Every time yet another crazy headline lands, some jokey pundit on social media makes the comment, “Well, I didn’t have this on my 2020 bingo card!”
Every time, I laugh.
Not many people have the time to actually make a 2020 bingo card, so I did.
Here you go, moms. Take a sip, eat a chocolate, or use the kids’ mismatched game pieces to mark your progress as you go through the card. It’s been quite a year and it’s not over yet!
2020 BINGO
| Cried inexplicably hard at the death of a celebrity. | Screamed at a screen with the fiery rage of a thousand suns. | Lost power – and all hope – during an unexpected natural disaster. | Wore a mask more often than a bra. | Ugly cried on a Zoom call with friends. Or co-workers. |
| Spent money on clothes/shoes that will go out of style long before you have a chance to wear them. | Craved a visit to the kid place you hated the most before 2020. | Developed a physical injury (caused by stress) you didn’t even know was possible. | Repeated “Six feet, six feet!” internally, if not out loud, as a close-talking acquaintance ignored social cues. | Took refuge (possibly with a bottle) in a closet because every other space in your home was taken. Or visible. |
| Sought release in the reruns of a favorite show because the combination of nostalgia and lack of surprises was too hard to resist. | Googled a simple math problem because your addled brain has forgotten every numerical concept you ever learned. | Wept in gratitude as the curbside librarians brought you yet another load of books without mentioning the overdue ones. | Went an entire day without putting clothes on the children. Or yourself. Or maybe just your bottom half. | Yelled at a fictional character in a book or on the TV for hugging without restraint (I’m looking at you, Emily…in Paris). |
| Lost faith – temporarily or otherwise – in a political, spiritual, or community leader. | Shrieked into a pillow after a frustrating educational experience. | Felt concern/respect as you listened to the kids battle the villain COVID for supremacy. | Had an awkward conversation with family or friends about differing COVID viewpoints. | Was completely awed after witnessing the empathy or brilliance of strangers. |
| Started a sentence with “When the pandemic is over…” and then promised your child the moon. | Splurged on a kid toy because you were convinced that life would be manageable if they had that. | Missed your parents (or other friends and family) in a way you haven’t since your first sleepover. | Recommitted to eating better after confusing hunger for boredom. Again. | Branded a child or spouse with a devastatingly bad haircut at home. |
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