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Collected Item: “I am running away from my responsibilities. And it feels good.”

Give your story a title.

I am running away from my responsibilities. And it feels good.

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

It is a meme that I saw on social media.

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

Switching from in person school to distance learning has been a huge adjustment for all students. Many people have categorized the different types of students by the term they use to describe COVID-19/coronavirus. Turning our attention away from the struggles of adjusting to distance learning towards humor helps us cope with the loss of our sports seasons and the loss of normalcy in many of our lives. #GGHSAPUSH

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#gghsapush #jim #covid #coronavirus #sad #ripseason #rip2020

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

unknown creator

Give this story a date.

2020-05
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