Anti Dementors, Assemble!

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I think I finished the last thread by accident...

@Cattermole sometimes Jacob Ress-Mogg talks sense I just wish they would treat us like adults like in Sweden and use common sense my motto would be

Think, Speak and Act Responsibly

if people did this the world would be better 100% of the time just not when covid 19 exists

What I don’t get about schools going back is when they went off in March everything was going on exactly as normal until they broke up. We had my son’s high school parents night and options evenings in the week or so before they broke up. Gazillions of people everywhere and no one really that bothered about the virus. No PPE, no distancing, a few people self isolating and fuse was it

Now fast forward 2 months and surely the chance of getting it now must be less than it was in March, but yet going back to school is terrifying and we’re all going to die

Domina

A break will do you all good, I really hope it lifts your dd's spirits.

I am so so tired of Dementors thinking (and screeching ) that it's not hard to sit safely at home blah blah blah and kids should count themselves lucky etc etc.

It's clear that they lack any kind of imagination or empathy.

Oh God I’ve just read the “we can’t do it like Denmark” thread.

I could quite easily plan out a basic plan of how to keep 15 max in a classroom like the guidelines say in my kids school. I know the numbers of staff they’re running on as available and they could just about match up (hell I’ve offered to go in myself unpaid and cover a class if needed - I’m qualified and checked). They can stagger playtimes and session times - they did that before they closed successfully and so there was minimal interaction on playgrounds. They can have each class leave via their own door so no mingling there.

Assuming a class of 30 (infant size limit) - split into two halves - wouldn’t want to have am/pm split because of cross contamination so do one half Monday Tuesday - cleaning Wednesday and then Thursday Friday for the other half.

Not ideal but better than what we currently have and just takes a bit of will and thought to come up with some bloody attempt to engage!

Exactly SudokuBook! In the two weeks before lockdown the virus was spreading unchecked, and looking at the hospital admissions and deaths a couple of weeks later the cases were at their all time highest then, and everyone was happy to send their kids in then! I don’t even dare say that on the most recent school dementors thread though, I’ll be lynched by an angry teaching mob.

Domina I hope the break helps to lift everyone's spirits.

I am on a struggling day - ds12 (ASD) He is like he doesn't know what to do with himself and he is being totally annoying. He isn't doing any work, and not doing anything other than screens. It feels so hopeless.

I tried posting some positive stuff on that thread we'll see. think they should open some of the schools they closed around here might help!

we fear tourists bringing the fucking plague into our town.

From the Whitby thread.

Bloody hell.

I confess I am one saying don't go to Whitby, it really isn't the place to go at the moment. It isn't because it is the coast, but just because of how Whitby is.

Behavioural economics, David Halpern and Nudge Theory. The bits they blacked out on the released SAGE documents. Bloody mind manipulation, used widely by the UK government for years. How they get us to do what they want.

I half read the Whitby thread. Just been reading another thread.

Of course some people have booked summer holidays already so discussing if it is likely to go in AUGUST. You'd think everyone has just booked in the last week or so with some of the replies. We can have a little bit of hope that the only thing we may have to look forward to might happen can't we?

It's a sad state of affairs where the only thing I have to look forward to is the schools opening.

I feel for my grand kids, they are finding it hard now. They passed our house the other day on a walk three year old ran down the steps and into the garden, would not come back he was hysterical with rage.

It would be good for grand parents and children to spend time together, normalise things a bit and give parents a much needed break.

I am buying little things toys etc. online then sneaking them onto the porch with a note from their favourite characters . Mum is then videoing their surprise and delight. It is not a substitute for being there but better than nothing.

I keep wondering if I am missing something @Drivingdownthe101. Whenever I fret about going to the shops I have to remind myself I went before lockdown when the virus was spreading more readily and never gave it a thought, it must be safer now

I confess I am one saying don't go to Whitby, it really isn't the place to go at the moment. It isn't because it is the coast, but just because of how Whitby is.

What do you mean by that? Genuinely curious.

There is someone saying that babies shouldn't be in prams only in slings. People really seem to like giving themselves more and more restrictions.

That’s exactly what I say to DH. All these measures and paranoia now, but 3 days before lockdown we were at a kids birthday party with 30 children! And happily shopping/taking the children to school etc. It is likely to be far safer now!

Yes Bluebelltulip I was involved in that discussion . Apparently you can’t be truly ‘side by side’ with whoever you’re meeting if you have a pram. For some reason.

I am reading posters saying they won't see their family for a year, they won't do anything sociable until a vaccine etc. To be honest I probably would rather die than live a life like that. I know everyone's different but other people are the reason I enjoy living. On my own there's really not much point.

(I am fine, but I am also planning to see loved ones as soon as I'm allowed to)

The social distancing stuff is just madness as well. Has there been even a modicum of acknowledgement from government or anyone that people can’t be feasibly expected to live like this for a year or longer? Absolutely nuts

I am reading posters saying they won't see their family for a year, they won't do anything sociable until a vaccine etc. To be honest I probably would rather die than live a life like that. I know everyone's different but other people are the reason I enjoy living. On my own there's really not much point.

Personally I'm not going out again until they find a cure for death.

I was thinking the same thing. When we were at our peak infection rate just before lockdown (a few weeks before peak death rate) we were all merrily sending kids to school, going to the shops, hairdressers. In June, when we have been locked down for months surely it will be lots safer.

I’ve been lynched on the positive Denmark thread. Can’t possibly discuss a few ideas for schools returning without being shot down!

“ There is someone saying that babies shouldn't be in prams only in slings.”

Why?

@Domina I feel for you and your girls so much. I can't imagine how hard this must be for you all.

It's my ds's birthday this week. I am trying to make it as good as possible. My in laws have had presents delivered here and I have been like a Christmas elf, wrapping them all! I am making him a cake (fingers crossed!) And we shall have music and a party tea. But really, I keep thinking that he should have been having his party at the weekend, or we'd have gone out for the day and had dinner. He'd have been in school and have a bit of a fuss made there. Instead he's stuck here with me and his toddler sibling, looking at the same 4 walls, and screens far too much. I know he will be happy with the day. But I also know it's getting to him a bit. He's much more sensitive and quick to tears than usual. I feel for the kids in this so much. The risk in our area is low - 0.35 confirmed cases, 0.09 deaths. But so many are saying 'not til September' As a PP said, the ability to assess your personal risk seems to have vanished!

@RunningNinja79 response to link from a Teacher: they've only been off six weeks, unfortunately much more to go