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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids ages 12 and 14 do not want to socialize with friends. We have tried to get them to contact them via phone, text, etc. but it’s been like pulling teeth. We have seen a couple families outdoors, but these are new acquaintances in the last year. And understandably my shy girls have stayed mostly quiet around them since they don’t know them. No one we know prior to the pandemic has reached out and they aren’t very responsive when I reach out. I’ve realized that our “friends” were not really that and although we’ve lived in the DMV for over 7 years, we do not have close friends here. It’s very isolating, and I’ve always been an introvert. We do have friends and family in our home state and have kept in touch this past year over zoom, but it’s not the same. I’m constantly seeing neighbors having people and birthday parties in their backyards and get sad knowing my kids are missing out. My 14 year old doesn’t have friends in the neighborhood and my 12 year old refuses to see her friends. I never realized how much social interaction parents got through school, which is completely virtual. Currently trying to find a therapist. Anyone in a similar boat?[/quote]

Similar boat.  I think this pandemic has shown me how limited our friendships really are.

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