What will you remember most from this time?

[Iwonder777]

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

You?

Mass hysteria
People begging to be locked down - on MN anyway.

Lots of peace and quiet initially....interrupted by people wanting to talk on the phone and having no way to get out of it.

Big, big progress on my artwork.

I miss my Mam so so much. I can't wait to see her again. She's my hero.

This also lets me know, as much as anyone can know, I married the right man. Being home with him and the children is a joy 99% of the time.

The feeling that I will never get better.

Fear that's what I will remember the most
I was already lucky to be a sahm with my DCs the only added bonus to this is my DH is now home with us so he's getting to spend quality time with us all.

I am missing my parents, my brother my friends.
I'm missing being able to go out for nice nature walks or to the beach with DH and DCs we would always do something most weekends and now we are currently reduced to walking around the streets close to home and while it's not too bad could be worse it does get a little bit boring after a while

I keep praying for this to all end and the scientist working to find a cure suddenly get one or that this virus suddenly disappears

We are lucky in that we have a small garden at least so we have been going out in that trying to reduce our risks

Also I won't ever want to sit in the house ever again wasting a day for the sake of saying I fancy a lazy day I'll be seizing each day by both hands and getting out socialising more when Safe to do so

It being The last few weeks of my pregnancy

Teamwork from work colleagues I didn't know that well. Some people get stuck in and some don't.
That when it comes down to it, we are expendable. Feel so sorry for the ward nurses who have been massively let down by management re ppe and general working conditions. In the future we need a union that fights for us.

The loneliness

How, if I stop and think, how scared I actually am. 50% of the time I just want to cry. But I have to be brave for my two teenagers whose lives have been tipped upsides down. I’m grateful for the time I have with them but I also miss my boyfriend and adult company.

The Good:

• How much I love my DH and DS (and other family and friends)
• Observing spring in all its glory esp. the birdsong
• The hope/feeling that life will transform for the better in the long term

The Bad:

• The farce of grocery shopping
• Trying but failing not to stress in my last trimester about what state nhs maternity services will be in when I go into labour
• Wondering if I will ever feel comfortable taking DS to playgroups/communal spaces again

The quiet

I think what I'll remember most is my shock at how keen people are to find fault in other people. This crisis has shown me a dark side to people that I didn't see before.

The loneliness. Me too @Jellykat. It’s truly shit.

How quickly things can shift

So worried about everyone in the planet 😥

The anxiety. All the time, sometimes just in the background but always there.

That for the first time in my life I feel cynical. I always believed that most people were essentially good people. This has shown me that there are some good and wonderful people out there, but a lot more people than I thought can easily switch into selfish, unkind behaviour.

After this is all over, I don't think I will be able to view society in quite the same light.

That said, this truly has brought out the best and worst in people. And for those who its brought the best out in I'll always be grateful.

Also: a background constant fear of losing someone I love and not being able to see them when they're sick

The anxiety. All the time, sometimes just in the background but always there

Totally agree 😞

After this is all over, I don't think I will be able to view society in quite the same light

I agree with this. I will be far more cynical from now on.

How quickly our lives can change. I don’t quite know how to put this but I’m not sure us in the 21st century expected to have an event that would become historic on a global level. I mean, yes 9/11 was a historic event and affected many on a personal level but this is different in affecting everyone on a personal level not relatively few.

I’ve been thinking how all the generations before me experienced huge events and how I never expected to, just like my grandmother wouldn’t have expected WW2 or her mother WW1 or people who lived through bubonic plague or cholera.

Sorry, I’m slightly pissed and probably not explaining well, I think I mean this is beyond what our modern life could have expected but every generation (era?) has had some kind of life changing issue be it war or pandemic and we here in the U.K. have generally I think, thought these things happen to someone else.

Really, the idea most of the globe would be on lockdown would have been a movie plot just three or four months ago, nobody toasting NYE 2019 would have believed just a few weeks later we’d be unable to freely go out and see family.

The good:
Little businesses with little or no income whose first reaction is organising free meals/services to nhs and vulnerable.
Millions of people staying at home to save lives.
Nicola Sturgeon's handling of it so far. She's not perfect, but when I listen to her I trust she is doing her absolute best.
Supermarkets (here anyway) having enough food. Not always what I wanted, but always something edible in difficult times.

The bad:
Feeling I've deserted my elderly mum.
Minority thinking they are special and just can't stay at home, or dont observe the 2m rule, especially runners/cyclists on or near paths.
I don't know anyone personally that has caught it yet, but dreading that.
Occasional irrational fear of parcels/food packaging/going out and trying to keep busy so not too think about it.
Some, not all, of the UK Conservative politicians that just don't give a straightforward answer.

The ugly:
Millionaire business owners whose first reaction is how do I get bailouts from taxpayers or cash from customers/users.
Profiteering.

Apart from the fear and anxiety of it all, the giggles and laughter of my DC playing together and having so much time without having to get them rushed out of the house somewhere.

justmuddling you are so right.
These are frightening times but people are living simply - you can’t browse around shops, buying stuff you don’t need. People are out walking. Children have more contact with family - they aren’t being dropped at nursery at 7 and picked up after 5. People are baking, resting, reading. It is truly awful the virus but many will look back and think it was one of the happiest time of their lives.

That my boss thinks we are all too stupid to see through his lies.

Also, I've had health anxiety ever since mum died and I've spent years worrying about getting ill.... But I never seen this coming. Just shows how futile worrying is. I wish I could stop.

@Circletime27 - I agree with everything you said. I was already starting to enjoy a simpler way of life, and this has just brought home how good it feels.

Losing my mum to the virus

Feeling so lonely grieving without my family