It is the absolute worst. In this area - Detroit - everyone relies on the Catholic school their children attend to be the community. So if your child doesn't go to Catholic school, or if you don't have children, forming community is nearly impossible.
We had several good things going, pre-Covid: a pot luck family game night with a rosary beforehand, lots of small groups, etc. Covid just ruined everything and now...it just hasn't come back. People just don't come to things anymore and those of us who were running things got burned out trying to deal with the policies and politics of masks/distancing/etc.
To be honest, I'm tired. I'm tired of trying to make things happen and hitting repeated red tape. I feel so much for the new moms: women who are having their first or second babies. The community just isn't there for them. Until their children are old enough to go to school, they're basically rudderless.
It is the absolute worst. In this area - Detroit - everyone relies on the Catholic school their children attend to be the community. So if your child doesn't go to Catholic school, or if you don't have children, forming community is nearly impossible.
We had several good things going, pre-Covid: a pot luck family game night with a rosary beforehand, lots of small groups, etc. Covid just ruined everything and now...it just hasn't come back. People just don't come to things anymore and those of us who were running things got burned out trying to deal with the policies and politics of masks/distancing/etc.
To be honest, I'm tired. I'm tired of trying to make things happen and hitting repeated red tape. I feel so much for the new moms: women who are having their first or second babies. The community just isn't there for them. Until their children are old enough to go to school, they're basically rudderless.