This is something I& #39;ve said before, but I know someone needed to hear this today, so I& #39;m repeating it:

Being a teen/young adult is freaking hard. Add a pandemic on top of that, and you have massive, herculean challenges. (thread)

But, in spite of all of that, you& #39;re here. You can read this tweet. That, alone, is amazing. You may not be thriving. You may not even feel like you& #39;re surviving, but you& #39;re still here. You are a pioneer. You are a hero. You are one who is somehow enduring.

You are doing something your parents or grandparents or maybe even great-grandparents never had to do: Dealing with a pandemic at your age. That& #39;s huge. Hasn& #39;t happened in a century. Your yolk has been unexpectedly burdened with an additional load.

And yet, you& #39;re still here.

These words don& #39;t make things much easier, I know. I just want to acknowledge the work you are doing. The efforts you are making. The fact that, in spite of everything, you are trying.

And that, quite simply, makes *you* awesome.

Please, if you can, make it a great day. :)