- this week's questions are hard to answer ... I'm not one to talk about politics ... i was raised to keep the peace -- to respect each other by not talking about it. ... as for the other question (about the impact of the pandemic on children): I'm 19 and don't have kids, although I'm thinking about being an educational studies major. ... for a child who's 4, the pandemic is a quarter of their life, vs. 1% of the life of a 100-year-old man ... definitely reading the news more, and I was 18 and voted for the first time!