Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

Today I walked to a nearby toy store and picked out some balloons, balls, cars, and other items for party favors for Saturday, when two of our kids, their spouses and three grandchildren will be having brunch at our house. These little boys have missed birthday parties and events for a long time, and I aim to be celebratory when they come for my husband's and my birthday brunch. I have hats, paper plates and napkins and a big sign as well. Our family does what it can to normalize our lives. We adults can be around other vaccinated adults, but the grandsons have a long time to go before being eligible for a vaccination. Every interaction with other children carries a risk to them, their parents and us. They might not be aware of it, other than having to mask at school, but the rest of us carry that tension in our bodies at all times. I hope we all forget all this context and just have a lovely goofy time Satturday.