'I need to speak to those of you who cannot stop their child from leaving and returning to your home with the remnants of everyone they encountered. To those of you who are facing the same fears… you are not alone.'
Our requests mean nothing to him. Our logic and reasoning mean less. My child does not fear the virus. The virus is a weak opponent. My sister, whose son is in active drug addition, said of her son, “This pandemic is nothing compared to his last relapse.”
As if life can’t throw enough punches, a week before the pandemic hit, my son and his girlfriend, with whom he has a 4-months-old baby, broke up. No big surprise. But all of our emotional strength is being depleted trying to endure the pandemic. Now imagine having to start the “You need to be a responsible father” conversation at the same time. Please send oxygen masks.Every day, I think about telling my son to not come home, to find another place to live.
I don’t have answers. But I needed to speak out — directly to those of you with a child who needs to keep going to an AA meeting. To those who need the school social worker to help you all get through another day. To those of you who and returning to your home with the remnants of everyone they encountered. To those of you who are facing the same fears… you are not alone. I am here and I am terrified.To the doctors, nurses, and first responders fighting the virus, I want to express my heartfelt “Thank you.” To the same who are taking care of the mentally ill during this time, another heartfelt “Thank you.” Maybe you, too, are one of the parents to whom I am speaking and you have double duty.
When he left this morning, my son turned back to me and said, “I took my medicine” before walking out the door. So there is always hope.
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