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Welcome, @zigaziga! We're perfectly sane here, except for our obsession with rude fruit and veg.

Have spent the last two days in the house with the kids, DH back at work. Weather has been crap so not been able to get out. Oh my god I hate it. Brighter today so going out. If we are doing this shit over winter there will be angry mum's rioting in the streets!

@CruCru

I’ve been pondering Giant Doctor. Do you think the guy in that photograph had any idea that his image would be used to shame the world? I’d be furious if it was me.

@CruCru good point.. I might start a thread:

AIBU to be upset with DP for terrifying a nation?

He says his image has been stolen but I just don’t know what to believe! When we started dating I did catch him negotiating about swine flu posters on his phone, but there’s been nothing since.

Hi everyone. Had a really angry day yesterday. I felt no one cared about what's happening. My parents , in laws and my husband. Their lives have gone back to normal. I've said it before but I miss the support of my peers in parent and toddler groups and I haven't had it since March. I had the realisation that because my two will start playgroup this Sept, we won't be able to to anymore. That's it. My time as a mum in these groups has been lost. I miss my friends there and it's hard for us to see each other because they have older kids too. There's no where for us to gather while the older kids are in school etc.
A lot of other things came up in my anger too. Mostly about empowering women in general. I hope to do something about it in my professional and personal life.

@zigaziga
Welcome.

To be fair - most of us aren't exactly sane on here but we are a more balanced bunch I think

@chocolatesweets I get it. You've missed out on the normal stuff that keeps you sane & that you enjoy. It's not fair. I think other people can underestimate how important going to groups & meeting friends is.

Can you plan in meeting up with other mums when your two start playschool, even if its for a walk in the park? I'd also recommend planning time to do something for you (hope that doesn't sound too wanky), even if it's sitting at home & drinking a coffee in peace. Don't feel obliged to rush home & tidy up or clean immediately. (The peace & quiet /being home alone is what I miss right now, & that's with 2 big kids!) It can give you some headspace to plot bigger things.

I’m having a shit day. It’s my birthday. I would normally go to work as normal, have a nice lunch with my colleagues, and then come home early and enjoy the evening with my family.

Except no. I’ve taken the day off because I would otherwise be WFH which I hate. We can’t get out for the day my older son needs picking up from a course at 3pm and even then my younger son is refusing to contemplate doing anything which doesn’t involve a screen. And the weather is shit anyway and everything is closed.

I’ve had no cards or presents as DH is working and I’m ‘not allowed’ to open them without all family being there.

I’m in a local lockdown area so couldn’t invite my parents up - they are miles away.

God this is shit.

Oh, @MagdaS happy (?!) shit birthday!

Could you order a decadent takeaway lunch..? Or pop out for cake if places are open?

Morning everyone, I've been on holiday for a week so I've been reading but not posting. It was meant to only be 4 days but I enjoyed myself so much we made it into a road trip to Wales. I enjoyed wales more. It seemed much more normal than england and my friends live there. DS was horrified we had to shop (mask free) so much but we're well stocked on clothes for winter/stuff for the house.

I tried a welsh retail park about an hour from my house on the way home and it was great. I'm seriously considering taking a trip there nearer Christmas (if there's still no masks) to get the stuff I can't get online. I feel so much better for being away. I think part of my positivity comes from not reading the news or any MN threads except this one. What a sad state of affairs.

Yet another example has come my way of government pronouncements not being backed up by anything. Does anyone remember the announcement that flu vaccinations were going to be extended to the 50+ age group - to take pressure off the NHS in the time of COVID?
My pretty efficient health centre who are in the middle of sorting out all the additional 65+ flu injections (in itself a massive task) has just advised that injections for the 50+s is unlikely to happen any earlier than January, as they understand that the vaccine is going to be organised by NHS England and they are "currently awaiting information on when and how these vaccines will be made available". What are the odds that we get to January and it is quietly shelved??

@MagdaS I'm sorry about your birthday. Back in January I planned my June birthday. It was going to involve the theatre, lunch in a restaurant, family, & endless sunshine. Hahaha! Ended up eating a greasy burger in a carpark in the rain.

Hope the day gets better, & Happy Birthday anyway.

Happy birthday @MagdaS I hate the way everything's altered. I feel like so many of my plans have been spoilt this year. Hopefully it'll improve later when everyone's back home.

Thanks everyone - I hope so, it just seems so miserably relentless at the moment. My fifth (!) period of lockdown probably isn’t helping.

Happy Birthday, MagdaS . Your feelings are entirely rational.

For pp, I should quite like to riot in the streets, but I don't know how to begin.

@MagdaS happ birthday!

Can you do a Queen and have two birthdays?

I have exciting news to report today.

WE HAVE BEEN TO SOFT PLAY!!

Our local favourite opened again this morning so i booked in for the first session.

I now have the happiest 6 year old in the South East!

[quote BamboozledandBefuddled]@RobinHobb We used Medicspot last year when DH needed antibiotics urgently and the NHS were utterly useless. Not cheap but they were honestly worth every penny. The GP who did the video consultation was very thorough. DH's consultation was at a local chemist but they now do phone consultations where you need them. Might be worth you keeping the details in case of emergency, if not for anything else.

www.medicspot.co.uk/[/quote]
But this is amazing! Thank you so much
We live in Surrey and everything kept suggesting GPs in London which is quite a trek to get to. This has spots just down the road from us. Excellent. I'm happy to use my emergency money for this - thank god! Thank you

happy birthday @MagdaS !! Lockdown birthdays are shit aren't they?

I agree, have a second birthday. Everyone who has suffered a lockdown birthday should get a second one!

@Pixel7777

We use Benenden health, they have GP phone lines and can do private prescriptions. It is not expensive. They have been good in the past..

Excellent I will look at this as well Thank you so much I tried google and found none of these options close to us!

WE HAVE BEEN TO SOFT PLAY!!

Wow! Do you have to wear a mask? I’m not anti mask but I hate wearing them around my toddler for a prolonged period because she tries to pull it off and also it’s really no good for talking to those who are learning words.

We’ve had a relatively normal summer actually for my older one - swimming, farms, the zoo etc on top of play dates and playgrounds - but I’m reaching the end of what I can think of to do. Avoiding libraries while I’d have to wear a mask because I don’t think I can “read” a book to a young child without her seeing my lips move..

Whilst I don't condone people going private ( we have healthcare through dh work), it's the start of a slippery slope when people are paying private gps. I'm deeply suspicious that this is what the Tory government want. And where does that leave lower income families that need urgent medical attention at the moment. I can't believe that no one is picking upon this, what ever happened to the opposition party ( the name now escapes me )

Now the second birthday thing sounds like a plan.

Yeah, I had to wear a mask unfortunately. Didn't see 6 year old for 2 hours because he just disappears to play. Didn't have to wear a mask in the cafe area so I grabbed a coffee and sat in there for a while so that I could talk to dd without a stifling mask on!

Whoop on the soft play!

, , for the birthday.

I've survived the osteopath again. It's marginally more tolerable covering my face there as it's a quieter, calmer environment and I'm lying still although when I breathing out through a "deep pass of the calves" and having the air crushed out of my lungs by having my back and pelvis adjusted, it's not the greatest. It's still unpleasant, but much less panicky than the shops. At least I get the benefit of keeping mobile from the experience!

@zigaziga this is what I find difficult. My toddler is slowly learning words, they're a bit worried about her speech but due to lockdown cocking up her nursery I just think she hasn't required the words she needs as she's invented her own sign language. Since going back at the end of term she's actually come out with quite a few new words everyday but she totally relies on watching our mouths. A group I follow on facebook pointed out that masks don't have to worn when communicating with people who require lip reading, tone or facial expressions to communicate. My interpretation of that includes young children, however, I'm still not brave enough to go into shops without a mask on!

Happy birthday MagdaS! Birthdays in lockdown are such crap

Someone pulled off a plane at the airport because they had tested positive. Just how far does the result of a test travel?

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8669265/Moment-officials-hazmat-suits-board-Ryanair-plane-passenger-gets-track-trace-message.html