What will you remember most from this time?

[Iwonder777]

Me, the surreal shut down and not getting to kiss my old mum goodbye.

You?

Seeing my adorable grandchildren and not being able to hug them

Spending so much time with my toddler. I work full time and he goes to nursery 5 days a week. It’s been lovely to see him so much, haven’t had this much time since mat leave. Also managed to nail potty training so won’t forget that either!

The Government.
My children can vote in a few years. They will remember too.

Iwonder777 sorry about your mum

Mine is the lack of physical contact. I’m a nanny and spend 60h a week with a child hanging off me, hugging me, near me, touching me and although it often drives me mad, the lack of that and of course general contact (hugs, being in the same room!) with friends and family means that I am struggling, I’m incredibly lonely and finding it v difficult

That this is a test. That there are further tests for humans in our lifetimes and especially our children’s.

To defeat climate change we are all going to have to live with less permanently. Stockpiling and populism won’t help. The climate change horrors will require tougher people and one side effect of this bastard virus is that those who are doing best already live with less.

The lovely wildlife that is surging and the sheer number of birds and bees everywhere. This has been an absolute boon for wildlife and I wish everyone would stop having loads of kids and allow nature to come back again.

That I needed to slow down and re-evaluate my life.
The birdsong.

The government making "Oh just let them all catch it" their health policy and the "survival of the fittest" eugenics wankers who aided and abetted them.

That when push comes to shove, the stuff we've filled our homes with and squandered money on has very little meaning or value.

I don’t agree @madcatladyforever

It is only your perception that wildlife is surging. You just never had the time and opportunities to notice it before. CV19 is not a driver of animal numbers.

If you are in the U.K. , the mild Winter and heavy rainfall will make a difference this summer compared to last. But ‘this time’ that we find ourselves in is not the source of what you feel today. It may sow seeds for you however.

How shit my actually normally nice neighbours are.

I will remember how emotionally and socially self sufficient I can be. Also, seeing the graphs climb every day for cases and deaths. Missing my family. The family wedding that couldn’t take place.

Working in an Acute Hospital ... and not wanting to leave at the end of the day.

That my boss has put the store and the sales figures before staff safety. Hope to be out of there as soon as my youngest starts comp.

@WatchingFromTheWings wonder if you have the same boss as my husband?!

I will remember the stress caused by my husbands boss in a supermarket beginning with A (in green) dithering over whether to send a colleague home who was symptomatic. I will remember my husbands boss telling people living with people with symptoms not to isolate (and them doing it) and my husband being torn strips off by his boss for pointing out it wasn't his place to override the government and nhs rules.

I will remember.

That is has brought out the best in some people and the worst in others.

That when asked on a forum I’m on, ‘what is the first thing you will do when this is all over’, 90% of people answered hug/kiss my mum, dad, grandchildren, friends.
It just brought home that family and friends can’t be replaced and will hopefully encourage us to be less materialistic in our lives.

That I can live a simple life. I don’t need new clothes, meals out, expensive day trips. They’re lovely but I’m perfectly fine without them.

That I’ve been hiding how much of an introvert I am for my whole life. This quiet life feels like second nature to me.

All the time I'm spending with my children. They're young and are really loving being at home with us.

The contrast between this and the news and the numbers rising every day.

How angry people are at total strangers.

The staying at home bit is fine, playing with my lil boy in the sun.

Loving being in the garden with the dc. Love no commute, no rush, peace and quiet. How quickly generally people seem to adjust to what would have seemed unimaginable a few months ago. And generally gratitude that, for now at least, we're well and lucky.

The feeling of not being the parent or the employee I want to be.
Feeling bloated and bleurgh from eating too many biscuits but seemingly unable to stop myself each time I am in the kitchen (frequently!)

The fear that I will kill my husband or children by bringing this home from work (frontline nurse).

I'm glad some people have found positives in this situation, but for me it has been the darkest month of my life.

Spending time with my children

Total contrast between

being on my knees with exhaustion (single parent , working ft at home, MH issues ), their bickering, emotional out bursts and continuous appetites

And

It being awesome to be together with them. Not ever spent so much time eating 3 meals together.

I really want this to be over but equally dreading normality too

How lucky we are - we've spent so much time playing in the garden, enjoying the sunshine. I wish there was some way to make this easier, or more equal, for people stuck in flats.
The quietness, empty streets, birdsong everywhere and just occasional distant traffic noises.
Seeing families out walking together.

My main memories would be hugely different if people I knew had the virus, but this feels like quite a pleasant break from normality. I realise this is far from the case for many people.