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ADs are elite athletes and can run very fast

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BogRollBOGOF · 03/01/2021 16:32

Another thread in the saga filled up (so no forwards link)

I think maybe we're endurance athletes, or maybe multievent like a decathlon Grin

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TabbyStar · 04/01/2021 20:14

I'm still a confused about what's open and shut or support bubbles etc. Can't see anything online yet.

NeedWineNow · 04/01/2021 20:17

Ah well, nothing we didn't expect. Just waiting to see exactly what is allowed on the Gov site especially about support bubbles with regard to my 84 year old mum.

ProfessorRadcliffeEmerson · 04/01/2021 20:18

@BogRollBOGOF

SHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHTFECKARSEBOLLOCKS
What she said.
MercyBooth · 04/01/2021 20:20

Its going to take an enormous amount of mental power for me to slam the brakes in reverse and try to lose the weight i gained in Lockdown One, Hell it will take that much mental power to just eat normally and not comfort eat like before.

2020BogOff · 04/01/2021 20:20

Looking online (didn't watch live) I can see schools closed but nursery still open.

If you can WFH then do so but otherwise you can still go to work.

Are all non essential shops and things like hairdressers closed now?

MercyBooth · 04/01/2021 20:21

Susanna Reid has tweeted that support bubbles and childcare bubbles remain the same.

mightbealittlebitmad · 04/01/2021 20:21

[quote smallandimperfectlyformed]@mightbealittlebitmad are you the poster whose husband always wanted the GPS on your phone as well? If you are then I am sorry that he is not even letting you express your frustrations to him. If not then obviously I still don't think that you are unreasonable for not feeling as though you can talk freely. Other than here, do you have any people you can speak to? I hope that you are ok Flowers[/quote]
Yes, he tracks my whereabouts because he says it's useful and he's worried. I turned it off recently but turned it back on because I couldn't be doing with the drama. He's being really suffocating lately, I went shopping for the day a few weeks ago, he rang me 3 times, second time was to be fair useful, the 3rd time was to ask where I was on my way home because my map wasn't working (phone needed updating)

I went on a mini break to clear my head last week, I specifically said I wanted space so I rang him when I got there and said I would ring him when I left. The one full day I had there he rang me, I was in the car and had to hang up because I was trying to concentrate on a roundabout, he rang me half an hour later, I didn't answer because I was trying to park but I text him to say I would call him when I was back. Rang him as promised then he asked to ring me again to confirm the plans we had for the next day which was basically we can't do them because of Tier 4 so didn't need a conversation.

He rang me again the next morning as I was trying to get packed so I ignored it and only rang him back when I was actually ready to leave as promised.

We've been having issues, I've been having doubts about our marriage and told him so he's paranoid I'm up to go good especially because during the summer I was going out when I could and getting quite dressed up. The last time I went out I purposely dressed down, he asked if I was really meeting my friend and not a man. He thought because I work in a hotel I was getting up to all sorts with men in their rooms or because I went to the gym I was seeing someone at the gym.

I'm looking at moving out, I just don't know how to tell him because it's going to ruin his life. He says he can't live without me, everyone will hate me and we will both end up living in 2 bed rentals instead of our 3 bed mortgaged house.

MercyBooth · 04/01/2021 20:22

Blaming of the public not following the rules on Channel 4 now. Sick of it.

TabbyStar · 04/01/2021 20:23

I've been comfort eating all afternoon Mercy, my mental health has been bad today. I'm a stone heavier than this time last year though I exercise every day.

No idea whether non-essential shops will be closed, there's a lot of info missing.

AcornAutumn · 04/01/2021 20:25

@TabbyStar

I'm still a confused about what's open and shut or support bubbles etc. Can't see anything online yet.
Support bubbles remain - I'm going to say "for now"

Updated guidance here

www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home

Not expecting updated legislation till....ooh, I reckon 6am Wednesday.

MercyBooth · 04/01/2021 20:31

@TabbyStar Flowers I just know that after this pandemic is over they will be back to blaming overweight people for putting pressure on the NHS. What we are sacrificing/have sacrificed will be taken for granted. People know this. And it will be especially galling after being put in this situation.

smallandimperfectlyformed · 04/01/2021 20:31

@mightbealittlebitmad I am so sorry that he is behaving like this. It isn't your fault and you don't deserve it. Lockdown for someone like you is basically you being held hostage by an abuser. If anyone hates you because you choose to be free they are idiots, and I bet they won't anyway. A 2 bed rental where you can dress any way you want rather than a 3 bed house where you can't talk freely is so much better! I hope that you get some respite soon and remember that even in lockdown people are allowed to leave houses due to abuse. Women's Aid etc are still open for phone calls etc

BogRollBOGOF · 04/01/2021 20:32

@mightbealittlebitmad you need to do what's right for you.
He's ruining his own life by treating you like this. You're not responsible for his life and choices Flowers

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TabbyStar · 04/01/2021 20:33

Non-essential shops to close but cafes etc can be open for takeaway.

Iheartmysmart · 04/01/2021 20:38

@mightbealittlebitmad I left my husband of 26 years about 18 months ago. I can’t tell you how much more relaxed I am in my little 2 bed flat. I can eat what and when I like, don’t have to give a reason why I want to go out, can spend all weekend on the sofa with a book and not have to justify it, the list goes on.

I may not have lots of money and it’s bloody lonely at times, especially at the moment, but me, the dog and DS are much happier.

Give some thought as to what is right for you Flowers

Weedsnseeds1 · 04/01/2021 20:40

I'm the opposite. Stopped eating because I just can't be arsed.
I'm done now.

MissEWeatherwax · 04/01/2021 20:48

That’s a shame Weedsnseeds1 aren’t you the person who makes fantastic sourdough bread. If you aren’t sorry wrong person. I apologise.
I’m now resigned to Easter which is end March. Sorry to be a pessimist.
Went shopping today and bought tinned soup and frozen mac and cheese for my teenage DD’s to make their own lunch. I know it’s not healthy but it’s easyBlush

wanderings · 04/01/2021 20:53

I so want to start a thread over there with the title "Are you all happy now?", with the text "The lovely Saint Boris has given you your beloved lockdown, condemned the public to more weeks of staying at home, and closed the schools. Now are you going to crack open the champagne, and drink to you and your children's ruined futures?"

I think the thread would be deleted before I saw any replies, though.

Meanwhile I'm going to break a few roolz as a matter of principle.

Weedsnseeds1 · 04/01/2021 20:55

MissEWeatherwax yes that was me. I don't any more.

DrDiva · 04/01/2021 20:58

England: surely things can’t get worse?

Boris: hold my coat.

Utter fucker.

Weedsnseeds1 · 04/01/2021 20:59

Back in the day!

ADs are elite athletes and can run very fast
MissEWeatherwax · 04/01/2021 21:00

Your bread was a thing of beauty. I killed my sourdough starter, never managed to make bread but made some lovely pancakes Blush

MercyBooth · 04/01/2021 21:04

Having a go at support bubbles now Over There.

Weedsnseeds1 · 04/01/2021 21:05

Thank you.

ShoeJunkie · 04/01/2021 21:20

I’m so 😡- why go on tv on Sunday and tell everyone that schools are safe and should stay open knowing full well that there going to be shut within days.
The shutting I can cope with (just) but why lie?