A New Reality

When my children were little and they had a day off from school, I would sometimes treat them to lunch at McDonalds, or take them to the movies, and then we would go to the local park so they could play on the swings. Right now millions of children are home from school indefinitely. They aren't on vacation they were sent home due to the coronavirus pandemic. Parents can't take their kids to McDonalds,or the movies, or even the parks because everything is closed. They can play at home or in their own backyards. They can't even have their friends over.

Grandparents who used to babysit their grandchildren can no longer be in the same room with them,for fear of the virus spreading from the children to the grandparents. They now keep in touch over the internet.

People who used to go to work everyday are now working from home or have been laid off.Weddings, birthday parties,baby showers,and graduation parties have been cancelled. Any event that would draw together a lot of people has been cancelled.

This is how it is right now it's our new reality. I don't know when it's going to end and start going back to normal. Where I live the virus is escalating quite rapidly. It will be at least a few months before things start relaxing,hopefully that is.

As for now we all must continue to practise social distancing, check on our elderly relatives and friends and stay as healthy as possible.

Remember we can still get out in the fresh air and enjoy nature and every outing can always be made better with a furry companion.