I’m retired (I think) and looking forward to becoming a grandmother and doing some meaningful volunteer work. So, I’m going use this prompt to provide an update on the next generation.
I’m extremely pleased to report that my son landed a job! He’s a senior in college and this is his first post-grad position. I’m super proud of him!
The college class of 2024 (high school class of 2020) has not had it easy. They had their senior prom, graduation, senior spring sports seasons, and numerous other rites of passage cancelled due to Covid. In addition, many of them (including my son) took their very first semester of college classes remotely from home. MAJOR bummer is an understatement! His second semester, though not remote, was not at all normal. Masks, testing, and Zoom classes from dorm rooms are not fun. My son got put in isolation for TEN DAYS over Easter because he was exposed to a bus driver who tested positive. (My son never did.)
Sophomore year was somewhat normal and thankfully he had a terrific semester abroad junior year. And now, the famous final scene…the last few weeks of college.
So here’s to these very resilient young people. GenZ is in the house and they are going to do things differently. We’re handing them a broken world, but I have faith that they will improve things in ways we can’t yet imagine.
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Hear hear!
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Congratulations! 👏👏👏
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Thank you Kevin!
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I agree! My niece is the same class and I’ve felt bad for her missing some experiences of being young. Fortunately, they didn’t cancel her graduation…
Congrats on your son getting a job! That’s must be just as exciting for you as it is for him! Proud momma!
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To be fair, they held a ceremony in August for the cancelled one in June…but it wasn’t quite the same. I’m more excited than he is about the job. He’d like an extra month off first, but I think he’s going to be really happy he has it in June. Things are a bit rough out there at the moment. Not a lot of kids have jobs yet. Hiring is slow. (I think)
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Yep, I hear it’s a little tough right now. I graduated during a recession. I remember it’s not easy.
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Congratulations! Yeah the time is rough and challenge is tough. I wish them their chance, on their shoulders soon world will advance.
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Thank you! A lovely poem! 🙏🏼
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