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Many of us have experienced restrictions on movement and social contact during the pandemic. Talk about any restrictions that have especially affected you.

My most pressing issue is not being able to go home for Christmas. To travel home, we would have to go halfway across the country, including 4 meal stops and a night at a hotel. My parent's house would usually have been our first stop, but my mom is a front-line worker who has seen how horrible this disease has been in her community and my dad is high risk with a laundry list of pre-existing conditions. They have been taking this very seriously and the last time I saw them in person was last Christmas. My mom told me in March that she didn't want me coming home for Christmas. Our second stop would be to see my in-laws. They have been more relaxed in their response and we have friends and family near them that are in the camp of people who are in denial. So if we were to make that stop we would be seeing dozens of people, about half of whom haven't been taking COVID seriously at all. They live in one of the current epicenters of the disease, St. Louis, MO. It is really painful not to see them this holiday season. I don't like just being stuck at home with just my husband and my son. I need my space.