2020 Hindsight: We All Need Group

Y'all know I am a pretty social person.  Some people (including myself) have described me as a pathological extrovert.  And, on the 229th day of 2020, that pathology was out in full force.  For, on the evening of 8/16/2020, I hosted a Zoom call of over 160 Parents of Penn Class of 2024 Students who are all concerned about the Fall, worried about our kids, and were looking for a supportive place.  And, I think we provided it.  It was nothing official.  It was just an idea I had reading so many posts on the FB group of parents with rising anxiety.  Especially those who have not had much interaction with Penn and whose kids have never spent a significant time on campus (and, now, won't until Spring 2021 (at the earliest)).  My 2020 Hindsight is we all need group.  Yes, this meeting was not led by a licensed clinical practitioner.  but it was a support group nonetheless and, I hope, people left feeling better (but likely not 100% settled) about the whole situation.  I am sure we, as a group, will be leaning on each other a lot over the next few weeks and months.