During quarantine and online school,  I lived on Facetime. Not being able to see my friends for almost my entire middle school career was very hard and actually harmed my social life a lot. Not hanging out with my friends like normal middle schoolers made me feel very alone during that time. When I got a phone, I would Facetime my friends every day and we would do online school together. Having them on call and being able to see them really helped me feel less lonely.

When I need help with schoolwork, my first instinct is always to hop on Facetime with my friends and they help me. When I need to talk to someone, my first instinct is to Facetime my friends. Or when I am lonely and bored while doing work, I’ll just sit on Facetime with my friends for hours because even just having their company there is enough.

 

My friends and I also have an obsession with Roblox, so we always play together on the weekends. We make a group Facetime and play together. It is so fun playing all these random and funny Roblox games while still being able to talk to each other through Facetime. Sometimes when you are alone either doing work or playing games, you don’t really feel like you are connecting with the other people, and being able to hear and see them while still being in your own home is super helpful! I don’t think me and my friends would be as close as we are now without Facetime!!