You can see it on her face as she focuses on the screen. You can read the disappointment in the pouting of her lips. Her friends, her people, her adored teacher, who last year made learning fun, are so so close. But they might as well be a million miles away from her. She begs me not to do Zoom meetings asking me “how long do I have to be in Zoom? I don’t want to mom,” before the class even starts. None of this my darling is how it should be. Learning should not take place in little confined boxes on a borrowed Chrome book. And I mourn with her this lost year, leaving space for her to feel. #onlineschool #School #COVID19 #childhoodmentalhealth #Sadness #lostyear