🧵This morning on the way to school my 7yo piped up from the backseat, “I almost don’t even remember not wearing a mask!” Then he cast his mind back to spring, when he’d asked if he was going to have to go through another December birthday w/out a celebration because of Covid. 1/
“And you said you didn’t think so. And now my birthday is only 17 days away and we are still in Covid.” Then my 5yo said what she thought was a ludicrous statement: “Maybe Covid will be with us forever.” They were both surprised when I had to admit up that it probably will be. 2/
These kids (all kids) have been through a lot. They’ve had to forgo play dates, birthday parties, cultural and learning experiences, visits with grandparents. They’ve experienced deep familial loss and stressed out parents. 3/
They’ve worn masks nearly every day for more than 18 months to keep themselves—but mostly others—safe. And they’ve done it all without (much) complaint. They have so little control over all of this, and they’ve been so willing to roll with it. 4/
And now, just as they’re getting vaccinated, another Covid wave rolls in, carrying omicron with it, and washing away the promise of more play dates, fewer masks, and indoor birthday parties. They’re not complaining. Even still. 5/
In the scheme of things these are easy sacrifices to make to try to keep everyone healthy, and to get through this. But they’re not only losing sight of the end of the tunnel, they can’t even remember where it began anymore. 6/
I feel for what kids of all ages have had to sacrifice, and continue to sacrifice, in this pandemic. And what a long tail this will have in all of their lives, no matter what happens. 7/7 
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