How many times have we heard it said, or wait ourselves, that we just want normal back? I, for one, have said it a lot! I still feel it to some degree, but my view of normal has definitely changed.
More than “normal,” I want routine and consistency. Predictability, even, if that’s not too much to ask for?
I want my kids to go to school at the same time every day, and for me to know when they’re coming home. Masks or not, I want them to be back at school, happily, with their friends, having their teachers put into them like I know they will.
I want to make lunches in advance.
I want to give them some independence back, as they walk to school and make grown up decisions at school.
I want Brady to go back to work. I want him to feel comfort in knowing he is providing for his family, and I want the financial strain to lift.
I want to see how the school year is going to look, and if the stupid second wave is going to come or not. I want to know with confidence whether we’ll stay in school or end up distance learning.
I want to be allowed to enter the school that my children attend. 💔
I want to be able to bring ALL of my kids into a store at once.
I accept change. I know the old normal is gone. I don’t expect it back, honestly. I’m through pining for it. I accept sometimes wearing masks, and gloves, and loads of hand sanitizer, and awareness. What I do not accept is living in total fear, never shaking hands or hugging people, and staying inside because of our family size.
Sometimes I want to do a post about the GOOD thing that have come from Covid, for my family, but I fear the backlash I might receive. That being said, I’m thankful for a lot of parts of the last few months, but I am ready for “real life” to start back up. Even if it looks different than before. I’m game.