Anonymous, 15 – Bristol CT
My new reality? It’s definitely not easy and definitely not enjoyable.
When I heard my school was closing for two weeks, I was thrilled, sleeping in for 14 days, no stress or school, not dreading waking up or studying for tests, it seemed like a dream. Then I found myself not seeing my family, worrying about online school, the two week break period slowly extending, not ever leaving the house, and then I was feeling bad for ever thinking any of this could feel like a dream or like fun times, because it’s really not a vacation.
My new reality is waking up everyday at 9am and starting my school work for the day, having to do assignments with little teacher help and still hoping I don’t fail the class. When we left school I thought I would not be stressed about schoolwork, but I am still am, and on top of stressing about schoolwork, stressing about when will I get to see my friends again? Will I have a fun summer like I’ve been waiting for? When can I stay with my family and not just do little drivebys?
My reality before this was seeing my dad’s side, every weekend, but to now be told I can’t see my best friends, my favorite people because my uncle works in a prison and my grandma in a nursing home, really just makes me want to yell, “screw you corona!” Before everything went down and I was still in school, I really did not like school, I didn’t have many friends, I just moved there, wasn’t very social, and always felt stressed in school. So for me, leaving school felt great, but now a month or so later, I find myself missing my peers and my teachers, even missing the classroom environment and the gross school lunches.
In all my 10 years of education, I would never even think I’d hear myself saying “I miss school,” and it is really incredible seeing kids who used to hate school as much as me, saying the same exact thing, wondering when we are going back. And for my friends, I miss them, but I have grown used to not seeing my best friends everyday because they go to a different school then me in a different town, since I moved. If it weren’t for the technology we have today, of being able to do school online, or text/call our friends/family, I think, myself and many others would have different mindsets.
Now, reading over what I wrote, it seems sad, and almost hard for me to stay positive like that, and I know other kids, too, have it worse than me, staying home in bad situations and my heart goes out to them. But, truly, the one thing that has kept me going is staying positive and knowing I have the ability to talk to my friends or family whenever, even if it’s just through text. New reality is very dreadful, upsetting, and hard for anyone, but in the end you just have to keep your head up and try and stay positive.
Anonymous, 15 – Bristol, CT
My new reality? It’s definitely not easy and definitely not enjoyable.
When I heard my school was closing for two weeks, I was thrilled, sleeping in for 14 days, no stress or school, not dreading waking up or studying for tests, it seemed like a dream. Then I found myself not seeing my family, worrying about online school, the two week break period slowly extending, not ever leaving the house, and then I was feeling bad for ever thinking any of this could feel like a dream or like fun times, because it’s really not a vacation.
My new reality is waking up everyday at 9am and starting my school work for the day, having to do assignments with little teacher help and still hoping I don’t fail the class. When we left school I thought I would not be stressed about schoolwork, but I am still am, and on top of stressing about schoolwork, stressing about when will I get to see my friends again? Will I have a fun summer like I’ve been waiting for? When can I stay with my family and not just do little drivebys?
My reality before this was seeing my dad’s side, every weekend, but to now be told I can’t see my best friends, my favorite people because my uncle works in a prison and my grandma in a nursing home, really just makes me want to yell, “screw you corona!” Before everything went down and I was still in school, I really did not like school, I didn’t have many friends, I just moved there, wasn’t very social, and always felt stressed in school. So for me, leaving school felt great, but now a month or so later, I find myself missing my peers and my teachers, even missing the classroom environment and the gross school lunches.
In all my 10 years of education, I would never even think I’d hear myself saying “I miss school,” and it is really incredible seeing kids who used to hate school as much as me, saying the same exact thing, wondering when we are going back. And for my friends, I miss them, but I have grown used to not seeing my best friends everyday because they go to a different school then me in a different town, since I moved. If it weren’t for the technology we have today, of being able to do school online, or text/call our friends/family, I think, myself and many others would have different mindsets.
Now, reading over what I wrote, it seems sad, and almost hard for me to stay positive like that, and I know other kids, too, have it worse than me, staying home in bad situations and my heart goes out to them. But, truly, the one thing that has kept me going is staying positive and knowing I have the ability to talk to my friends or family whenever, even if it’s just through text. New reality is very dreadful, upsetting, and hard for anyone, but in the end you just have to keep your head up and try and stay positive.