Covid has been a nightmare. Many people have lost loved ones and my post does not mean to diminish the pain of that loss. But as a mother, I have to say that I don’t think any one group has been so negatively affected than the youth of our nation.
Closed schools, missed milestones, depression, anxiety, suicide. Masked all day, constantly reprimanded. Parents have witnessed our children struggle and we have tried to do our best to help them through it. It has been hard.
Someday, when I tell my grandchildren about their parents when they were little, there will be heroes in the story. (Villains too, but the words I would need to describe them wouldn’t be appropriate for bedtime.)
The heroes will be ordinary folks, parents themselves. Governors who ran states, and doctors & scientists that bravely dared to stand for children The bravest of them all will be the moms & dads & teachers that fought to open schools. Fought to unmask our children.
Parents, we have the opportunity to decide how this story ends. Get involved. Make your voice heard. I promise, you are not alone. #parentalrights
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
Went out today in FL and had lunch with some friends. It was a beautiful day and we didn’t have to mask once. But as we were eating, I was thinking about my kids who had masks on all day at school. 1/
My 16 yr old daughter said it is hard to make new friends when you can’t see anyone’s face. My 13yo has a pimple on his nose he is so embarrassed about- the mask is causing it, but now he wants the mask to cover it 😥 2/
My 11yo hates wearing a mask so much he fakes being sick every Sunday night so he doesn’t have to go to school and my 9yo has a speech impediment that is worsening by the day because of wearing a mask no doubt. 3/