The “Lost Year”

The “Lost Year” for our kids, it up to your own perspective.

Lately, I see a lot of parents sharing strong opinions about the “lost year” for our kids. It was quite a challenging year that doesn’t seem to me over just yet. A lot of us — the parents, experienced for the first time so much time with their kids and for many, the ride has been like nothing before in their life.

We were “stuck” at home with our own kids, the ones that we created, that we are raising and the ones that we care about, so we are “stuck” with what we manage to cultivate. I don’t find this such a bad thing if we actually have been involved in our kid's life. Or we are struggling because we were relying heavily on teachers and society to raise our kids. I have two kids — 11y. and 13y. and we had challenges being all at home 24/7 but at the same time, we had a great year being all together. We learn a lot from each other. We learn to work together and be a well-lubricated machine.

For me the “Lost Year” is a personal choice, it all depends on what were your expectations for that year and how did you spend it. There is no dought that the pandemic took a toll on so many levels, especially mentally. But at the same time, I see it as a great time for self-reflection. A great time to find yourself and learn about it. No one limited us on education, self-care, and self-upgrading. We had so much…