yeah parents have to be parents a whole lot more than nornal
The human cost of this pandemic beyond the viral fatalities has not yet been counted. That said, I suspect many children like the one in this story will grow up and NEVER support such dipstick-like policies when they are adults. The left statists, in their zeal to kill Deplorablism, may have planted the seeds of their progeny's demise.
My daughter and son in law back in So Cal make it a point to take a family walk or go to the nature center/part 5 times a week with the 15 year old and 9 month old. Helps take the edge off.