Close Proximity And Generational Differences
Tough days come with tough times.
This morning, feelings were positive. “It feels like a holiday in some respects, what with all this glorious sunshine.”
And in some ways it did.
But things can change so very quickly. Tonight, everyone was struggling. What do you do when one member of a grown up, locked down, family decides that the rules don't apply to them? Or at least, that their version of the rules is different to yours. What do you do when another decides that they have had enough?
And what do you do when a remote member of the family shares information that causes concern and frustration?
You deal with it, of course, but suddenly it's not the holiday that it seemed to be.
Emotions and behaviors that, with hindsight, would be best left hidden, well, they suddenly take over. Close proximity and generational differences start to breed conflict rather than community and the positive conversations from only a few days before seem to have been parked for the time being.
And then, perhaps, you start to realise that, maybe for the first time with some, this is not a game.
Or, at least, not any longer.
Lock down becomes real when things start to go wrong.
And coping becomes way more of a challenge when you understand that people don’t always do what you expect them to.
