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mummy2under2

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I think I hit a wall today. Only a bit but today was my first bad day.

Started off great, washing in by7.30am. Then headed out to Aldi, queued for about 20 mins, no bother. But I did also need to go to Morrison’s which is literally across the road. So I did. And it took me an hour to get in. This was early on as well. I can only think it’s Easter weekend coming up and it’s been a couple of weeks since the lockdown so everyone’s running out of stuff.

And then because it took me an age to do the shopping I was all stressed because I could’ve got 2 loads of washing out and on the line by now and what about the bathrooms that I was going to do and then there’s the jobs on the lockdown list I’ve created, and my kids are still in their pjs and my eldest hasn’t even opened a window or left his room, and.........

And so I gave myself permission to do feck all for a couple of hours and decompress. I’ve no work at the moment but DH is so we are keeping afloat and fine. But it’s the feeling I should be doing something at all times that I struggle to shake.
Ahh stop putting so much pressure on yourself lovely.
The fact you had washing in by 7.30am when most of us hadn't even poured water in our coffee that point shows you're doing a brilliant job.
There's no rule book, just do what you can when you can. If you want to do absolutely nothing, do so, without guilt!!
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Asda

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Anyone else having up and down days? One minute I’m positive then the next (like today), I can’t see a light at the end of the tunnel 😩
There honestly is a light at the end but it's very long tunnel. What we need to focus on is the fact that we are all in this together. We are all having our own nightmare and that's all it is. We will pull through this as we have in the past.... Try not to worry about the greater picture, just one day at a time. Xxxxx
 
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birdiefly246

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Anyone else having up and down days? One minute I’m positive then the next (like today), I can’t see a light at the end of the tunnel 😩
Feel a bit like that, and I really enjoy being indoors. I'm a real introvert and hate going out lol. I think it's cause we're all just stuck inside our own heads. Normally I have activities to distract me from me and my own brain lol. Now we're all just constantly in our own minds and there's no way of breaking it and being logical cause its just us. Does that make sense?
 
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50sGirl

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lol I've been trying to stay away from the news and this thread because I think hearing of the numbers & sad stories makes me feel worse but I just can't stay off it - can admin block people from specific threads? 😂 think the only way I'd stay off here is if I was banned so I give up and now I'm using it as bedtime reading fml I really shouldn't do this to myself. 😣 although to be honest the scariest thing I read was the post about a threesome with Rishi & Raaab 😂 it's actually so sad and heartbreaking sometimes but then some of the memes and heartwarming stories of how people have helped each other are lovely too. It's a struggle xxx 😂
I love this thread - it goes from hard hitting facts, fictional rumours, great support, squabbles (though those are short lived and thankfully not too often), laughter and tears. I think it follows the rollercoaster of our lives at the moment.
I really should try to get to sleep but my eldest has just gone in the shower (at 1.30am ffs) and I need a wee so will have to hold on a tad longer.
 
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MakeMineADouble

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As much as I’m desperately searching for the light of this veryyyyyy long Coronavirus infected tunnel, I’m going to miss this thread with all of its fucked up comments when it’s all (eventually) over 🥰🤣
 
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KateESJ

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Daughters birthday today and we’ve had tears because she wants to go and play on the park in the sunshine with her new toys 😞

I know I’m doing the right thing but makes me feel like the worst Mum ever. Pisses me off because we went to the shops yesterday and drove past the park and loads of kids were on it, which she pointed out herself. How am I supposed to make my kids believe it’s closed when they see that?
 
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bubbletea123

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Hi everyone,
Checking in for the first time today. Got to say I am so grateful for this corner of the internet where we get to discuss this in a rational way and also a place to talk about our fears.
I got up this morning, did a workout and made a smoothie for lunch. Something so small felt like such a treat.
I am struggling today, it snowed again overnight where I am in Canada and the ground is still really frozen. It feels like spring is so far away. It would be nice to get out into the garden and plant some flowers, etc. I am going to look into seeding some inside. The trees are starting to get buds so it will be really nice once they've bloomed.
I am trying to do things I don't normally do, this week I plan to bake focaccia. We will never be buying bread at the store again after this, lol.
I am really shocked at the number of deaths in the UK today and also shocked to see so many people there are still disregarding the lockdown. Are there fines there? Here, they can fine people thousands of dollars for not following social distancing laws.

Anyone else having up and down days? One minute I’m positive then the next (like today), I can’t see a light at the end of the tunnel 😩
Yep. I had been having a good week and then today burst into tears because it all feels so overwhelming.

I wish they would do that at my Asda - just got back and there was a family of 5 plus child aged about 4 trudging round slowly blocking the aisles and touching stuff.. Ridiculous.
The thing that is making me very upset at the moment is hearing about the elderly people dying in care homes. Poor things, it must be so frightening. So bloody unfair they get to an old age to have this horrible disease and their friends dying around them. And their carers are just amazing - awful for them too. I'm so lucky with my mum, she is 88 and has been isolating for about 3 weeks. She lives alone on the farm but has plenty of food and good neighbours. She gets bored and lonely but I think a lot of people are. And it could be so much worse ☹.
I am surprised with the UK on lockdown they are not enforcing only one person per household in the store. They are doing that here, and we are not on a lockdown yet...although I would say it is a soft lockdown, everything is closed apart from grocery store, gas stations, essential stores like pharmacies, schools are closed until September, parks closed, etc. The only difference is there is no limit on how much we can go for walks outside.
 
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50sGirl

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Blimming heck you can tell it’s a full moon tonight. (Well 95% so near enough!)

Even Bono would be a welcome relief right now.
Actually, no he wouldn’t!

Semi Irish Crap post...

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hnoz

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So the uk are set to have the highest number of recorded deaths in one day now, more Spain or Italy every had. Crazy to think a week ago we were looking at their numbers and shocked at how bad it was and now we could be worse.
 
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Oohthedrama

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I'm not sure how much I trust these numbers, a neighbour of my dad's passed away recently very out of the blue. He was in his 50s, fit and healthy. A neighbour went to check on him and found him. They are labelling the death as covid19 despite him not having tested positive at any point and they won't be testing him as he has already passed 🤔
that can’t be true, anyone who dies in their home, regardless of their age or previous health issues needs to have a post-mortem before establishing cause of death.
there is no way they could sign him off as Covid-19. Cause of death wouldn’t be established yet.
 
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Spinidge

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Clapping or not clapping is the least of our worries right now, we've got a potentially lethal virus going about and the threat of a police state being demanded by half the public. All this causes fear, we're all scared and it isn't healthy. Maybe we need to take a step back and remember who we were three weeks ago?
 
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Sven

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Someone had a fucking air horn here. I’d just put my daughter to bed. I was NOT pleased. Clapping is fine but fuck off with your saucepans and air horn!
 
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HideTheHunter

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Feel a bit like that, and I really enjoy being indoors. I'm a real introvert and hate going out lol. I think it's cause we're all just stuck inside our own heads. Normally I have activities to distract me from me and my own brain lol. Now we're all just constantly in our own minds and there's no way of breaking it and being logical cause its just us. Does that make sense?
I'm the same, Total introvert with plenty of hobbies and projects to be getting on with, but just can't seem to settle into anything. Normally I would relish some time off, but not like this. I haven't even got any kind of routine going yet and its been almost 3 weeks.
 
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hnoz

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So just been speaking to my best friend. She attends cobra level "bronze" shes an area manager for our local city council (adult care).
Hospitals are sending covid patients back to care homes (still infected), health care assistants are signing death certificates, no one (even if they DO NOT have a dnr) is being recusitated and bodies are literally being dumped in rooms due to private ambulances being run.
I've put this on here because I know its 100% true and anonymous.
God knows what else they are talking about at "silver level" I'm assuming "gold" is head government.
Again this is our local city council and death tolls arent that high yet. Death statistics are no way near accurate because their are bodies left in rooms for days. 😔
I doubt the vast majority of this is true, particularly healthcare assistants signing death certificates and the claim that no none is being resuscitated.
 
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Prodcon21

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Eh? Doesn’t this go against the whole ‘essential trips only’

Coronavirus: Public reassured over lockdown policing rules https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52245937

“Downing Street says people can buy whatever they want from shops that remain open amid concerns some police are overstepping lockdown powers.
There have been cases of police warning shoppers against buying "non-essential" items.”

So it’s okay to walk to the shops just for a Cadbury bar? 🤦🏼‍♀️
My understanding is that There’s a difference between a non essential trip and a non essential item.

You can go for your weekly shop and Chuck as much chocolate in the trolley as you like. Put a porn mag in if it takes your fancy. A new pair of slippers.

You can go the garage to top your electric key up and buy a pork pie.

But if you go to a shop solely for the purpose of Buying a chocolate bar or a pork pie, - that’s an unessential trip.

They are 2 separate things. Police seemed to be confused by the difference. Although I’m not sure why. Seems simple enough to me.
 
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SarahGard83

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Had to get a telephone consultation for my little girl this morning. Not coronavirus related but looking likely that she will be admitted to hospital in the next few days. I'm terrified of her been anywhere near a hospital at the moment 😭
 
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Maybe because I've had it but my attitude has changed massively. I think the governments around the world have made the wrong call by locking down their citizens. They should have just let it burn through. The same amount of people are expected to die eventually anyway regardless of any measures the governments take. They should have let it be and accept what happens.
You do realise how utterly insulting this is I hope? So let it burn through and kill half my family and numerous other people around the country/world. Oh, and my 29 year old boyfriend would also die since its not just the elderly who are at risk fyi. And this is your opinion because you likely got lucky and didn't get it that bad, even though many young and old people do get it much worse and actually are dying right now right this moment. But then what's it matter since their gonna die anyway right? 🙄
 
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hnoz

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Absoutely fuming, we went out to do the nhs clap as weve done every week. The neighbours across the road saw us from their kitchen and closed the blinds!
Theyve not come out once, theyre not elderly either so dont have that as an excuse!
Idk, maybe they just don’t like you? 🤷‍♀️
 
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