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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s my understanding that a lot of kids are indeed lonely, it’s true [/quote]

And current college kids had an unusual HS experience.  My kid was a HS sophomore when covid hit.  They spent March 2020 until June 2021 doing HS from their bedroom.  They spent Senior year (fall 2021) wearing a mask at school. 
Yes they socialized, outside and with close friends.  But it was not a normal HS experience.  Thankfully they had a great group of friends (multiple groups actually from school and outside school ECs) already, but they did not Make any "new friends" once covid hit.  But those years are key years for developing social skills.  When you don't have to talk in class (most kids keep camera off in remote school and teachers can't require otherwise), you miss out on key skills.

So off to college, especially at one where you know nobody can be a challenge.

Then again, it has always been a challenge.  It's just harder now because of Social media, IMO.  SM is the "best of everyone's life", nobody posts a photo of them being lonely or left out from activities on Friday/Sat night.  So soon a kid thinks everyone has such an amazing life what is wrong with me.

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