I Found Out I Had Covid on TikTok. Now What?

On mothering teenagers in the age of Covid

Illustration: Ashley Santoro

It’s been 10 long months of social distancing, quarantining, and remote schooling. To kids, it’s been like a solitary confinement sentence. For my two teenagers, it’s caused them sadness, loneliness, and despair. In time, I realized complete isolation wasn’t sustainable if I wanted them to maintain some amount of…