Anti Ds We might be locked out of last thread,..but we will never be totally locked dow 👍

[Dowser]

How did that happen?
Taking one for the team 👍

Because those kids in poorer areas couldnt possibly out do the kids from wealthy areas and good schools now could They?
"Got straight A's all year and in your prelims did you? Well you wouldn't have in the real exam what does your teacher know? Here's a C or B for you. Mustn't show up the rich folks now eh?"
Twice as many results from poorer kids were marked down than other areas. Many from other areas were marked up too. Its a disgrace.😠😠

I have to admit this is a huge concern we always had that this could happen. It could well disadvantage DD1 given our area and the school's reputation though last few years the higher grade numbers have been increasing - it was lower grade levels proving stubbon to improvement.

DD1 should get one GCSE in August - predicted an A at start and did get A in November Mock but it's being taken early and 3/4 of the work she'd been examined in was done but coming up with a B -apparently just under A boundary last year -and a grade lower is about right when taken 12 months early. She had hope to pull in up in last exam to A. Really hope it isn't lower than a B.

SpnBaby1967 that's good news - though them girls being upset as it their Mum is sadly understandable at least at this stage in life.

@SpnBaby1967 best news this week!

Where’s oranges? Has she given up the will even to type with one finger?

Now trying to revise for this uni exam - and it's intonation so I need to be able to listen carefully to what's being played... we have the street out back being drilled up by the council and something being pile driven at about 30 second intervals at the end of our street, next door playing music in the garden. Thankfully the kids aren't here but none of this is shit I'd be having to deal with if I was doing the exam in a small group in the speech lab at uni like we were originally meant to be doing.

Next year is going to be shit - slotting in school runs around lecture timetables and not having any chance to focus on content... oh and my lecture recording software doesn't work right with an online lecture either on my macbook - so I'll be back to using my crappier laptop.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53666665
Pubs to close in Aberdeen

Afternoon ,
People fighting in the shop this morning over masks. Someone asking someone to keep back, another one shouted "you're not even wearing a mask."

Kids in gps today. Don't know where to start on things I need to do. My patience with dd toddler is wearing thin. She wants attention, to do things. It's a lot at the moment. Holding on for news on nursery in Sept. it'll do everyone a world of good. She's smart, has her own mind and wants to explore but I'm so tired. You all know on here what it's like. Trying not to be so hard on myself but I was a shouty mum this morning. Wasn't good.

Haven't stopped talking with dm but I've stopped telling her how I feel about this shit show of a pandemic as it was just brushed off with, I should be grateful for what I have. Some people are a lot worse off than me.

Explained concerns with dh last night. He was in support of lockdown but has come round to my way of thinking.

I wonder how women of the UK feel. Are they all angry? I feel so unprotected and the fear of things shutting down again. Schools shutting, having to be with the kids 24/7 again is enough to give me a mini panic attack.

In other news , I've decided I want more than to be a sahm. I want a career, a life separate to my kids. My dh supports this and is wonderful with the kids.

I've given up on asking dementory friends if they want to hang out. They don't acknowledge the bad side of lockdown, just that they are glad that Wales has been cautious. I think they see me as an angry, entitled , spoilt brat with nothing to complain about as I'm sat at home doing nothing as I don't have a job. Both are child free. Not their fault it's just, they judge without knowing.

Hope everyone has a good day

My kids have gone to Aberdeen for a day-trip. AIBU to wish for an armed blockade preventing them from leaving the city? 😁

Apparently the aberdonian cluster is due to one happy soul super-spreader who decided to support as many venues as possible.

In other news , I've decided I want more than to be a sahm. I want a career, a life separate to my kids. My dh supports this and is wonderful with the kids

This is good, chocolatesweets. It's a firm decision that has the potential to make you feel far less trapped. And as your DH is fully supportive it really could become reality.

Work on making it happen, and be kind to yourself

@chocolatesweets

Afternoon , People fighting in the shop this morning over masks. Someone asking someone to keep back, another one shouted "you're not even wearing a mask."

Kids in gps today. Don't know where to start on things I need to do. My patience with dd toddler is wearing thin. She wants attention, to do things. It's a lot at the moment. Holding on for news on nursery in Sept. it'll do everyone a world of good. She's smart, has her own mind and wants to explore but I'm so tired. You all know on here what it's like. Trying not to be so hard on myself but I was a shouty mum this morning. Wasn't good.

Haven't stopped talking with dm but I've stopped telling her how I feel about this shit show of a pandemic as it was just brushed off with, I should be grateful for what I have. Some people are a lot worse off than me.

Explained concerns with dh last night. He was in support of lockdown but has come round to my way of thinking.

I wonder how women of the UK feel. Are they all angry? I feel so unprotected and the fear of things shutting down again. Schools shutting, having to be with the kids 24/7 again is enough to give me a mini panic attack.

In other news , I've decided I want more than to be a sahm. I want a career, a life separate to my kids. My dh supports this and is wonderful with the kids.

I've given up on asking dementory friends if they want to hang out. They don't acknowledge the bad side of lockdown, just that they are glad that Wales has been cautious. I think they see me as an angry, entitled , spoilt brat with nothing to complain about as I'm sat at home doing nothing as I don't have a job. Both are child free. Not their fault it's just, they judge without knowing.

Hope everyone has a good day

I am angry. I am only a semi SAHM (although my freelance work has gone to shit since lockdown... for understandable reasons most of my clients have chosen to use someone who wasn’t homeschooling a 6 and 5 year old and looking after a toddler with no childcare at the same time). Someone on MN said the other day on a thread ‘opening playgrounds is hardly a priority’. Well you know what? When you have no childcare, no schools, no baby/toddler groups, no soft play, no ballet classes/gymnastics/rainbows etc, no play dates, then opening playgrounds is a fucking priority. Ever since I’ve been on MN (approx 7 years) I’ve seen people say on threads about struggling with young children ‘you need to get out of the house to keep you sane’ etc. And it’s true. Stuck at home trying to educate 2 children and care for a toddler while DH worked 14 hour days... I was not fucking sane. But now it’s all ‘just parent your kids FFS’.

Just seen it’s already been mentioned
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-announces-aberdeen-lockdown-22472706

They’re toying with us now.
Yes, you can go to work but don’t think you’re going to fucking enjoy yourselves

[quote SpnBaby1967]@LivinLaVidaLoki

Morning folks, thought you might like to know that yesterday the court authorised the removal of the children from our tenants home and the police removed them yesterday evening. They are now safe at their Dads house.

Now to start possession proceedings against our tenant as along side the abhorrent treatment of her kids she is also a nightmare antisocial behaviour perpetrator as well.[/quote]
So glad things are finally resolved for those poor children.

@chocolatesweets
My dd met up with not dementory friends but careful friends. One said we’ll I’ve been to the supermarket once throughout lockdown

My dd thought, Fucking hell Indeed two hours to tell you everything we’ve done and where we’ve been.

I bloody loves my daughter
The friend was going, I’ve had enough now. I’m not going to do it again.

It’ll start with a trickle and turn into a tsunami

@Dowser

Just seen it’s already been mentioned www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-announces-aberdeen-lockdown-22472706

They’re toying with us now.
Yes, you can go to work but don’t think you’re going to fucking enjoy yourselves

DS worked in the oil industry got out with redundancy pay as it collapsed, Aberdeen is fooked now they relied on oil to the detriment of everything else milking the one cow which has now gone dry. It reminds me of when Wales lost the mines and other parts lost the shipyards.

Apparently the aberdonian cluster is due to one happy soul super-spreader who decided to support as many venues as possible.

And if that 'super-spreader' turns out to be English, the dementors will wank themselves into a joyful frenzy!

Chocolate
The goalposts are changed to suit the posters narrative on here. Getying out with your kids to parks and play groups was the only way to prove what a good parent you were and it was good advice for people needing breathing space and support outside the house. But now it is selfish and unnecessary because it suits the Ds to have another stick to beat people with. Banging on about being more healthy and exercising and fresh air apparently doesn't apply to kids or parents only those who have the time and money to do it whenever they like and where they chose.

Wonder if we will ever hear if any of the 54 in Aberdeen actually needed any medical intervention at all or will they all just be sitting at home for 2 weeks bored with no symptoms at all? 229,000+ live in Aberdeen yet they closed it for the sake of 54 +ve tests? Jesus wept!

willow I think the government are scared. They don’t want to see if cases = deaths.
There are seeing a new case and are thinking we must shut everything down again

I'm here just lurking and having a wee break in general from MN. .been swimming and out for meals away for a break this weekend. Hope you're doing ok 🙂

I used to take the kids out everyday for structure and to stay sane - usually toddler groups but park and library - and on here and IRL many people - often well beyond young child phase but not always - critized me.

I think people forget how full on younger kids can be especially if their at home for weeks how much exercise they need and how important getting out can be for their main parent and there are also different temperaments as there are kids who will happily play at home for hours from young ages with limited parental input - I didn't get that kind.

Me neither @LadyOfTheImprovisedBath. I think young children need to get out at least once a day! I also say the same about dogs! Tired is good 😂

I (did) take mine out every single day too. For my benefit and theirs.

Krankie is a nut, we have had a cluster in Wrexham, bloody hospital to blame, Drakeford opted for wait and see, numbers fallen again. This is how it is for now imo. Warn us of clusters fine but to close down again. Well I would say have a police presence but they appear to have decided across the UK not their problem.

@WalesAppearsToBeSlightlySaner

Me neither *@LadyOfTheImprovisedBath*. I think young children need to get out at least once a day! I also say the same about dogs! Tired is good 😂

I used to think the same - though never had our own dog.

I had dire things prophesied by family and parents who did things differently - that they'd never be able to settle down to things themsleves they would need constant stimuation rest of their lives.

They're pretty normal teens and pre-teen.

This is how it is for now imo. Warn us of clusters fine but to close down again.

I think they'll be a winter of local warnings - not sure about how quick they'll be on restictions though. Quicker testing would be useful for carehomes and hospitals to help stop outbreaks - just hope schools aren't stop and start that much.

[quote Dowser]@chocolatesweets
My dd met up with not dementory friends but careful friends. One said we’ll I’ve been to the supermarket once throughout lockdown

My dd thought, Fucking hell Indeed two hours to tell you everything we’ve done and where we’ve been.

I bloody loves my daughter
The friend was going, I’ve had enough now. I’m not going to do it again.

It’ll start with a trickle and turn into a tsunami[/quote]
Hopefully!

I'm in a very working class area full of dementors it seems. Back in march everyone was spying on their neighbours coming and goings, and even now every second post on the local fb page is about the policing of masks and social distancing...just checked our official death figures though - in an area of nearly 100,000 people we had 200 deaths from the coronavirus. And no if the media had never mentioned it we would have been none wiser, and we have actually bloody had it! ( back in April, partner is a key worker so we got tested ) I'm so lucky that my closest friend is not a dementor, and we've been meeting ( carefully) the whole time, I'd have been lost without her

Are the Aberdeen cases related to one bar? If so, wouldn’t it make more sense to fine the bar for not implementing correct SD measures rather than shut an entire industry?