I couldn't think about much to say about the coronavirus, but maybe that says something. My mother appears to think this is some important, monumental change that is shaking the foundation on which my life is built. But it isn't. Maybe it is for her, or other people, but not for me. Maybe I'm just a kid who doesn't understand what's happening, and why it's important. That could be partly true. I'm not a toddler, and can comprehend most things around me, but I haven't been around for that long in comparison to others. Maybe I can't understand that this is a crazy change that should shake the foundation on which my life is built. But is that such a bad thing?
I have a theory, that since as kids, we are shaken up so much, we can roll with things as they come up more than others who who have settled down into a solid routine, which is part of a never-changing life plan. Personally, I have no idea what's going on ever. Basically I just wait around for someone to tell me what to do, whether that's a teacher, parent, or some other adult. I get pushed and pulled to and from places with people telling me what to do in each. For example, all adults tell me to go to school, so I go to school. Once I'm there, an adult tells me where to go for each class, in a system that was set up by other adults. In each class, I just do what I'm told every day, and that means I get good grades. The goal of getting good grades was set by an adult, who told me that getting good grades meant that I could get into other good schools, and getting into another good school meant that I could say I went to that good school on any job applications. Getting a good job is something I want so that I can make money to buy things I need. Do you see what I mean? I get some freedom, like what job I want, what schools I want, and what I want to do in my free time, but overall, pretty much everything I do is something I do because of no reason other than an adult told me to.
I'm not saying this because I resent the system and want to change it, I'm saying this so that you can see that the main aspects of my life are controlled by what people tell me I should do. When you live your life like this, it's very easy to roll with change. If you were to ask a toddler what they wanted to be when they were an adult, and they said a fairy, you might tell them they couldn't be a fairy because that's not a paying job. Or maybe you wouldn't, you would play along, but someone would have to tell them eventually. And they might be upset for a while, but they would be able to accept it because adults know what is going on and you just have to listen to them, right? That was a minor example, but it is something that happens frequently (obviously not being told we can't be a fairy, but changes in general). Before the toddler is told they can't be a fairy, that was their whole plan. Their main goal for adult life was to be a fairy. When I put it like that, it sounds like they should be really upset that they can't be a fairy. But they aren't, really. Think about it. When you tell a kid they can't do something, you change their already solidified plans. And that happens a lot, so the kid gets used to it.
In comparison, think about adults when you tell them they can't do something, and change their plans. They might get worried, upset, angry, etc. And they can't help it, I'm not saying they shouldn't, because as we all know, the stakes are much higher when the plan changes as an adult. What I'm trying to explain is just why kids aren't as affected by similar large changes.
So hopefully that makes sense. Basically, I am not as affected by quarantine, distance learning, or the coronavirus because my life and plans change a lot, so this is just another change for me to roll with. And I don't have as many things to worry about. Since all I have to do is listen to what the adults tell me to do, there's not very much I can change or worry about anyways.
I have a theory, that since as kids, we are shaken up so much, we can roll with things as they come up more than others who who have settled down into a solid routine, which is part of a never-changing life plan. Personally, I have no idea what's going on ever. Basically I just wait around for someone to tell me what to do, whether that's a teacher, parent, or some other adult. I get pushed and pulled to and from places with people telling me what to do in each. For example, all adults tell me to go to school, so I go to school. Once I'm there, an adult tells me where to go for each class, in a system that was set up by other adults. In each class, I just do what I'm told every day, and that means I get good grades. The goal of getting good grades was set by an adult, who told me that getting good grades meant that I could get into other good schools, and getting into another good school meant that I could say I went to that good school on any job applications. Getting a good job is something I want so that I can make money to buy things I need. Do you see what I mean? I get some freedom, like what job I want, what schools I want, and what I want to do in my free time, but overall, pretty much everything I do is something I do because of no reason other than an adult told me to.
I'm not saying this because I resent the system and want to change it, I'm saying this so that you can see that the main aspects of my life are controlled by what people tell me I should do. When you live your life like this, it's very easy to roll with change. If you were to ask a toddler what they wanted to be when they were an adult, and they said a fairy, you might tell them they couldn't be a fairy because that's not a paying job. Or maybe you wouldn't, you would play along, but someone would have to tell them eventually. And they might be upset for a while, but they would be able to accept it because adults know what is going on and you just have to listen to them, right? That was a minor example, but it is something that happens frequently (obviously not being told we can't be a fairy, but changes in general). Before the toddler is told they can't be a fairy, that was their whole plan. Their main goal for adult life was to be a fairy. When I put it like that, it sounds like they should be really upset that they can't be a fairy. But they aren't, really. Think about it. When you tell a kid they can't do something, you change their already solidified plans. And that happens a lot, so the kid gets used to it.
In comparison, think about adults when you tell them they can't do something, and change their plans. They might get worried, upset, angry, etc. And they can't help it, I'm not saying they shouldn't, because as we all know, the stakes are much higher when the plan changes as an adult. What I'm trying to explain is just why kids aren't as affected by similar large changes.
So hopefully that makes sense. Basically, I am not as affected by quarantine, distance learning, or the coronavirus because my life and plans change a lot, so this is just another change for me to roll with. And I don't have as many things to worry about. Since all I have to do is listen to what the adults tell me to do, there's not very much I can change or worry about anyways.
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