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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I try not to assume things about people. Some teens are like we were, some aren't. The poster who said go out and find their was simply suggesting that they go out and be kids. What's so wrong with that? Isn't that what kids should be doing?[/quote]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, but the PP who said this is not what kids do at that age now, she was right. ITS SAD, but true. Its not sad that they like different things, its sad that if they liked to go outdoors and meet people, they might not find anyone (!)

The problem is multilayered. We were living in isolation from each other before the pandemic. People no longer really know their neighbors. Its not a judgment against people who don't know their neighbors. I don't know mine all that much because we moved here just before the pandemic.

However everyone around here , for example, enrolls their kids in sports. If you arent into sports, too bad. I would never force my kid into sports to make friends. She has managed to find people locally through gaming. Now the challenge is finding people who are also vaccinated to get together with. My teen is 14, almost 15.

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