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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
We are having a hard time getting back to a normal tech-life balance in our house. Screens have been such an exaggerated part of our lives for a long time now. With lockdowns and things being closed and playdates so infrequent, as well as digital school for a while, we've let technology like video games and Netflix take a larger role in our daily life than we normally would have. Everyone has just gotten used to that as the default entertainment option. It can be hard to even remember what we did all day during the summer before the pandemic. We are working on breaking bad habits like binge watching and cycling from 1 screen to another, but the number of hours we all find ourselves using tech is still pretty high. Especially on a rainy day like today.
July 15, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I don't remember how to have fun. I took Memorial day off from work. I couldn't think of what to do, not a single idea. My wife is still out of the country, so it was just me. I flopped on the couch. Watched TV and dozed. In effect, I threw away the entire day, and the previous two days weren't much better--or at least, not any more active. My wife has told me that when she returns home next week she wants to "go on dates" but not to the movies or a restaurant. And I should come up with some ideas. I don't have the foggiest idea what to suggest. What do people do for a date if it's not a movie and dinner? I'm at a complete loss. I can't remember what things we did before the pandemic. It's all a blank, like that part of my life was erased--like a hole in the flow of reality as I know it. I don't remember how to have fun, and I don't know what to do.
June 3, 2021