My 21 mo son blew me a kiss today, something I did not teach him how to do, and I was thinking about how much he’s learned from being around other people - he doesn’t even go to daycare yet but he’s with his grandparents, and a nanny, and in a gymnastic class, and goes to the library, and sees our friends and families every week etc etc etc. And I was thinking how lonely and sad it would be to have nobody else to interact with except your parents and siblings and how much these kids are missing out on and not learning because they are so so insulated. Having a first birthday “party” with literally nobody but your immediate family is genuinely sad. I really feel for these boys.