Opinion | Lockdown Turned to Boycott in Our House

One casualty of the pandemic has been my daughter’s church attendance. We had a good routine in place before the lockdown. Now she won’t go under any circumstances.

Magdalena, 17, has Down syndrome. The “little angel” stereotype doesn’t apply to her. She is smart and stubborn. She doesn’t do anything she doesn’t want to do without a fight. I suppose we could dress her up and drag her to Sunday Mass, but bitter experience tells me she would make us pay a dear price. It isn’t worth it.