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Hi, my name is Jan Wilson. I'm a senior. I broke my kneecap at the same moment as the COVID thing struck,

so I decided to do two things. One was to do a free writing course online, and two,

staying in touch with people on Facebook that I normally wouldn't. So reaching out more, just becoming more involved emotionally in other people's lives

and doing the best I can.

This is NPR's Life Kit.

I'm Corey Turner.

And I'm on the cabinets.

And it's been a minute since we

talk to each other and a lot has been going on. Yeah, obviously there's everything that's been

happening in the news, which is tragic and stressful. It's almost possible to forget that we're

now three months into a pandemic and that for many of us parents, I know this is true for me, it's true for you. We're also three months into a pandemic. And that for many of us parents, I know this is true for me,

it's true for you, we're also three months into being home, not only working full time, but also

being with our kids full time. And now that school's out and most summer camps have been closed,

life's about to get even more complicated. A lot of people are working from home with minimal help, and getting even an hour of time to

yourself sometimes seems like a dream.

Like a dream, especially when to get there, you have to essentially rebuff your kids who are

asking you to play a game or come outside or just do this.

You know, it's really hard for me outside or just do this, you know,

that's really hard for me to say no.

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