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What were you doing 2 years ago today?

149 replies

RosieLemonade · 14/12/2021 14:53

I was in London seeing a musical aftet dinner and then having a few drinks. We live quite far from London so though we went a few times a year it was always exciting and a big deal! One of my friends I was with has severe OCD and it seems unlikely we will ever have a trip like that again.

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Redcrayons · 14/12/2021 16:16

@Crabwoman

I had been to a concert in Leeds and was about to come down with a horrendous cold which then turned into a virul chest infection which lasted for months...

Went to the doctor mid Jan who said,

"Yeah it's this really weird intense viral thing going round".

Hmmmmm 🧐

Same here.
One of my colleagues had been overseas the week before and brought a stinking cold with him. Everyone had it over Christmas with a cough that lingered for months.
BlackCatz · 14/12/2021 16:18

Getting ready to fly to Austria for a mini-break with DH.

cries

Pheebs2021 · 14/12/2021 16:19

Two years ago I would have been sat in a job I hated with no respect for me battling with a deep sadness which came around at Christmas time of all the happy families enjoying Christmas and the magic and doubting if I would ever be so lucky.

Two years later I am sat looking at my lovely Christmas tree with a much loved baby in my tummy not bothered about this Christmas in the slightest and looking forward to next.

runningwithscissorsx · 14/12/2021 16:20

I was finishing off writing Santa letters for my exes children and my son was coming home from
NYC!!!.....

HalfWomanHalfMincePie · 14/12/2021 16:22

My photos remind me that I'd been on a long dog walk with friends and family and then we stopped into the pub for a long and slightly boozy lunch. About this time we were just saying our goodbyes.

God that feels like such a long time ago now. And a different world.

Therealjudgejudy · 14/12/2021 16:25

Packing for my Christmas Holiday to New York..

TheDogsMother · 14/12/2021 16:27

The morning having lovely treatments at a spa followed by lunch with DP (now DH) in a great restaurant.

Bloodybridget · 14/12/2021 16:28

We had two of DP's adult DCs, their partners, and DGS here for a pre-Christmas meal. We're doing the same thing this coming Sunday, with the addition of DGS's girlfriend!

MintyCedric · 14/12/2021 16:29

I'd have been eyebrow deep in end of term stuff and desperate for the school hols to arrive.

Also hoping that 2020 would bring more peace and happiness as 2019 started with my dad falling and breaking his back in 4 places.

Sadly it didn't live up to expectations on a personal or global level and this year has been unmitigated shite too.

I'd like to have hopes and plans for 2022 but don't really see much point tbh.

ImInStealthMode · 14/12/2021 16:29

Recovering from a raucous Christmas do that I went to pretty much straight from the airport after 3 weeks abroad.

How times have changed.

NovemberNovemberDarkNights · 14/12/2021 16:30

I was in Copenhagen having a brilliant time at the Christmas Markets!!

I can't even look at the photos & think about how much life has changed!!!

bloodywhitecat · 14/12/2021 16:30

I was panic buying Christmas presents for a 3 week old foster baby that had just rocked up on our doorstep.

Frazzlerock · 14/12/2021 16:31

I was super excited about being pregnant again after three losses. Had just had a scan the day before to show all was well and a lovely heartbeat and was in the process of having my wedding dress fitted for our wedding in April 2020. We also bought our Christmas tree.

Little did we know that on 3rd Jan we'd be told, for the fourth time, that our little one's heart had stopped beating, wedding was also cancelled, and we've still not got our act together to plan it again after a second failed attempt.

Thankfully, we did finally have a healthy little baby boy in Oct 2020 (fifth time lucky). The wedding will happen one day...

RubyFakeLips · 14/12/2021 16:32

@Thegreencup so sorry, sounds as if you were having a dreadful time in comparison to me, in fact, in comparison to anyone with or without the delights COVID had to bring. Hopefully some better times ahead for you.

Whilst my memories sound happy, the ending of my closest friendship for 25 years is not the hammer blow I expected COVID to bring but has been devastating all the same. The reminiscing is definitely bittersweet.

eurochick · 14/12/2021 16:34

I was recovering from what seemed to be flu. Whatever it was made me the illest I have been in my adult life. I was just starting to turn the corner after about a week and then suddenly went downhill and was diagnosed with bronchitis due to my hacking cough and difficulty catching my breath. Hmmm.

PinkWaferBiscuit · 14/12/2021 16:35

Thankfully, we did finally have a healthy little baby boy in Oct 2020 (fifth time lucky). The wedding will happen one day...

So glad you finally got your little one and hopefully he makes a lovely addition to the photos when you finally tie the knot. ❤️

Jumpingintochristmas · 14/12/2021 16:35

I was writing my resignation letter from a high pressure job as DH and I had decided I would have some time with the DC before they got too big. Little did I realise how much time we would all have together but I wouldn’t change it!

Cottonheadedninymuggins · 14/12/2021 16:42

At my brother and sister in laws with them, our mum, sils sister and brother in law, cuddling my then 6 month nephew excited for continuing the bond we had already begun and looking forward to a new year where I would be a big part of his childcare whilst his parents worked. It was our early Christmas celebration from the 14th to the 16th.

Our grandfather/mum's father had died in the October after we had been caring for him for over 25 years. {it wasn't a pleasant time and he wasnt in any way a nice man) and we were finally "free" to look to the future.

Then came the covid and having to shield....put paid to a lot of that.

Now my poor pup has passed, my bond with nephew is still there but nothing like it should be as our relationship was most carried out through a screen for the last 2 years as we all had to be so careful due to mine and mum's physical health (I'm her carer) and they live in another county. Mentally and physically I'm burnt oout. This time of year is usually my favourite and what got me through the rest of the year but I currently feel nothing but a constant 'missing out' sort of feeling.

But... Looking forward, I have a 2 and half year old nephew to continue bonding with as things eventually improve. There's also a week old niece in the picture. Things have to get better. They have to.

JuergenSchwarzwald · 14/12/2021 16:43

I can't really remember, but in early January 2020 I went to Germany for a few days and caught the tail end of the Christmas markets. Little did I know that it would be my last trip overseas for some time!

JuergenSchwarzwald · 14/12/2021 16:44

Blimey cottonhead - 25 years caring for your grandfather and now you're caring for your mother? Will you ever get any time for you?

MargaretThursday · 14/12/2021 16:45

According to my FB memories: Chasing a budgie round the room that didn't want to get back into the cage for the night.
I've just sent that budgie's babies back into the cage for the night.

vampirethriller · 14/12/2021 16:47

At home with the baby, went for a walk with her and the dog, made lunch, made tea, went to bed.

vodkaredbullgirl · 14/12/2021 16:47

Can't remember last year, never mind 2 yrs ago Smile

CurbsideProphet · 14/12/2021 16:49

We were newly wed and had just started ttc. We were so happy and full of joy for life. Then I had a miscarriage, covid hit, no success ttc, and now we're another miscarriage down, drowning in the misery of IVF.

AlbertBridge · 14/12/2021 16:50

I'd just completed a ££££ work project so was happily buying spendy presents for the kids. This year we're skint again, with broken central heating, so it's much lower key.

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