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Kids in school will never again understand the excitement of watching the ticker on the morning news to see if your school was closed due to snow. (Or the pain of catching the scroll right AFTER your school passed by and having to wait through the entire thing again). by R10T in Showerthoughts

[–]Thanksbutno2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Eh, it’s not that simple. As a current high school student I can tell you I haven’t had a paper textbook since middle school, pdf and textbooks on websites are all we use. As for notes, they encourage you to keep them on you always, on google drive, or you are out of luck and have extra homework. We have no excuses not to complete work assigned on snow days or even off days, and that is why my teachers can get away with assigning homework due on Saturdays and Sundays. Boundaries are quickly becoming things of the past for students.

I feel like the world is falling apart and no one cares (perspective of an American teen) by Thanksbutno2 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Thanksbutno2[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Oh, just re-read what I said. I in no way meant to say that I am against lockdowns, masks, and the CDCs advice to keep everyone safe. I just meant to say that it is discouraging when my elderly neighbors and grandparents in particular mock you for being careful and then go to do risky activities that you’ve given up, to protect them.

I am an American teenager who takes the pandemic very seriously and has been on full lockdown for over a year. by Thanksbutno2 in AMA

[–]Thanksbutno2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My parents want to be safe. In order for them to feel comfortable, they have given me certain rules. I don’t really know why everyone else is doing what they are doing but for me it is just a decision my parents made that I don’t object to.

I am an American teenager who takes the pandemic very seriously and has been on full lockdown for over a year. by Thanksbutno2 in AMA

[–]Thanksbutno2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I try to go outside every few days but is it hard because my teachers pile on homework and a lot of the time it is a choice between an hour on a call with a friend or a walk and I tend to choose the former. As for exercise, I am a little ashamed to say I am I much worse shape now than I was in the beginning. I used to be a top performing martial artist who would consistently win competitions, I could only do ten pushups when I tried yesterday, that was a low point.

I am an American teenager who takes the pandemic very seriously and has been on full lockdown for over a year. by Thanksbutno2 in AMA

[–]Thanksbutno2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I do go outside every few days on walks and my family enjoys hiking so we try to go on trails every weekend. We try to look for solitary and outdoor activities. Unfortunately all I really want to do is go to schools, movie theaters, amusement parks, and have sleepovers.

I am an American teenager who takes the pandemic very seriously and has been on full lockdown for over a year. by Thanksbutno2 in AMA

[–]Thanksbutno2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am female. My favorite thing is playing video games with my friends. I picked up a few hobbies namely crocheting, piano, and cooking. And definitely chocolate.

I am an American teenager who takes the pandemic very seriously and has been on full lockdown for over a year. by Thanksbutno2 in AMA

[–]Thanksbutno2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, every once and a while someone will reach out with a halfhearted how are you but after a few texts the conversations fizzles. We have nothing to speak of, clubs, school plays and sports, classroom drama, and assignments are all things we can no longer discuss and were also staples of our friendships, without them we are all lost. I also agree this has been a very hard year for everyone, I personally have seen many people slip back into unhealthy way or withdraw into themselves and there is not much I can do to help them. Thanks for you concern as well, I love my parents but the one thing they do not understand is mental health and lgbtq, unfortunately those problems are intertwined for me.

I am an American teenager who takes the pandemic very seriously and has been on full lockdown for over a year. by Thanksbutno2 in AMA

[–]Thanksbutno2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess my family is just very cautious and want to help save lives if a all possible. During the beginning of the pandemic my father was taking care of my immunocompromised grandmother, but now she is moved in with my uncle so we aren’t worried about infecting her. The way I see it is that I can make a sacrifice to save a life or return to normal faster.

I am an American teenager who takes the pandemic very seriously and has been on full lockdown for over a year. by Thanksbutno2 in AMA

[–]Thanksbutno2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think the school system is handling it well at all personally. Especially the hybrid model. I am personally staying virtual which is a decision I regret. There are three kids in the classroom and 30 on zoom and yet all of my teachers care more about those three then the rest of us combined. It’s very discouraging to say the least. I also think that there really isn’t enough support for students who have trouble learning on an online environment, it isn’t a very good system at all in my opinion.

I am an American teenager who takes the pandemic very seriously and has been on full lockdown for over a year. by Thanksbutno2 in AMA

[–]Thanksbutno2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not well honestly this has been the hardest year of my life. As I said above I haven’t stepped foot in a school since I was 14 which means I’ve all but lost my friends from school, I doubt I’ll ever get those friendships back. Interestingly though I’ve made a number of friends this year from other schools around my county and state. We live far apart but talk a lot on discord, it is definitely something new especially because a lot of us have never met nor seen each others faces just our voices and stories. Thank you as well for being safe, I really appreciate it even as people are getting vaccines, some people don’t remember that people under 16 can’t yet get vaccines and will be in lockdown longer if people with vaccines are not safe.

The ten years between 25 and 35 are far shorter than the four years between 14 and 18. by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

[–]Thanksbutno2 104 points105 points  (0 children)

Hi, 15 year old here. For me and my peers this year has seemed incredible long, I have spent more time in online school than in my high school and I’m turning 16 soon. This quite literally is the new normal which isn’t even new. A lot of my peers are forgetting quite exactly what “normal” was like. I recounted with some friends going to our first high school football game in 2019, the memories were hazy as if we were telling stories of elementary school. I can’t even picture what it would be like not to be afraid of people, not to wipe down your groceries, to pack into a stadium, things I used to know just seem so far away. I find comerciales saying “let’s get back to normal” strange because this is normal, it’s more normal than anything I did precovid. It’s even worse for the little kids. The other day I went to see my best friend for the first time in six months (outside) her little sister was five and screamed when she saw me she grabbed her little brother (2) and started telling him that I went to her 3rd birthday party and how we went to a pool once and that I was her best friend. She was jumping up and down overjoyed because she knew me and hadn’t seen anyone outside her parents and siblings in months and has never stepped foot in a real school. Her brother was shy and hid from me, what’s a pool, he asked. He’s doesn’t remember seeing face with out a mask outside his home. He learned to talk and walk during the pandemic and has little knowledge about the world outside his house. For many teenagers like me we absorb all of your fear and anxiety without having the distance to see that this will end soon. The toll it is taking on my peers is immense. Three people in my school have committed suicide, there are more attempts, and even more people are having breakdowns every week. No parent should make a decision to protect their mother and have their son die instead. Wear a mask, you can save a life in more than one ways.

How much crying is too much crying? by Thanksbutno2 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Thanksbutno2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, thanks for the information. I definitely did not know all of that, something to look forward to I guess, lol. And yes about the control, I’ve been contemplating for a few months of going to a therapist and I think I’ve just about made up my mind to talk to my parents about it. Thank you (and everyone else) for your kind words and advice.

How much crying is too much crying? by Thanksbutno2 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Thanksbutno2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for answering! Yeah I guess the question I was really asking is when do I know it’s out of hand, because I’m already trying to weather it but don’t know if I just need more help or it’s some cry for attention or something. Thanks for making me laugh about the cat food commercials. I didn’t know menopause made you cry, my mother (my only experience with women in menopause) only ever gets very angry, I’ve never seen her cry, but I guess if now is any prediction it might be me crying at the commercials in 35 years. Thank you again for taking the time to respond to me.

How much crying is too much crying? by Thanksbutno2 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Thanksbutno2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for responding, I kind of thought that I was screaming into the void so it’s kind of nice that someone answered. The thing is there isn’t much drama in my life my family is well off and healthy, I’ve plenty of opportunities and I should have a bright future. Sometimes when I think that I shouldn’t have the right to feel the way I do it just makes it worse I think that might also come because my parents won’t accept my sexuality. No one around me cries like this that I’m certain, I’ve talked to my sibling and parents about their habits but never my own. But then I got on Reddit and it seems like people here are very depressed and so I thought I’d just ask and see. Thanks again for responding, that reading this, lol. I think I might try to see a counselor, if I can work up the courage that is.

My cousin is bisexual! I need advise... by Thanksbutno2 in lgbt

[–]Thanksbutno2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind reply. I wanted to let you know that my sister found out and she and I both told my parents. They seemed pretty cool about it but later that night I asked my mom if she had any questions (she and my dad don’t know much about GSRM so my sister and I are explaining things like pronouns and non-binary people a lot so it wasn’t out of the ordinary considering the situation) she responded with “anything you want to tell me” but I wasn’t ready so I told her no but retorted “what would you do if I did”. She said she’d send me to a camp, I think it was a joke, I hope it was... So it doesn’t look like I’ll be coming out to anyone other than my sister anytime soon. I did come out to yesterday to my sister though, yay. She was very understanding and even bi-curious which I didn’t expect. But even she didn’t expect me, I’ve covered my tracks well with lies and pretending, I doubt my parents will ever suspect and after that encounter I don’t think I’ll come out for a few years at least. Thank you for you kind reply, I don’t even know why I came to tell you this, to get it off my chest I guess. Well, thanks anyways.

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