To feel terrified after reading the prepping for Brexit threads?

[LittleNapRefuser]

I have genuinely cried real tears of fear after reading the threads on prepping for Brexit today. I have a toddler and right now I am terrified of what is to come and their future after all this.

I don't really have anyone to talk to about this in 'real life' because most people I know aren't reading the news or don't seem to care.

Should I be terrified? Should I be scared for my baby's future? Can anyone reassure me or offer me an alternative perspective on all this. I don't want to to put my head in the sand but I feel really afraid.

I'm terrified too.

I don’t have any advice to offer but I feel the same way. I have a son and a baby on the way, these threads make me scared I’m not going to be able to feed them this time next year. We have nowhere at all to store any extra food.

Linky link pls?

With the current bunch of idiots in charge we are heading for a big crash. Glad I’ve dual nationality and can fuck off at will.

There was a good series, on Netflix I think, that was about people prepping. I was strangely drawn in and there were people managing to store quite a stock pile in tiny flats, under floor boards and behind furniture!

Preparing for an emergency situation seems very sensible so I will be preparing for one. You have nothing to lose by being prepared.

I don't want to leave, but if it happens and it's terrible then life does go on. People will still grow up, fall in love, marry, have children, etc. That reassures me that either we can still be happy in a different way than expected, or will force people to do their best to improve matters. I have two small children and I'm still angry about the result but for their sake I must make the best of it.

Me too. I am on a fixed income, no car, have very little support and am on my own in a damp, literally crumbling house I can only just maintain. I have nowhere to keep stuff, either. Bought wine and a takeaway tonight. Bugger it all.

Brexit really terrifies me, mainly because we haven't anyone I respect representing us. I've never known the UK to be in such a state.

But prepping? I think all the preppers are jumping on this and winding things up without tackling the real issue which is that Brexit is impossible to carry out with terrible consequences.

You should be scared yes, and doing what you can to prepare. A no deal, which is looking increasingly likely, will be a Bad Thing and make life harder for most people

OP Honestly panic isn't productive. I completely understand you have an emotional reaction to this (I'm anxious too, my youngest is a toddler and there's a question mark over my job) however please breathe and in the run up to the actual date make a plan for one long shelf life item per weekly shop (long life milk, rice, pasta, sauces, bottled water and water filter etc.). If there's no sign of a deal in October I will start then. However, a) it's not done yet so it may well not happen at all b) there might still be a deal.
The best you can do is try to engage your friends and acquaintances in discussion on the subject - try to get them interested - and keep yourself informed. The more people engage in rational discussion the better. Finally, the last thing your DC needs is to feel you are anxious. It might be a little tricky but the worst is to panic.

Oh please, get a life. Our parents lived through wars. This is bloody Brexit. Do you remember the 50's? The world is doomed. No it isnt. All the mess will get sorted

It does worry me i can't lie about that. I don't believe we're in an end of world type scenario but I do think costs will increase, whether that short or long term who knows.

Me and DH have decided to try to make what we think are some sensible changes.

We're going to try and find a good selection of vegetarian cheap meals we like and wouldn't feel too fed up of if meat prices get too high.

We're building a small supply of stocked foods, toiletries, candles etc. Stuff that we know we will use whether things go bad or not. Just a few plastic storage tubs full that can live under the dining room table or the bed. We are picking these up with the weekly shop so for example in Lidl today spaghetti is 20p a pack and lasts till 2020 so picked up 5 for the tub.

We're also planning to have a bit of cash in the hous e incase there are any issues with banks like they had in Greece.

Remember that this is the MN bubble as it were, and doesn't perhaps reflect real life.

If people feel the need to stockpile, do what those on submarines do and build a false deck (floor) from tins/packets and then cover the tins with ply. Safe to walk on, and no extra storage required.

And you can also sign the petition for a final say on the deal. Whether remainer or leaver, asking for a say in this is a reasonable thing to do:

www.change.org/p/theresa-may-mp-give-people-a-final-say-on-brexit-deal

I know, I know. I can rememeet in the 70s
Power cuts
Shortages, albeit at different times of
Sugar
Coffee
Potatoes
Paper
In supermarkets, my mum used to peel back price stickers to reveal the lower price that beans were at the day before. Inflation was so daft. But it feels different now. I don't know why.

I'm worried, but we will all survive this, even if it is crap and puts the country back economically for the next 50 years.

Yeah, I'll be stockpiling seeds, petrol, sugar, batteries and bottled water over the coming months. Then I'll make my fortune selling it to gullible suckers.

You’re right to be terrified. We are all going to hell in a hand basket.
The vote for Brexit was and is a joke of unfunny proportions.
We are all going down hill from here, sorry

Perhaps post on one of the actual Brexit threads, by which I mean one in the Brexit section. You might get some good advice, information and insight there.
When I was younger, with young children, I became very alarmed about a number of things that ultimately didn’t affect me, so I understand your concerns - however I do think Brexit is potentially more serious so the more you know and are able to prepare, the better. Best wishes.

Oh please, get a life. Our parents lived through wars. This is bloody Brexit. Do you remember the 50's? The world is doomed. No it isnt. All the mess will get sorted

Agree!! We habe lived through war. This scaremongering is pathetic.

In true mumsnet words “ get a grip”

Do you think the first world will be dropping food packages over us?

Anyone else remember the millennium bug and all the crazy prepping 😂

The optimist in me still believes that Brexit won't actually happen. I keep hoping that people will see the lunacy of it all, we'll have another vote and the whole crazy idea will be consigned to history.

If it does happen, we just have to hope that we go with a relatively soft Brexit and manage to forge a decent deal. Things will be bad, but hopefully not catastrophic. A lot of individuals will be losers, but hopefully things will get better after a few years.

If we crash out with no deal, I think all bets are off tbh. Thankfully, we do have the option to go overseas if things get really bad, but that would be an absolute last resort. I wouldn't want to leave my parents or drag dd away from her school/friends etc., but who knows, we might have to. I haven't started stockpiling stuff just yet, but if a no-deal Brexit really starts to look likely, I think we'd all be foolish not to.

I'm concerned and will be stockpiling a few things, but I believe that a no deal Brexit is less likely than a cleverly-worded fudge. The Tories are between a rock and a hard place, but they don't want to destroy the country and send themselves into oblivion. The EU would prefer not to sever us from the continent either. Be prepared, but don't panic. We might get a change of leader/ government before Brexit and in any case this might all fizzle out into a BRINO (Brexit in name only).

I am not worried that there will be no food and medical supplies but I am worried how far our economy is going to tank and the standard of living dropping hugely.