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Think about the people closest to you. Tell us about how the coronavirus has affected them, and their life.

My children are 6 and 3 now and they've spent the last year in quarantine. I think they're much better off today than they were a year ago in some ways. And not in other ways. Both of my kids were over-booked and they weren't on any sports teams, didn't have any lessons, etc. We just did stuff with them all the time. The playplace, the park, a restaurant, the zoo, the farm, we just went places. All the time. And they just wanted to be at home. My youngest son doesn't remember pre-pandemic but he used to cry to stay home. Now when we're out he cries if we're going home. He loves seeing the world; it fascinates him. My oldest son loves his house now, too--even while he's been doing virtual Kindergarten for a year. He likes snack time and recess playing with his brother. He gets video game time only on the weekends after he's finished all of his chores for the week on his chore chart. He doesn't complain; he's a very happy kid. I worry about so many children out there who are at risk, so vulnerable because their parents are abusive, or maybe they're neglected, the parents are working out of the home or stressed over money. We are safe and secure. I have a good job and it's been stable. I often think we had an upside-down pandemic. We became closer as a family, we became better and more present parents, we learned and loved more than before.