"i would rather see my friends more often than have a thousand dollars"

the pandemic, as experienced by a 9 year old

My son said to me yesterday, unprompted - that he'd rather see his friends more often than have a thousand dollars - and I made it into a meme so I'd remember.

The past 12 months have impacted so many facets of normal, healthy, vibrant living, and I will not normalize that loss for my children - nor will I be tricked or shamed into calling it something e…