It always feels easier to talk about war when it is someone else’s child on the frontlines, but the moment a familiar name is mentioned, suddenly the conversation becomes a lot more personal.

A displaced Lebanese woman sits with a child, overseeing his online studies on a mobile phone, at a public school converted into a shelter in the town of Dekwaneh, north of Beirut.

Her shopping trip, which cost about RM1,095 (US$233) for a single bag of groceries, drew criticism from some viewers who called the content “tone deaf”.