Go to the store, support small businesses … But my children are not vaccinated.
Go out to eat; buy local … But my children are not vaccinated.
Go back to work; go travel… But my children are not vaccinated.
Come celebrate, please enjoy … But my children are not vaccinated.
Kids need people; they need play … But my children are not vaccinated.
Kids need sports and activities … But my children are not vaccinated.
Kids need family; they need friends … But my children are not vaccinated.
Let us visit, we miss you … But my children are not vaccinated.
“Welcome, kids. Come on in,” … But my children are not vaccinated.
“I have a vaccine, you are fine,” … But my children are not vaccinated.
“You dare ask — please wear a mask,” … But my children are not vaccinated.
“You dare ask — please wear it correctly,”… But my children are not vaccinated.
Send kids to schools, they’ll be fine … But my children are not vaccinated.
Don’t instill fear, but don’t lie … But my children are not vaccinated.
Children must mask to protect them … Because the children are not vaccinated.
Adults may choose; “that’s not fair” … Because our children are not vaccinated.
If it’s a sniffle, get a test … Because our children are not vaccinated.
Testing sites are now rare … But our children are not vaccinated.
It could be weeks; keep them home … Because our children are not vaccinated.
You could be sick; quarantine … Because our children are not vaccinated.
Don’t forget you must work … But my children are not vaccinated.
Don’t forget you must shop … But my children are not vaccinated.
“We must return life to normal” … But my children are not vaccinated.
Vaccines are coming … But you forget, my children are still not vaccinated.
Please protect them; I implore you … Because my children are not vaccinated.
Wear your mask; I implore you … Because my children are not yet vaccinated.
They are helpless; I remind you … Because my children are not yet vaccinated.
Social distance, I remind you … Because my children are not yet vaccinated.
Why all this I request of you? Please remember our most vulnerable.
Twenty months, please keep pushing. We’re so close. Please keep going.
Please protect whenever possible … Please be kind, I am tired.
“Why?” you ask. I’ll tell you this — it’s because my children feel forgotten.
My battle cry these long months: But my children, but my children … but my children are not vaccinated.
The author is an anonymous physician.
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