FEBRUARY 2022
LET’S DO SOMETHING FUN...
My wife Sandra and I were talking to our son Blake the other day, and this was his exact quote: “Let’s do something fun.” We weren’t sure what he meant so we started asking questions.
“What are you thinking about? What would you consider fun? Are you talking about right now or over the weekend? Are other people involved?” Blake will be 12 in June, therefore, COVID has been a part of his history for almost three years. Essentially 25% of his life. He attends a small school in West Hartford and, other than a few months of remote learning in 2020, all his classes have been able to be in person. Renbrook has taken the expected precautions of masking and distancing. They have also restricted the amount of socialization the students participate in to small cohorts. School is happening, yet it is different. Our family is vaccinated, and Sandra and I are boosted, however, we have still been cautious about activities and gatherings. Our life, like almost everyone else’s has not been “normal” in a long time. We have been open in our conversations with Blake about the challenges the pandemic has created for the entire world. As parents, we have also had a heightened awareness of his mental status. The discussion about “something fun” eventually ended up in a place that I hadn’t anticipated. I expected a trip to Disney or the latest Xbox game to be the solution to his boredom. As the conversation unfolded, Blake stated, “I just want to go to the Cheesecake Factory or Olive Garden and not worry about getting COVID.”
As I consider the dialogue with a 12-year-old, I can’t help thinking about all the “fun” or “little things” that all of us have had to modify or forgo to get to today. Looking back, it has been a long road that each of us has traveled in our own way. I’ll admit I sure hoped we would not still be living this modified life. I know we are all finding ways to manage the COVID fatigue for our families and ourselves.
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As I look forward, I do so with great optimism. I believe that in 2022 our country and the world will continue moving to a place where COVID no longer dominates our lives. I have also decided that my conversations with Blake will highlight all the things we are fortunate to be able to do verses those we cannot.
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I have made decision to “do something fun” more often! To participate in something for myself and family to keep balance and enjoy life. I hope you will join me! Thanks,
Alan
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