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CruCru · 02/07/2020 19:42

Sorry it’s a bit of a lame title.

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Orangeblossom78 · 04/07/2020 20:25

It says the video is on twitter would be funny to see

I wonder if these people will be embarrassed in future of being such malakas!

Orangeblossom78 · 04/07/2020 20:29

Oh just looked at the pic there are like 4 of them! Confused

Dowser · 04/07/2020 20:31

@justasking111i use cash all the time..as much as possible
Unless the stupid da roolz don’t allow it.
I love cash
I never want it to go of fashion

Nihiloxica · 04/07/2020 20:34

[quote Dowser]@justasking111i use cash all the time..as much as possible
Unless the stupid da roolz don’t allow it.
I love cash
I never want it to go of fashion[/quote]
Me too, Dowser.

Not up for the New Normal being a way to force through a cashless society.

Dowser · 04/07/2020 20:34

I had my last grandbaby ten years ago
Unless my children ditch their current partners
There’ll be no more.

Drivingdownthe101 · 04/07/2020 20:37

I never use cash. DD1 lost 5 teeth in lockdown and I only had £2 on me, so every time she lost another one I had to get it out of her money box and give it back to her Blush.
I wouldn’t like to see a cashless society though.
Jealous of all the people in the pub! I have done 5 nights without booze but having a gin and tonic tonight (probably just the one as DH’s gin measures are about half a pint!). I atoned for my alcohol sin in advance with my first run in probably around 12 years.

Willow2017 · 04/07/2020 20:40

Is it just me or is anyone else just feel like they are in some kind of weird limbo?

To anyone looking in i am not affected by this whole shitstorm in a particularly bad way. I dont go out to pubs anyway, i dont do much in my boring life except on holidays i like to take kids to interesting places, go day trips etc. Not got loads of friends to hang out with. But I feel pretty shit at times. I just want to get pissed and block out the ridiculousness thats going on around me. And i don't like getting pissed!! Not since I was a youngster/in 20s.
I had great plans for this year. Join groups, night classes anything to get out there and do stuff for myself. My kids are teens and do thier own thing as a rule so would be fine with me having a life of my own.

Yes I have money worries, yes I have a ds1 with all the traits of adhd but was let down by cams big time so he is a worry. Yes i have had shit dumped on me from a great height for last 3 years but I just keep on keeping on. I thought i was too much of a stubborn ol coot to let things get to me but I have lost all confidence, I am not sleeping and it's bloody annoying me!

Wtf do I need to do to get myself out of this hole?
People have it so much worse than me so why do i feel so crap sometimes?

InsaneInTheViralMembrane · 04/07/2020 20:47

@Willow2017 I’m in invisible limbo too. Both me and eldest were being assessed for autism. There’s been a legal shit-show with my ex. We were all due to start counselling with women’s aid the week we went into lockdown. My business had finally taken off and I’d made some new friends and was enjoying our beautiful country.

I’ve lost so much confidence in not going out. My brain is fried from having no alone time.

And today drumroll I found a grey hair on my chin ffs.

I didn’t live a crazy life, but it was MY life and I want it back.

I also tumble-dries my jeans yesterday so putting them on made me feel like I’d put in a stone since last week. Possible tbf.

Nihiloxica · 04/07/2020 20:47

Is it just me or is anyone else just feel like they are in some kind of weird limbo?

Nope, not just you.

I recognise a lot of this. The gloomy weather is not helping.

Nihiloxica · 04/07/2020 20:48

I didn’t live a crazy life, but it was MY life and I want it back.

Amen

Drivingdownthe101 · 04/07/2020 20:49

Willow2017 I hear you. Lockdown hasn’t affected us massively, but this whole situation has made me feel... weird. And shit. And yes, in limbo. I think it’s because after a really tough few years this year was going to be ‘my year’... kick starting my career again etc. And now this.
Feel like I can’t moan too much because financially we’re fine, kids aren’t too bothered by it all (although my 18 month old is really struggling with socialising with anyone outside of our household). But it still feels shit.

Drivingdownthe101 · 04/07/2020 20:51

InsaneInTheViralMembrane I found a white hair growing out of my forehead.

BakewellTarts · 04/07/2020 20:52

I have concerns about cashless society the govt will know far too much about me but it is very convenient.

@Willow2017 me too. I am not loving 2020 in any way. Can't wait to get back to more normaility. Have plans for the summer but can't quite believe they will happen. And I am boderline depressed but have even less reason to be sad than you.

Littlebelina · 04/07/2020 21:01

Me as well willow2017

HesterShaw1 · 04/07/2020 21:07

Me also.

Great empathy with you @InsaneInTheViralMembrane, wrt feeling as though your life was just starting to go somewhere, then the door slammed shut.

This non socialising "new normal" can't be fucking normal, it just can't be. Humans just aren't built this way.

Willow2017 · 04/07/2020 21:12

Cant say I am glad others feel the same way but you know what I mean.
I would have had plans for the summer too, nothing in stone, as cant afford a holiday this year anywhere nice, due to work not giving me enough hours, but it would have been nice to have the option to just up sticks and go somewhere for a weekend with the kids or go out to Edinburgh for the day without all the hassle.

Sick to death of all the screaming abuse at people and the hysterics over borders, counties, and all the wear a fucking mask/stay at home or you are murdering my granny shit.

This isnt the only virus out there, not the only thing that kills thousands a year, people die every day yet they arent 'sad' deaths. Its quite mindboggling how people have latched onto this as the only thing that has ever killed anyone in the history of this earth!

My impression of 'normal' people has taken a nose dive and feel that there is a sub culture of people who are just waiting for the opportunity to abuse and control others and yet dont have one brain cell that can risk asses in normal circumstances never mind now. People dont seem to realise that risk is a part of life as is death. Nobody gets out of this alive!

I like cash too. I worked in a place where we got paid in cash and got tips in cash, I put away money every week and put my tips away too. I built up a tidy sum for holidays, days out etc but now nada. Its such a small thing but its depressing. I like the feeling that I have a bit put aside for emergencies if I need it, money in the bank disappears too quickly before I can save it.

I think my plan to get pissed is probably a good one today! I will take my rage out on the xbox as I cant do it in real life unfortunately running amok with a gun is frowned on in polite society Grin

Hope we will all feel better soon, this is such a shit year, we deserve a great time when people get over their doom and gloom fixation and realise we need to start living again. Wine

Orangeblossom78 · 04/07/2020 21:13

Yes to the limbo and just had my youngest finish primary school as well so I guess a bit of sadness there and possibly hormonal as well. I did some gym classes prior to this which was a bit of time for me. Might be joining a yoga class starting next week in the park though.

LethargicLumpOfLockdownLard · 04/07/2020 21:15

Well we picked up our Caribbean takeaway and it turned out they were opening today! It was empty when we went but that was 4:30pm. The street it is on actually seemed to have some life to it, which was so lovely to see. Parked outside a hairdressers that was open, lots of people waiting outside takeaways and sitting outside cafes, hardly any masks (apart from in the hairdressers).

Re babies, none in the family now but I get to see babies in my job (no cuddles allowed at the moment) which is lovely until I make them cry (vaccinations)!
I realised that for the older ones (we do tiny, 1 and 3 year old) it's unnerving having a masked stranger giving your injections, so I have started taking the mask off in the waiting room, at 3m or so distance so I can introduce myself and then putting it back on to bring them into the room.

Mixed reports on pubs according to DH on SM, some rammed some hardly busy at all.

Agree with the feeling of limbo. I've felt in a state of inertia for months. I can't seem to make plans or decisions any more, I keep putting everything off. It's not that I CBA as such, just seem stuck...

Dowser · 04/07/2020 21:15

@countrygirl99
While on holiday with parents and staying with a friend, me and my friend walked home from the Mayfair to Ely.
Dad went batshit when he found out the next day ( he and mum were staying with my aunt and uncle)
Don’t knowWhat possessed us
It wasn’t like we were from Cardiff and we really knew our way
Thank god we made it back alive
That would be 1969

torydeathdrug · 04/07/2020 21:15

@Willow2017 that’s pretty much exactly how I feel. Trapped in this awful oppressive claustrophobic limbo. I want my life back.

HesterShaw1 · 04/07/2020 21:16

I found a picture of me on new years eve, when I was on holiday. I had armfuls of small children and a glass of wine and was toasting 2020, hoping it would be continuing the upward trajectory of the last part of 2019.

Poor misguided fool! The Virus was just days away.

BarkandCheese · 04/07/2020 21:16

A huge cheer just went up from the pub which backs onto the houses opposite me. I didn’t ever think I’d miss the noisy pub but honestly it’s nice to hear it back to life.

Mrsfrumble · 04/07/2020 21:16

I get it @Willow2017. I spoke to my lovely-but-rather-dementorish mum today, and she told me she didn’t think things would ever go back to how they were before, which filled me with despair. I feel like we’re drifting along, just hanging on in there, but I want more. I want to make plans and to have something to look forward to.

torydeathdrug · 04/07/2020 21:18

I just want to leave. I am desperate to leave this depressing petty country full of nasty stupid tossers. I have never felt like that before, it’s disturbing.

Drivingdownthe101 · 04/07/2020 21:20

Our youngest is 18 months now and will definitely be our last baby! My brother died so I’m now an only, so no more babies this side. SIL lives abroad... she has no children and has just had a miscarriage. Her partners life/health is, err... complex, it wasn’t a planned pregnancy and don’t know if she’ll try again.
However my two best friends are currently pregnant so I’ll get my baby fix there! One with her third, one with her first.

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