Children thinking lockdown lasted years 😢

[Mayflower282]

Was talking with my kids about Covid (they were in primary school when it started, now in high school), they asked how long lockdown lasted and I couldn’t actually remember, but I said around 6 months…they were shocked and said they thought it was 2-3 years. I guess their perception of time at that age it felt longer. Felt so sad hearing this 😢

Anyone else had similar from their kids?

There were multiple lockdowns though - I think it was over a year from the start of the first one to the end of the last one and then things weren’t all immediately back to normal.

I remember to as starting mid March 2020 and going on and off until early 2022. This was Ireland. I know other countries were more or less severe - dd was in Melbourne and they had very harsh lockdowns

To be honest, I feel it lasted years too!

It was functionally 3 years (especially in Scotland where Nicola was little Hitler of the hour)

It affected more than one whole school year so yes it was longer than you say.

There were various restrictions from March 2020 to July 2021. So, closer to 2 years than 6 months.

Gosh that was a dark time. No wonder it affected people.

It did though. Definitely in Ireland, there was 2-3 years of some level of restriction, even if at the end it was more for vulnerable people. For lots of children, this included their grandparents.

Even if there wasn't the same level of lock down everywhere, I still think it affected lives.

It was different for different areas too. I live in Birmingham and I remember somewhere (Worcestershire???) having a local lockdown when we didn’t, or the other way round.

It did last almost 2 years?

Getting on for 15 months that their schooling was disrupted I think. Schools should never have closed. Poor kids. Yes very sad.

What they all said! Also, were your children sad about it? Because you might be projecting a bit.

It wasn’t a six month lockdown and then everything went back to normal, though. We had a couple of lockdowns with graduated periods of restrictions in between. And then it took at least a year or two for everything to go back to normal - ie being allowed onto the school premises etc. So yes, I can see how the perception is it lasted several years, and they’re not entirely wrong!

They’re right. DD missed two birthdays.

Yes, and when eg pubs reopened they weren’t fully open. I had a friend who was on the door, limiting the number of people coming in, checking addresses or vaccinations or something.

It seriously affected two school / academic years though . My Ds was off from middle of term two in his second year of school until the start of the next year. Then off from Christmas till almost Easter of the next year. That’s not including individual class isolations.

She did a great job IMO. At least she wasn't having boozy parties in secret.

DD lost big chunks of years 5 and 6, and the start of year 7 was really restricted (no trips, regular testing, isolation if you tested positive). Things weren’t really normal till the spring of 2022.

So 2 years, pretty well. I did feel for her.

Oh maybe they were right then!

She was a mad bastard who destroyed people's lives for her own aggrandisement. And now look at her.

Were they sad?

My kid lost half of year 1 and all of year 2 so yes, it was years.

It did last 2-3 years though, not continuously lockdown but there were restrictions and things didn't go back to 'normal' until 2023.

My ds was in P1 during the first lockdown and his first full year at school without any closures was P4.

It robbed them of a significant portion of their still young lives. Ruined their education, erased key life experiences for many, kept them away from loving family and friends and generally trashed society as we know it.

The kids are right.

It was illegal for DS to have a 7th and 8th birthday party... and now we wonder why year 8 (and youth in general) have awful social skills (add in socialising only being legally done online causing phone addicts at a premature age...)

His school faded out restrictions during spring/ summer 2022... that was 2 years until normality resumed.