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I'm totally fucked and had enough of home schooling now....

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Dickorydockwhatthe · 03/02/2021 14:58

And it's appears half the people on my FB feed are feeling the same. I don't even have young kids but the fact I have to force my teens out of bed, remind them to brush their teeth and get dressed is a battle itself. I have one child who refuses to go out and another who refuses to stay in. I'm so done with this shit. How our kids will ever catch up at school and the unseen damage this is doing to their mental health is just unimaginable. Sorry just a rant but I have given up nagging them as it's not helping any of us 😔

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BigPaperBag · 03/02/2021 17:29

I can’t be bothered with it all either and I feel genuinely sorry for those young kids who have to home school them. DH and I have been on all the walks that are local, done all DIY, ploughed our way through loads of NetFlix. You know, all the boring stuff and it’s just getting so repetitive 🥱 🥱

HettySunshine · 03/02/2021 17:38

Although my children are all KS1 I do think that all the restrictions must be particularly hard for teenagers. All I did in my teens was hang out with my mates, go to town, go to park/pub and get pissed, draw up our plans for the future etc etc

Staying at home with the family would have been horrendous for me and I had a perfectly nice relationship with my folks.

I feel really sorry for them all and their parents who have to try and keep them inside, sane and sticking to the rules when this is the time when they should be pushing the boundaries (in normal times).

Biscusting · 03/02/2021 17:51

I agree with you, it must be impossible with teens. I don’t understand the government rhetoric about prioritising the youngest kids for return. My two are under eight and despite us both wfh, they are doing better with home learning then they were in school Hmm. I know that won’t be the case for everyone, but surely the mental health of little children is easier to protect at home with mum and dad compared with teens who just want to be free!

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orientalknife · 03/02/2021 18:09

No kids should be locked down

It's a fucking disgrace and I'm surprised there isn't more uproar

NewjobOldme · 03/02/2021 18:14

Forget Blue Monday. Today is officially Shit Wednesday. So many people seem to be at breaking point. I had a crap day at work and came home to two miserable kids. They've worked hard today but neither have finished their 'homework' yet. Why are they getting so much when it's all homework.
I have no advice, just empathy.

Beaniecats · 03/02/2021 18:21

@orientalknife

No kids should be locked down

It's a fucking disgrace and I'm surprised there isn't more uproar

I think that will come, the public mood is changing Thankfully
FirstPost99 · 03/02/2021 18:26

I feel exactly the same. I have a 5yo and 8yo, I don't know how much longer I can do this, and I'm a sahm. I'm due a baby in may (thought this shit would be over a year later) and dreading if I have to home school with a newborn & no family help.

I have been miserable, snappy, grumpy mum for so long, today we fucked off the school work and just had cuddles, baking and games but we can't do that every day. I'm already dreading tomorrow.

Xerochrysum · 03/02/2021 18:28

It's really hard. It's definitely a lot of work to do. Going to school and do the school work for hours is ok since you get peer interaction. But doing the work at home, sitting at the computer for hours do take it's toll on children.
Just hope this will be over soon.

samanthawashington · 03/02/2021 18:32

orientalknife

No kids should be locked down

It's a fucking disgrace and I'm surprised there isn't more uproar

I think that will come, the public mood is changing
Thankfully

Been reading nonsense like this for nearly a year. It is what it is, stop being drama queens.

Brunt0n · 03/02/2021 18:34

@samanthawashington

orientalknife 
No kids should be locked down

It's a fucking disgrace and I'm surprised there isn't more uproar

I think that will come, the public mood is changing
Thankfully

Been reading nonsense like this for nearly a year. It is what it is, stop being drama queens.

What kind of person are you? To kick someone when they’re down?
orientalknife · 03/02/2021 18:37

I'm not down I'm angry

And you clearly have no empathy at all if you think being angry about kids suffering with their mental health and education is merely being a drama queen

goldielockdown2 · 03/02/2021 18:43

The toll it's taking on the children is heartbreaking and we're under immense pressure with our school. We have to hand the work in for marking every week otherwise they go down as absent but it's hard to get my once bright, happy kids up and out of bed of a morning now. They feel punished and down.

Brahumbug · 03/02/2021 18:45

Unfortunately lockdown is necessary to protect the population, including kids.

Sadsiblingatsea · 03/02/2021 18:47

Do parents feel the ‘cure’ of lockdown is worth sacrificing their kids for?
Shield the vulnerable and let the healthy live their lives.
I’m amazed there hasn’t been a revolution but when people are frightened they will put up with anything

Sadsiblingatsea · 03/02/2021 18:48

@Brahumbug Do you have kids?

orientalknife · 03/02/2021 18:49

I can't believe the level of compliance

Particularly when kids are suffering

orientalknife · 03/02/2021 18:49

I do sense the mood is changing though

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Xerochrysum · 03/02/2021 18:54

@orientalknife

I can't believe the level of compliance

Particularly when kids are suffering

But what can we do? My dc is suffering too. But there are no alternatives until the virus is under control.
orientalknife · 03/02/2021 18:55

Of course I want to protect the NHS and the vulnerable but this situation isn't tenable for much longer. Apart from those who enjoy a lockdown life or benefit from it - but they are the minority

Shieldingending · 03/02/2021 18:55

@Brahumbug

Unfortunately lockdown is necessary to protect the population, including kids.
This !! None of us like it , my teen hates it but her school was a covid hotbed before Christmas. She had three period of self isolation, some of her friends in other year groups had even more. At least this way there is continuity i.e. home ed !
Eeeemac · 03/02/2021 18:56

Both young adults (still teens, just!) and young children here. We truly are a 24 hour house.

The older ones lives are decimated. Lost first jobs, lost driving tests, lost human interaction, lost all motivation for A levels.

But don't worry, they've not left the house which is off course the most important thing (sarcasm).

I could cry for them, but instead we all just keep pretending we are ok.

Mintjulia · 03/02/2021 18:56

Flowers for you OP, it isn't easy.

I thought I was coping ok, but I've reached breaking point today. DS had five live lessons needing various - graph paper, watercolours etc, we've had a Teams issue today and I've had two video job interviews as well, one with a presentation.

Then DS came out and grumbled about our "useless broadband" and I had to retreat to the bathroom so I didn't cry in front of him. Sad. So you aren't alone.

Still, we only have 7 schooldays until half term and a week's break. Hang on to that.

orientalknife · 03/02/2021 18:56

The NHS should have been better funded for starter

At the least I would never have shut schools. The data suggests they aren't a significant cause of transmission.

MarshaBradyo · 03/02/2021 18:58

How old are your dc op?

What’s the provision like?