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I’m sad today. My son will not join us for Thanksgiving. 1/
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It was his decision, not mine. I thought we could both be extra cautious, essentially self-quarantine for two weeks, and then he could drive from one county over to be with us. 2/
But he’s worried about the country’s behavior, especially with a holiday coming up and families wanting to gather. He’s worried about the inevitable coronavirus spike. 3/
I'm worried about that too. But I thought we could outsmart it. Plus, I really really want to see him, to have him home. 4/
Him: “My worry is basically that if everyone goes home for thanksgiving and then there’s like a huge spike in cases i will feel like i was part of the problem.” 5/
I cannot disagree. The rise in cases across the country is very worrying. He’s right that this is the time to be extra cautious — and not just for two weeks so we can get together around a turkey dinner. 6/
Him: “I miss all of you a lot and it makes me pretty sad to think about not being with you on thanksgiving for the first time in my life.” 7/
Him: “I’m trying to think big picture like… it sucks right now but it will be over eventually and then it will be a historical event for the rest of our lives, y’know? and i want to be able to say me and our family did the best we could.” 8/
So we’ll FaceTime with him. And maybe plan a make-up holiday in the spring. (fingers crossed.) 9/
Thank you, kid. for your wisdom in taking the long view. 10/
Afterwards I read this article, which strengthened my resolve: 11/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/12/covid-social-gatherings/
^^I’m glad to see that this piece is in the top five of “most read” on WaPo. 12/
Also, at this critical time with the unprecedented surge in cases and a complete lack of leadership at the national level, I think of @aslavitt who says we are always 4-6 weeks away from eliminating the coronavirus: 13/ https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1289648069160697856
So hear I am, prompted by my smart 21-year-old, to add my voice to the mix. Stay home, do your part, and let’s kick this plague. 14/
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