Anti Dementors Picnic on the Beach

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Mine are at their nanna's for the week - and from the photographs it's the first time I've seen DD2 genuinely smile in weeks. They're coming back, we're going to isolate to make sure they've not picked anything up (despite isolating up there anyway) and then they're back into school as children vulnerable after the half term.

I feel like that makes me sound such a crap parent - vulnerable - even though I know it's not that at all and just a category we have to slot into to get any joy from it.

I said earlier our council is advising schools to not open because they apparently can't meet the 5 rules the government have set out.

In our area with a population of 210,000 there have only been 283 cases.

And based on that they don't want to re open schools.

What are they hoping for here?

Was that our first dementor?

My DS is an only child too but we were lucky that MIL who he sees lots of wanted to move in with us for this. It's really helped us all.

We have been seeing one set of friends. His best friend's mum is very sensible. We're seeing more on Saturday.

I did my murdering this morning- unnecessary coffee and asparagus purchases when I went into town. It was pretty busy. More cafes are open for takeaway now.

@GoldenOmber I've seen a little bit about blended learning from August too. Can't help but worry that their education is really going to suffer, and as my eldest is just starting third year, so the start of exam years, I am worried this situation will fail him. . Also read that there might be no pe (not sure how accurate that is though) and again, worry about my eldest as he is very sporty and wanted to take pe as a subject.

How will kids cope only being in class 2 days per week? Never mind how we actually work with only 2 days of school and no other childcare options?

On the plus side this article was an interesting read www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tayside-can-be-our-guiding-light-in-coronavirus-crisis-7p6f603q7?shareToken=ee2106903c6028fb312e51e34addabde

@TrustTheGeneGenie - well personally I'm not going out again until they've discovered a cure for mortality. 4 deaths (Covid related because no others count or maybe no-one is dying of anything else) in Wales yesterday, but apparently we are still waiting for our peak.

Oh god @Waleshasgonecompletelycrazy it's just bloody ridiculous isn't it!

@TrustTheGeneGenie - I don't know what we have to achieve to be allowed a glimmer of hope. 30 total deaths over the weekend then 4 deaths yesterday, we should be celebrating, but instead people want to lengthen and deepen the lockdown. Plus if you dare say anything people will accuse you of wanting everyone to die so the sane voices are drowned out and you can't find anyone who has similar views to you. It's scary.

but apparently we are still waiting for our peak

I read yesterday welsh ministers were admitting that North Wales may have reached it's first peak and south east Wales has passed the first peak.

So maybe we'll get to the red zone soon.

Honestly I feel like at this point I'd admit yes I would rather let people die than live like this for any longer.

I do care about people. Old people do matter. But we're sacrificing the many to save the few here and it doesn't make any sense.

Never mind how we actually work with only 2 days of school and no other childcare options?

See part of me thinks “oh but this must be being factored in somewhere, everyone knows you can’t get people back to work if there’s no schools half the time AND no childcare.”

But the other part of me thinks that given how much attention has been given to the needs of children and working parents through this so far, the solution is going to be some lovely poem video on ParentClub about how we’re all in this together.

I wouldn't be surprised if we're just told to deal with it because AT LEAST YOURE NOT DYING

I'm not going out again until they find a cure for mortality

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Domina
Crap parent? You are doing exactly what your children need you to do.

Meh

We've never had a lockdown. Dramatic much?

Not giving anyone £10 - are you 12?

Our school have said when they get children back in they will mainly be focusing on improving the children’s mental health. Says it all really.

We've never had a lockdown

Ahh ok. So my kids have just imagined not being able to see their grandparents and their friends and their cousins, and not going to school, and not going to gymnastics, or swimming, or ballet, or piano lessons, and not going to playgrounds, or the cinema, or soft play, or when the supermarket? They’ve imagined the taped up park benches on our walks? They’ve imagined their cancelled ballet show? Good, I’ll tell them it’s all in their mind

Can't stand anyone not being in pits of despair can they? Sluuuuurp

...sorry.. was considering a coffee drive out - keep the car (and economy) ticking over you understand?

I am getting so sad and angry about how little thought has been given to the needs of children in any of this. And I supported the lockdown and still do but there NEEDS to be some consideration of children’s welfare as we come out of it. And we get talk about golf courses and garden centres and “let’s restart football behind closed doors it’ll help the nation’s morale!”, and what do children get?

Oh it’s fine, kids, you can still exercise. Except we haven’t actually factored ‘play’ in to the Approved Exercise Examples so enjoy walking or running or cycling. It’s important to stay connected with friends so make sure you reach out on the phone or social media! Oh well unless you’re 3, I suppose, that doesn’t really work does it. Oh gosh now we’ve had months of this you’re developing mental health problems? Well we couldn’t have seen that coming. Here’s a phone helpline and some tips on a website, that’s what we do with adults so I’m sure it’ll work the same for you!

This is harming children. It’s not just a bit of a shame for them, it is harmful to them.

pinkflip sorry that you are struggling so much, go easy on yourself, you get up everyday and face it head on. That should not be ignored as insignificant.

Ah, the “it’s not even a REAL lockdown!” types.

Personally I’m quite happy that we’ve managed to drastically lower infection and death rates without resorting to welding people inside their houses, but I suppose there’ll always be a few people who won’t be satisfied until it’s permanently Wuhan in February everywhere.

it really is harmful to them. Even if work decide to furlough me for longer i am going to send DS to nursery for his funded hours because he needs to see and talk to and interact with other children. And you know what? I will not apologise for that. This isnt me babying him. Its not me having failed to teach him resilience, its me looking out for his best interests and if i can take anything from this shit show is that i am a damn good parent and i am putting my child first over my own anxiety about what other people think.

A lot of people wont send their kids to school because they're worried what others will think. Because the council have advised against it, because slebs are posting about how its too early to do it and how its not safe etc.

Well fuck all those people.

@GoldenOmber completely agree. It's so sad seeing all the play parks closed off. Preschool age children especially have had their whole little worlds turned upside down. My 3 year old niece is now playing with imaginary versions of her own friends :(

(the people posting negative things and judging others, not those who cave to peer pressure! i have sympathy for them)

Can we have a ban on emails that start with "I hope you are well and keeping safe"? Mate, this isn't a war zone it's a pandemic.

And you know what, I haven't been 'safe' - but that's been because of lockdown and my life being utterly tipped upside down and my mental health. But no one cares about that kind of safe do they? That's not what they mean.