When lockdown is lifted..

[AmazingGracesMum]

When lockdown is lifted I am ashamed to say that I've no friends to reunite with, no friendly neighbours to reconnect with, no school run mums to chat to. Aibu to feel this way? I am "normal", I have my family who I will see, and my own child and partner who I love and who love me but not one single friend or acquaintance who will have missed me. For this reason, lockdown is strange for me. I'm used to being on my own, alone in the world with no social events to go to. I'm always on the edge and never a part of anything. Aibu to feel this way, is this just me?
Sounds tragic doesn't it!

There are lots of MNers who seem to live like you.

To me it is strange, but, if it is how you choose to live / prefer to live, then that's the beauty of being an adult in a democratic country - you can do what you like, and live your life the way you enjoy living your life, just socialising with your family members. Doesn't really matter what a random stranger on the internet thinks, if you are happy.

It depends why your life is like that really, is it your choice ?

Same here, been locked down 2.5 weeks and other than husband and kids that live in the house with me the only person I've heard from is my mother, not one friend or college etcto be heard from

I'm a bit like you. I have one or two long distance friends.

I'm awaiting an assessment for autism. That makes me feel a bit better thinking that it's not my fault that my life is like this.

I’m the same. I posted a thread on here about having no one to sign my passport (not that I will be going away now anyway) and got flamed by a lot of posters for having no one! Even got called a bad mum by one of them and that it’s concerning for my children me having no friends , from what I’ve seen on MN it’s not as uncommon as people were trying to make out but then I’m a single parent so don’t even have a partner so that’s probably the reason why people were so shocked! I haven’t spoken to anyone other than the kids in a week, my kids have friends at school but I haven’t connected with any of the mums (believe me I’ve tried and they all seem unfriendly/ cliquey ) and I’m not going to beg anyone to be my friend, also live on a street where no kids play out as it’s a main road in London, my neighbours are mainly elderly and all keep themselves to themselves (never say hello) I don’t work as I’m a carer for my oldest with autism. Lock down is what my life is like normal, there is no change for me.