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Quarantined! Day 2
Realizing My Child’s Fears and Taking Time To Smell The Blossoms
I woke up well rested and thought over day 1 of my self-quarantine. I thought about how time flew by while I kept busy so I immediately got dressed and prepared to go outside.
As I sat down on the couch to put my shoes on, my son who is a teenager sat down next to me and watched me. He didn’t say anything right away, just sat there silently. Finally, I turned to him and asked him, “What’s up?”
“Yesterday you were outside all afternoon and evening. You really need to limit your time outside. You have asthma and should be staying at home inside. I just read an article that people with asthma should self-quarantine for twelve weeks. I don’t want you to catch the Corona Virus.”
Tears immediately sprung to my eyes.
Here I was battling my own anxiety over financial issues that may come up, and my anxiety over getting sick, yet I was totally oblivious over what fears and anxieties my child might be having.
He may stay in his room playing video games while school isn’t in session, but that doesn’t mean that he isn’t aware of exactly what is going on. The world has gone crazy and that will affect our children.