It's day 1,453,569 of the quarantine and my kids are already outside the door, screaming.
I watch as the condensation on my wine glass forms into droplets and slides down into a puddle on my nightstand. I take another sip and focus on my deep breathing. I count to three and exhale. An island rendition of “What a Wonderful World” plays through my earbuds and I imagine myself eating fistfuls of Spam Musubi somewhere far, far away. I splash cold water on my face and check my phone again. It reads four o’clock, but it somehow feels later.
Problem is, during normal times we parents already need a saint-like level of self-discipline to raise our children. We need the fortitude of Martin Luther King. The kindness of Mother Teresa. The patience of the Dalai Lama. The generosity of spirit that is media powerhouse, Oprah Winfrey. When you throw in a global pandemic, the task becomes all but impossible. No one is that perfect or capable .
Early one morning, the trouble began while I was helping Max with his weekly writing assignment. The assignment was to write three sentences about a reptile. Max, however, hates writing. In fact, he’d rather do just about anythingwrite. In an effort to get him through the assignment, I said “Pull off the Band-Aid, Max.
By then, I’d had enough. I told my family I needed a break and I grabbed my robe, poured myself a glass of Pinot, and climbed into bed.
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