Everyone’s Quarantine Life is a little different. Mine consists of 4 kids: an 11 yr old boy, twin 8 year old boys, and a 6 year old girl. I understand that my kids are supposed to be engaging in virtual learning sessions and crafts to enhance their home-based learning. They’re doing that, minus the crafts, but they have also picked up a few new skills too. Some of the skills are beneficial, while some are quite questionable. Here 46 things my kids have learned during Covid-19 Quarantine: (Psst…and none of it is school related.)
- How to tell if mommy has a virtual meeting. (She has a fancy shirt on with her pajama bottoms.)
- How to do your own laundry.
- What happens when you let another kid ride your bike.
- Never wake a sleeping mom.
- How to wash dishes by hand.
- How to build a raised garden bed.
- How to read an eviction notice. (The twins were evicted from their bedrooms and had to sleep in the playroom/garage.)
- How to pour a beer.
- What the going rate for the Tooth Fairy is.
- How the Tooth Fairy must practice social distancing. (Seriously, we had 2 kids lose a total of 5 teeth. We BROKE!)
- How to start a fire.
- How to measure and administer your own allergy meds.
- How to know when your underwear is too tight.
- That homeschool is a real thing.
- How to ride a bike without training wheels.
- How to fix Dad, an essential worker, a cocktail after a long day.
- The importance of speaking kind words to people and plants.
- How to close doors quietly and sneak around the house at 2am.
- Why composting is important. (Thanks Compost Fairy!)
- The meaning of “Don’t start no stuff, won’t be no stuff.”
- What the word “mate” means.
- How to clean with the intention of it being less dirty.
- Every word from Descendants movies 1, 2 and 3!
- How to use a debit card online.
- The best way to ask rich Uncle for money.
- Why not to disturb mommy when she locks herself in the car.
- How to play marbles.
- That bath bombs don’t replace soap. (You still must use soap!)
- Superglue and ducktape can fix a multitude of things.
- That dying is not the same as hungry.
- How to email mommy (There’re only so many hypothetical theory scenarios a person can take. Just email me and I’ll get back to you….eventually.)
- How to throw trash out of the window when cleaning your room. (#dadcleaning)
- That people need to stop eating sea animals, but cows can die.
- When the cat doesn’t want to be picked up.
- Why it’s important to have space from your sibling.
- A dog can eat an entire loaf of bread.
- Appropriate reasons to call you brother a weirdo. (There aren’t any.)
- How to get your shoes from on top of the shed.
- Not everyone is a “Fold Person.” My daughter doesn’t believe in folding clothes.
- How to BeyBlade.
- How long you can wear pajamas before they start to smell.
- Why Dads need facials too.
- How to drift on a bike.
- Ingredients you CANNOT make slime out of.
- How to climb a tree.
- Not all poop is good poop.
This is just a snippet of what they have learned during this Covid-19 Quarantine. Now that school is “out” I can only plead that they learn things that won’t cause them mental of physical harm.
One thing I have realized during this Covid-19 Quarantine is how much I love my kids. Not just a surface kind of love, but an unconditional, laugh when I think about them kind of love. I have fallen in love with my kids all over again. Each day they teach me something new and give me a new outlook on life. Here’s a short list of things I have learned from them:
- Lotion after bath time is optional.
- Breakfast is a meal that never really ends.
- They don’t need me to correct their mistakes.
- I’m a darn good cook.
- They prefer to be homeschooled.
- Aum Sum is a really educational YouTube Channel.
- Eating 17 snacks equals 1 meal.
- Doing something dumb makes you realize how smart you usually are.
- Money is meant to be spent.
- Being home with family is the best thing ever!
