Grayson embraces a new normal..
Life for a three year old is all about hanging out with friends at school, nap times, playing outside and getting into anything and everything. What it shouldn’t be about is having to worry about touching certain things because germs could hurt him very bad. What it shouldn’t be about is worrying about whether or not he is able to go to school to play with his friends. What it shouldn’t be about is whether he has to carry his very own hand sanitizer with him so he can use it any time he is out in the world.
Life over the last few months has been more than challenging; its been a complete shift in what we know as “normal”. I never thought i’d experience anything like this, let alone have a three year old son have to experience this. This is hard. Life is hard. This isn’t first world problems, this is adjusting to the reality that my son can’t play with his friends. We are designed to interact with people. We are created to engage and to build relationships. Even the most introverted people need connection. We need it as much as Grayson does. Let me tell you, it’s okay to not be okay right now. Let me say this again…IT IS OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY. Being strong does not mean you have to “be okay” all the time. This is a challenging time and we (including Grayson) are ready for this pandemic to be a thing of the past.
Grayson has taken on the pandemic driven world by playing outside, playing with bubbles, playing in the mud, going on hiking adventures with daddy and papa, writing with chalk on the driveway, dancing it out inside and outside, and loving as many people and doggies as he can. For now, i’ll continue to be like Grayson embrace what our new normal is by playing with bubbles, controlling what I can control and dancing it out.
We are all ready to go back to “normal” but the “normal” is going to look different after all this is over. I’m okay with that. Here is the thing… we can’t get back to any kind of normal if you don’t wear a mask and social distance. If you won’t do it for me or yourself then put on the masks for the next generation…put on the mask and social distance for Grayson.
