What parents are saying
“She has been to the church only twice since March 2020 and both are masked. I’m always worried that she might have become sloppy, but she hasn’t been vaccinated in a public indoor space. We are the only ones obscuring our children. I have relied on paying $ 1 each time they wear a mask in a public indoor space. ” — Kristen Green Wiewora, Sir Sea, Ark.
“Leave the children alone. Complete the vaccine (usually it takes 10 years !!) and involve the children. I think the earliest child to get this vaccine is in their late teens.” — Patricia Verma, Reno, Nevada.
“We go almost nowhere. When my 2.5-year-old kid took his first friend to play, he kept touching her to see if she was real. It’s not what I expected to raise a child when I got pregnant in 2019, it’s soul-breaking, scary, and sad. ” — Lauren Klinger, St. Petersburg, Florida.
“Imagine Groundhog Day. But full of anxiety, stress, loneliness, broken heart. She doesn’t know everything she misses, and I’m grateful for it. But I’m grateful. Do so, and it makes me sad. — Colorado Springs, Angelus Miss
“It’s exhausting and sorrowful. Every day, when she prepares for day care, I hold back my tears. Since February 2020, we’ve left home, looked inside the airport, and more than 12 people. I’m not in my room. ” — Katie Nelb, McKinney, Texas
“I’m not sold for efficacy and potential side effects.” — Adrian Bryant, Willowbrook, Illinois.
Many write about how the pandemic exposed social divisions, lack of trust in government and public health, and lack of empathy for others. A mother in New York City wrote that she and her toddler often wait 20 minutes to use the elevator in the apartment for themselves, rather than risking riding with unmasked passengers. ..
Denver’s parents write, “We are a country of selfish children, except for the children themselves.”
Katinerve, a three-year-old mother of information technology workers in McKinney, Texas, said: I have symptoms, but I don’t want to test. And I know so many people are doing those things while my kids aren’t protected, forcing my family to live in lockdown after two and a half years. It has been. “
Alli Chan is a pediatric intensive care nurse in St. Louis. Her husband is an emergency doctor. Their youngest is almost 3 years old. Their 6 years old have immunodeficiency.
