Re-confinement

How does life look from the European epicentre of corona? Since weeks, Belgium has made the headlines having the propagation rates of covid the worst in Europe. Since the return from the summer holidays, the contamination rates started to rise again, and yet, the new government has been very slow to make but mild restrictions. I have been anxious and frustrated in these circumstances, where the inaptitude of the government has left the responsability to us, the parents. It is tiring to be the parent forbidding dance classes an scout camps. Should I let go and have faith in the system protecting us? 24 hours prior full confinement, with over 20 000 contaminations a day and Belgian hospitals being saturated, I still received the invitation for my daughters' scout day. Because it is permitted. Because there are parents who don't seem to be concerned about the risk they are putting their children and others. Fortunately, my children seem to understand the situation. "This is the worst virus mom in my life time" reflected my 7 -year old silently. "Mine too" I replied. I am always uplifting and confident with the kids, assuring this too will pass, trying to highlight the positives. Overall,I think we are doing fine in this new normal. Today we celebrated Halloween among us. We baked halloween cake, decorated the house, did a tour around the corner in the costumes and watched Charlie and chocolate factory to end the day. Kids seemed pleased. Having the confinement in perspective brings me a relief and I can finally say: "everybody are home honey".