Tag: covid

A friend of mine broke her upper arm recently. Considering she’s a massage therapist who’s been out of work on and off all year due to COVID-19; plus having a hastily re-organized virtual wedding as opposed to the long planned-for wedding of her dreams; along with the death of her beloved grandmother; this was just one more "yikes!" she has had to deal with. She feels like she’s been tossed around like a rag doll by events. Nothing like the calm, ordered, happy life she’s experienced most of her adulthood.

Whether you have to talk to your children about their disappointment as you tell them this year's holiday customs won't be the same as what they have been in the past (because of an in-progress divorce or the restrictions the Covid-19 pandemic has presented, or both), it’s often hard to know what to say to them. The appropriate approach largely depends on your child’s age. Disappointment is easier on the very young (a toddler) as opposed to a teenager who has learned to process some disappointment, hardship or rejection over their relatively short life.