Isolated parents linger at the periphery of the playground like lonely sentinels. Casting long shadows, staring at screens, each in their own personal bubble.
I was just going to press the (dopamine-fuelled) ‘like’ button and move on. But your piece deserves a reply. It makes me think that 'long-covid' is something we're all suffering from. Things appear to have returned to normal, social distancing is no longer required, but somehow it remains. Things are the same, but they're not the same. We are unsettled. Guarded. Not quite so human.
The repurcussions of covid are huge and we won't be able to properly assess them for decades.... thanks so much for reading and your very pertinent comments Paul
I was just going to press the (dopamine-fuelled) ‘like’ button and move on. But your piece deserves a reply. It makes me think that 'long-covid' is something we're all suffering from. Things appear to have returned to normal, social distancing is no longer required, but somehow it remains. Things are the same, but they're not the same. We are unsettled. Guarded. Not quite so human.
The repurcussions of covid are huge and we won't be able to properly assess them for decades.... thanks so much for reading and your very pertinent comments Paul