Dear 2020 from the Pandemic People Writing Prompts for the 15th
I've seen social media memes that suggest some people feel they would like to "return" 2020. We are all thinking about the pandemic at least sometimes, and our lives have changed in some ways. For us, we experienced the birth of a new grandchild several states away. A pandemic baby! And visiting is not yet possible.
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Our second grandchild was announced in
the fall of 2019 to be born this spring. How wonderful! We couldn’t wait to hold, touch, and smell the new baby.
Holidays flew by as we made plans and sent baby gifts to our son’s family. Was
it a boy or a girl? Yes, they answered.
OK! Whatever!
Before we ever could purchase our
tickets, the news of a new illness was making headlines. Maybe the illness
wouldn’t take very long, and then we could take the trip.
A neighbor mentioned the airlines sent
her a voucher for her ticket for a flight for her Grandmother’s 90th
birthday. Voucher? The airlines canceled the flight? Hmmm? We started
thinking twice.
Soon we were riveted to the news. Our
trip plans were cast aside; we began to worry about their trip to the maternity
ward. Would they be exposed to Covid-19 in the hospital? Would mom be healthy?
Would the baby be healthy? Anxious and concerned, we waited for the call.
Finally, the call. “It’s a boy!”
Good, good, but more importantly, would
they get home healthy and without the virus? Yes, they made it home safely. Everyone was
OK.
The first and subsequent baby photos
reveal a very suspicious-looking baby. Eyes off to the side, he seems to be
saying: “What am I doing here during this pandemic? Why was I born now? What is
this place?”
This experience helped me realize we are all in the boat together. This month's prompts are all for 2020 and our recent experiences. As always, there are six prompts and six plain pages, all with pictures. The beginning is always selecting a photo you think will inspire your writing. If none of the photos appeal to you, simply get a blank piece of paper and write your own story.
I wanted to add a baby writing prompt page. I have seen some hysterical images on social media of mad babies, and was able to find these. This is one page from the PDF.
The stories may be shared with family and friends, and help to tell the story of living during this time in history.
This prompt is about working from home. The commute from BDR (bedroom) to LVR (living room) couldn't be better!
I hope you like them! Carolyn Wilhelm
BS Elementary Ed, MS Gifted Education, and MA K-12 Curriculum and Instruction
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