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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
We got our first snowfall in Vancouver. It puts me in the Christmas spirit! This year is going to be way better then last year.We get to celebrate with our adult children. Last year they weren't allowed in our house because we were locked down because of the virus. My big worry is the new variant its spreading in Canada … all I care about that we can be together on Christmas day. We are going to a friends for dinner this weekend. We are all fully vacinnated. One friend wasnt included because her and her husband arent vaccinated. There will be 5 other people so 7 total .. its a Christmas get together we have done every year except last year. We also are going to Van Dusen Gardens which is all decorated with over 1,000 000 lights. Its so pretty . You have to pay to get in and you have to be fully vaccinated. We are also going to LaFarge lake that is decorated with lights.its a way better year,this year. Last Christmas everything was cancelled. We got our turkey for Christmas day the prices are crazy they want $85 for a 10 pound bird. Its because of the floods we had in this province a lot of livestock drowned .
December 9, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I'm working from home while also taking care of an 18 month old baby boy. My husband used to have the option of working from home, but is now expected to work in his office. He doesn't go into his office much, if at all, but he also doesn't help me take care of our son while we're both working from home. It really pisses me off that he feels his work is more important than mine or that he doesn't have the option to take care of our son while he's working. It puts an extra burden on me because I don't have the option to mute my mic during my classes that I teach. I don't have the option to turn off my camera while teaching. Instead, I have to leave it on even when our child is feeling neglected and screams through half a class. I have seen all of the articles and data about the lack of support from fathers in terms of equitable child rearing and how that affects mothers who work. I've discussed this with my husband and he says that because he started a new job in the middle of a pandemic that he doesn't have the flexibility to slack at work. However, I think it's unreasonable for any job to expect people, whether they have children or not, to be as productive as they were under "normal" circumstances.
October 8, 2020