The "Safer at Home" order has just been mandated here in California, though most of us who have school-aged children have been self-isolating for the better part of a week. In fact, most people I know have been sticking close to home and only going out for grocery, gas, or banking runs — all in the hopes of slowing down the spread of COVID-19. But there’s one group of people who seem dead set on living life as if things were normal, and that is our elderly parents. None of us can seem to convince them to stay home.
Even actress Jennifer Garner, who was a guest on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon (via video chat, of course), reported that while the world has literally shut down to keep elderly people safe, her elderly parents were on their way to go out as if there was no deadly virus taking people down.
Jennifer Garner isn’t the only adult working overtime to keep her parents from going out
It’s as exasperating as it is dangerous
So, to the retirement set, your adult children love your desire to stay fit, go shopping, and socialize at book club, but the world has literally stopped for you. We can’t all be in this together, if you’re out playing mahjong with the girls.
On behalf of all adult children whose aging parents think they’re invincible: It’s time to go home and stay there. You’re making your children crazy and we’ve got enough on our minds right now.
If you don't do it for yourself, do it for us
Please. We're begging you.
We’re not trying to ruin your lives and we know we’re the least cool adult children ever — but we’ve been asking nicely. The next step is to ground you. It’ll hurt us more than it’ll hurt you, but we have to do what’s best. Even if you hate us for it, we’ll always love you.
