OT: How are the kids doing?

[StickyBun]

Many of us have adult kids, how are they doing? Keeping their jobs or not so fortunate? For those that have younger than 18, how's their mental health been? 

[Guest]

My daughter is an attorney, she is mostly working from home.  Except for those damn court appearances.  She is doing well though.  My son is a plumber/welder, he got laid off.  Drawing unemployment now and eating himself out of house and home.  He is doing well also.

[Guest]

Daughter and SIL are RNs at one of the first hospitals in our state to see community spread covid and since they are both young were thrust into the role of being the covid canaries.  the older doctors and nursing staff would stay outside the quarantine area and instruct them via radio,  they are both healthy and doing fine and are finally getting a chance to get away after a few months of pretty intense stuff.

My son got a new job just before the outbreak and has been working steady in HVAC the whole time,   40+ hours every week and was told a week ago or so to just plan on at least 45-50 hours a week going forward.

SD didnt do the mandatory shut down of everything route and as a result our economy didnt get its ass kicked as bad as some others have that went nuclear.  Our economy isnt great right now,  but that has more to do with the Ag industry being on its ass (weather and political shit)  than anything related the virus.

[Guest]

My 19 year old who suffers from PTSD, Anxiety and a merrid of other issues struggled about 3 weeks into this crap.  She asked to be furloughed from her job because she was over whelmed, more so by the customers and their idiocy (she works at a large convenience store).  She went back part time last week and is doing pretty good.  She was a loaner for the last 3 years so the social distancing thing did not really change much for her... in my opinion she is out and about more.  She has always done thing her way... drives her mother nuts. 

My 14 year old has been a trooper but the isolation was really getting to her.  She started baby sitting 3-4 days a week starting last week (school officially ended) and now the boredom has been replace with exhaustion because she is busy all day long.  She is really looking forward to this weekend and getting some semblance of the old normal (we are going camping).

My wife works at a nursing home and she has seen the most change.  While the facility has thankfully been clean of the the virus the cattiness of her coworkers has shown the mental states have been affected.  

[Guest]

My kid graduated college but didnt get to walk obviously. Found  a living wage job in financial services in LA and is looking for housing while working. We are blessed to have held onto our jobs. 

It has been more difficult for many of the peer group though, many are heading back home to live with parental units to get cover for this employment catatrophe. These kids went from looking at the best job market in 50 years to the worst in the 2 months prior to graduation 

[Guest]

My boys are doing fine...  B)
 

[Guest]

@Kentis said:
My boys are doing fine...  B)
 

Sweet fur babies...I see a blue kong back there. We got 2 Labs and they're getting on up there in age now going on 10 and 11 this year. Awesome critters. 

To everyone else? Hang in there with the kids regardless of their age and coping skills (or lack of). We parents have to be like these boulders in the waves; steadfast, strong and always there...Not easy sometimes, that's for sure. 

[Guest]

Scary times to be a new college grad as the economy went from being the strongest in decades to devastation. Or an incoming Fall freshman as universities are scrambling to set up some kind of hybrid on-campus/remote situation. 

[Guest]

@StickyBun said:
Scary times to be a new college grad as the economy went from being the strongest in decades to devastation. Or an incoming Fall freshman as universities are scrambling to set up some kind of hybrid on-campus/remote situation. 

Or a parent sending your kid to a dorm??? 

This might be a great year for a kid not quite ready for college to do a little juco from home 

[Guest]

@purplefaithful said:

@StickyBun said:
Scary times to be a new college grad as the economy went from being the strongest in decades to devastation. Or an incoming Fall freshman as universities are scrambling to set up some kind of hybrid on-campus/remote situation. 

Or a parent sending your kid to a dorm??? 

This might be a great year for a kid not quite ready for college to do a little juco from home 

Colleges are freaking out because of the loss of revenue. Many parents, especially ones that are willing to pay out of state tuition, want their babies to have the 'college experience'. So they are going to wait until Spring. Or take a gap year. We have friends that were going to send their daughter to University of Colorado but aren't now. The chancellor said the University could lose between $165 and $400 million in fiscal '20-'21.