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To feel a bit sad for DS

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youshallnotpass9 · 31/03/2021 10:50

Ds' year bubble burst so that is him in isolation for 10 days, can't be helped, not going to miss any school as he was breaking up tomorrow anyway.

But we were due to see family on Sunday for Easter and his birthday, we had planned it really carefully and were just crossing our fingers for the weather.

And its all been cancelled now, it will be his second birthday in lockdown/isolation, we will try and make it special as we can, but we were both really looking forward to seeing and celebrating with family.

Just wanted a bit of a moan, before I put my happy face back on for DS

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Antiqueanniesmagiclanternshow · 31/03/2021 10:51

That is truly grim. I am SO sorry that it has happened. Is there any chance of him getting a test?

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youshallnotpass9 · 31/03/2021 11:17

@Antiqueanniesmagiclanternshow

That is truly grim. I am SO sorry that it has happened. Is there any chance of him getting a test?
We did think that, but its still not 100% that he doesn't have it, as I read it, so its probably not worth the risk, one family member hasn't been vaccinated and the other 2 are only on their first dose.

I think its probably safer just to postpone for a little while. Just a bit gutting, as we haven't seen them in nearly a year now.

As I put it to DS, he is like the Queen, he will get two birthdays, one with just me and the other with the rest of the family (hopefully more of them) later in the year

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Tickledtrout · 31/03/2021 11:22

Poor kid. Any chance you can rearrange for the following weekend?

Clymene · 31/03/2021 11:24

That's crap. As he has two weeks off, could you rearrange for after the isolation period is over? I'm

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youshallnotpass9 · 31/03/2021 11:47

@tickledtrout and @clymene

Due to shift workers in my family, we have to plan fairly well in advanced. So we have had to keep our fingers crossed a number of times, like the road map being followed and such like.

It will probably be a few months down the line now, we are just trying to figure out when we are all next free. Maybe see if we can get it to when we can have more family over. So its bigger and better.

Also means I maybe baking a cake, its not one of my skills, so should be a laugh to see what it turns out like.

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WeekendCEO · 31/03/2021 11:51

That’s rubbish. Hopefully you can arrange a time to see family soon. I’m sure you’ll manage to make Easter and his birthday special.

Crappyfridays7 · 31/03/2021 11:56

Such a shame, my son has had 2 lockdown birthdays too and it’s really rubbish also shift workers. Least there is hope that you can rearrange now things are less rigid - not in Scotland yet & my parents are in south of England so haven’t seen them for over a year either. Hope you have a lovely time anyway and your son has a lovely birthday

WitchesBritchesPumpkinPants · 31/03/2021 11:59

Oh poor little sausage!

I hope he doesn't get it too.

That's a lot of families Easter breaks spoilt. I hope they do all isolate as you are.

jessstan2 · 31/03/2021 12:15

I thought you could get together in a group of six now.

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youshallnotpass9 · 31/03/2021 13:05

@jessstan2

I thought you could get together in a group of six now.
DS is in isolation, we could be allowed to gather in groups of 100 and he still wouldn't be able to go
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youshallnotpass9 · 31/03/2021 13:07

Thank you everyone, he is playing minecraft so is happy for now

@WitchesBritchesPumpkinPants he has the immune system of a robot, what we have discovered over the last few weeks is my immune system is the same as a doyley, I managed to catch all the sniffles and colds that go with schools. He should hopefully be fine, but I am keeping an eye on him.

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HazeyJaneII · 31/03/2021 13:08

That's really rubbish for your ds, and for you.
Hope he stays clear of it, that your baking is magnificent, that his birthday is lovely despite the disappointment and that when you do manage to get together it is bigger and better than ever.

TheGriffle · 31/03/2021 13:10

We’re the same op, due to go to my parents for a good friday bbq and DD’s nursery bubble has burst. She gets set free Saturday so we’re hoping we can still see them at least.

Clymene · 31/03/2021 13:14

If it makes you feel any better, I baked a truly terrible lockdown cake for my DS the other week - he loves chocolate cake but mine was so bad that he only managed a slice and then I threw the rest in the bin! We put some banners and balloons up and he was much less upset about the non-birthday than I was I think. Well I was definitely more upset about the terrible cake than he was Grin

So I'm sure your cake will be nowhere near as bad as mine!

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youshallnotpass9 · 01/04/2021 01:06

Thanks again for all the support, he is feeling a wee bit better now.

@clymene. My cakes get sent to nailed it or the bit on bake off extra where they are really awful. I did make an awesome racing car once, it was suppose to be a fire engine

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SocraticJunkieWannabe · 01/04/2021 08:16

Lots of sympathy. It's been a rubbish year for so many DC missing birthday parties and celebrations. Not much you can do, but obviously you're doing the right thing by isolating even if it's a bit miserable. Cake from M and S??

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youshallnotpass9 · 01/04/2021 08:39

@SocraticJunkieWannabe

I may get a premade cake, but to be honest my cakes give my friends a giggle and I think we all need that at the moment and as long as it is edible, DS doesn't seem to mind.

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JustGiveMeGin · 01/04/2021 08:50

I feel so sorry for the kids at the minute, nothing to do and nowhere to go Sad
Hopefully very soon this whole thing will be over and the poor things can get their lives back. I can imagine in a few years the conversations where we all say 'remember the pandemic ' and it is just a shitty memory!
Happy birthday to your son, I'm sure you will make it special (PS, you can still buy birthday cake in the supermarket....may be best if your baking skills are anything like mine Grin)

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