Photo: Erick M. Ramos for NPR It just is really sad to see what was supposed to be the best years of your life, like, go down the tubes.
“It just is really sad to see what was supposed to be the best years of your life, like, go down the tubes.”
That’s how E., a 16-year-old who lives in Alexandria, Va., described her state of mind right now. E. is among many teenagers who have struggled during the pandemic with the loss of routines and milestones. (We’re not using her name to protect her privacy.) When school went remote last spring, she started staying up late into the night. Once a cross-country runner, she became less physically active. Her grades slipped from A’s and B’s to F’s. She lost friendships and felt lonely. She compared living with her mother to being “in solitary confinement.”
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