“On my dance-y aerobic Zooms or Lives, I often see people prancing around with their kids. When I was missing my parents from afar, I imagined participating in the same fun with my whole family,” writes maggielange
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Even if they wanted to attend a slick aerobic class rather than take a woodsy hike, I sense my family might be lost without the grounding measure of competition; one can’t win at a party. I had been talking to other friends who have retreated home during the pandemic, to seek childcare or more space or to provide support. I heard about a lot of walks. Endless miles around childhood neighborhoods. We were going to walk for an hour and half every morning, a friend who’s been with her parents in Montana told me, but it seemed like it was going to rain, so we watched Property Brothers and then it never rained.
When we reunited, we all had our ideas for each other. My dad is itching to show me a nice bike loop, where I am promised to see baby goats, and I’ve got a lot of classes for them. On my dance-y aerobic Zooms or Lives, I often see people prancing around with their kids. When I was missing my parents from afar, I imagined participating in the same fun with my whole family.
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