Flyinbowtie
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We are living in an event and period of time that will have it's own chapters in history books down the road.
My grandchildren range from 2 to 12, and I told both of my sons to take some time during these next few months to sit down with your kids, and create a journal of memories for them to keep..in essence a "history book" of how your family handled the events of the day...what you did to respond to the call from the country to stay home, limit travel, etc. If they are very young ask them what they have seen every day that is different, and put it in the family journal.
With all of us carrying high end cameras in our pockets we are all photographers at one level or another, nowadays.
Take pics of the things you see that you didn't see before...a lot of them, then, go get some good paper and print the pics and put them in albums for the kids. Pics of closed schools, pics of ravaged grocery stores, pics of empty roads. Tell your kids to tell you if they see something that needs a picture, take it then tell them to put into words what the pic meant to them.
If they can write the words down, have them do it. If not, you write down there words....exactly as they came from their mouths....and talk with them about it all.
They need it, and so do you.
You'll create a real living memory of what they, and you lived through and what you saw during this event....and you will have the truth, as you lived it, for them to share with their children someday.
My grandchildren range from 2 to 12, and I told both of my sons to take some time during these next few months to sit down with your kids, and create a journal of memories for them to keep..in essence a "history book" of how your family handled the events of the day...what you did to respond to the call from the country to stay home, limit travel, etc. If they are very young ask them what they have seen every day that is different, and put it in the family journal.
With all of us carrying high end cameras in our pockets we are all photographers at one level or another, nowadays.
Take pics of the things you see that you didn't see before...a lot of them, then, go get some good paper and print the pics and put them in albums for the kids. Pics of closed schools, pics of ravaged grocery stores, pics of empty roads. Tell your kids to tell you if they see something that needs a picture, take it then tell them to put into words what the pic meant to them.
If they can write the words down, have them do it. If not, you write down there words....exactly as they came from their mouths....and talk with them about it all.
They need it, and so do you.
You'll create a real living memory of what they, and you lived through and what you saw during this event....and you will have the truth, as you lived it, for them to share with their children someday.
