I had a similar conversation with my youngest son (father of my three grandchildren) about 3 weeks ago. Essentially, I told him that if the price of a few extra years of life for me were poverty and enslavement of his family and all of my posterity, the price would be far too high (I am 70 and still working). Any grandparent who feels differently is a pretty horrible grandparent.
I hear ya. Both of my sons have excellent jobs in the private sector and I really fear for those jobs. One son works in the medical devices field and with all elective surgery shut down so goes his bonuses. Fortunately he’s also on salary so he can support his family. My youngest son is in the tech field and his wife just told me that many of his competitors are being let go. So far he’s safe but for how long?
My daughter’s husband works for a private school (not a teacher) and they can’t afford to let him go. All 7 of my grandkids are really feeling the brunt of this shutdown, especially the oldest one. He’s a high school senior and his year is gone.
I don’t eve know if he will have a graduation, because he’s at a private school, a good number of his classmates are from all over the world.