Delta is rising and schools are reopening. For parents, it's hard to know how to feel
Aug. 27—This was supposed to feel celebratory. It should be a relief. But with the start of in-person school in Tacoma now less than two weeks away, the unavoidable truth for those with children is that the annual rite of passage will be neither of these things, no matter how much we might want it to be — and, for the record, I really wanted it to be.
That's why this is so hard.
Like many parents, the last 18 months have been a slog of disappointment and survival, so much so that I freely admit that I might not be of sound state and mind. If adrenaline and novelty carried us through the initial school shutdown in March of 2020, then the best coping mechanism for last year was resigning yourself to low expectations while hoping for better days ahead. None of it was easy, and all of it took its toll.
So what will this year bring? That's the big question, and the problem that — at least at this juncture, with the Delta variant running wild — is making preparing for the start of school next month so difficult. Logistically and emotionally, I have no idea what to brace for; no one does. Has the pandemic made us more comfortable with uncertainty? Perhaps. Does that make trying to navigate this new uncertain territory any easier? Absolutely not.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/delta-is-rising-and-schools-are-reopening-for-parents-it-s-hard-to-know-how-to-feel/ar-AANORYO
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