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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One daughter was a senior in HS in ‘20-‘21, the other was an eighth grader. Lack of socialization and more time spent online pretty much ruined their lives. They are not the same.[/quote]

One of my kids graduated high school in 2020 and it's similar for him.  His freshman year of college was a disaster with online classes, literally barriers at all the dining hall tables so you couldn't even see the people sitting near you, no in person activities like clubs or organizations.[/quote]

Interesting. I have a college senior and his freshman year was similarly very tough, but I was just visiting him last weekend and was struck by how well he and his friends are all doing. I took him and 3 friends to dinner and we discussed this very topic, and the recurring theme was “we came through.” He and his friends all studied abroad last year, are doing clubs and sports and traveling and volunteering and applying for grad school and fellowships and jobs—all of it. My son and many of his friends are in serious relationships and they all seem to have active social lives, going to parties, concerts, etc. They know what they have to lose and don’t take their opportunities for granted.

I don’t doubt that there are many people who are still struggling but it’s certainly not a universal experience. [/quote]

DP. To me, the fact that there was no universal experience partly explains why many people whose lives were deeply affected by their pandemic experience are still working to come to terms with a new normal. It's great that your kid and his friends are doing great, but many aren't. Much of this depends on the kid, the family, the community, and the specific schools involved. I have one kid who has the same group of friends she has had since grade school. That friend group, plus her sport outside of school and the fact that she was a high school freshman in 2020, made her pandemic experience much easier than one of my other kids. He was a 2021 high school graduate. His best friend moved away during high school and he has always been prone to anxiety. However, before the pandemic, he could manage it on his own. He was just starting to come into his own during his junior year when schools shut down. The year-plus of isolation and lack of in-person school really hurt him. He is still working to get back on track.

To the PP who had a 2021 high school grad and an 8th grader, I feel your pain. [/quote]

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