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A year into the pandemic, I’ve mentally exhausted the number of times I’ve had to say no. With no school, no touching, and saying, “Nope, you can’t go outside without a mask,” I couldn’t bear hearing myself say no when the kids asked if I would watch Yes Day with them.
While I typically take advantage of screen time to work, send emails, wash dishes, do laundry, and prepare the next meal my children will likely say "no thanks" to, I surrendered. Collapsing my body into a bean bag on the floor, I covered myself in blankets and let my three children — ages 3, 6, and 9 — sit tucked into my limbs, restraining my arms from scrolling through my phone in order for us to watch the new Netflix movie starring Jennifer Garner.
