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Living in a Pandemic: A Collection of Stories on Coping, Resilience & Hope
My husband and I would work during the day and then join them on the dock in the afternoon. It was kind of like a vacation - with school and work mixed in. And we were certainly eating and drinking
just like we were on vacation
... sunset happy hour every afternoon, lots of grilling, lots of baking.
Teens in Quarantine
Q uarantine with teens ... where to even start!??! To have a clear picture of what it was like living with my teens in quarantine, I have to give you a glimpse of our
pre-COVID, pre-quarantine life.
I have 2 teen daughters, and before COVID, our lives were full of activity. My 15-year- old was a freshman in high school playing on a national volleyball team which required travel around the country. My 13-year-old was an 8th grader playing on a regional soccer team which seemed to be on a quest to see every small town in Georgia. They had homework, tests, and practices. They both had very active social lives. Add in two full-time working parents, and it was crazy busy!
It all come to an abrupt halt on March 11, 2020. The school sent an email saying that they were taking a 2-week “break” due to COVID. I sent my girls a text saying, “School’s out for summer!” At the time, I had no idea how true those words would be. I had no idea they would not see the inside of their school buildings for almost a year.
From that point on, everything stopped. No volleyball. No soccer. No rushing around in the morning to get to school on time. No going out to dinner. No physically going
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ALYCEN A. MOSS
Cozen O’Connor Atlanta, GA