked. This summer, that circle grew to about three families, but they would also play with others outside without masks. He goes to school and wears a mask always, as those are the rules. He does swim at a pool unmasked, but generally, we wear masks in settings where we don’t know people.
We’ve received two notices of either staff or other children testing positive, but not in our daughter’s class. With the first notification, I was 38 weeks pregnant, and our daughter came home with symptoms, and we chose to keep her home and have her tested. It was the most gut-wrenching feeling watching our daughter get tested, even though she did it very well. Thankfully, her test came back negative and it was just a summer cold. I was never more thankful she was sick with “just” a bad cold.
My children are tested often — every time they have procedures at the hospital, it is required. Anytime family members are in contact with high-risk or unvaccinated individuals, we are tested before being back home.
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