What’s It Like Being Stuck At Home?

“Yes, they’re everywhere.” Madison Hankins (Freshman at Liberty) “Definitely.” Gavin Orf (7th grader at Frontier/my little brother) “Yes, like 30% of the time.” Dara (Dare-uh) (My step-mom)

“It’s too late for me.” Madison “Just chill, try and calm myself down.” Gavin “Keep myself busy.” Dara

“Too much.” Madison  “I get a lot.” Gavin  “No not really.” Dara

“I’ve watched just about everything on Netflix and Disney Plus.” Madison “I’ve been playing a lot of Fortnite.” Gavin “The Affair, Waco, and Ozark.” Dara

“Yeah, I workout a lot.” Madison “Yeah, I workout at night.” Gavin  “Yeah, we have been going on walks and hikes.” Dara

“Reward myself, with coffee.” Madison “I don’t want to feel slower, trying to get better for soccer.” Gavin “I pray to god to give me strength to stay motivated.” Dara

“Oh it’s gone, in the trash, all went downhill. I fall asleep between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. and then wake up between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m.” Madison.  “It’s pretty good. I stay up until 9 or 10. I usually wake up between 9 and 10 too.” Gavin  “Horrible. I get up at like 9 when I used to get up at 5. I fall asleep usually around 1 or 2 a.m.” ...

“I talk to a few, sometimes I can go days without talking to anyone.” Madison “Yeah, me and my friends are in group chats and stuff.” Gavin “Yeah, like everyday, I miss everyone.” Dara

“Yeah, like every hour.” Madison “Yeah, then I use hand sanitizer after too.” Gavin  “Yes, they’re starting to get all dry.” Dara 

“I clean everything I touch at least once a day.” Madison “Yeah, I help around the house.” Gavin.  “Oh yeah, when I get groceries I sanitize everything before I bring it in.” Dara

“I feel like things would go by a lot faster if people would just stay inside.” Madison “The coronavirus is a new disease to us, we still have a lot more to learn about it.” Gavin “I think it’s crazy. I’m a little obsessed with it, with conspiracy theories and stuff like that. I listen to a lot of podcasts. I think our leaders are trying to do what’s best for everyone.” Dara...

“I’m not really scared for myself, but for the people around me.” Madison “A little bit, I just remind myself I need to be careful.” Gavin “At first I was, but not anymore. I think you just need to be aware of your surroundings.” Dara

“I wish I could leave the house and feel in control of my life again.” Madison “I wish I could still do my sports.” Gavin “I wish I didn’t have to worry. I miss being able to go over to family’s houses and hang out.” Dara

“I think it’s gonna last longer than any other country. I feel like prices on gas and other essential things are gonna drop.” Madison “I feel like people will change the way they do things.” Gavin “I feel like prices will drop. There’s a lot of things I agree and don’t agree with.” Dara...

“Well it has already dropped but it will keep dropping. Ultimately it will help our world because humans use up so much of the resources.” Madison “I feel like it’s gonna go down a lot more.” Gavin “It will continue to drop for sure.” Dara

“2 or 3 more months at the most.” Madison “I don’t know like the rest of the year.” Gavin  “18 months from when it started.” Dara