Actually the worst thing about Lockdown is NEVER BEING ON YOUR OWN

[YippeeKayakOtherBuckets]

I’ve just had a mini meltdown at DH. I’m furloughed but he is still working full time from home. Three kids, two dogs, cat. Chaos at the best of times. Oh, also the boys had CV symptoms right at the start of all this and DHs work did a WFH edict early so we’ve been in this for 5 weeks nearly.

He’s working in the dining room which is off the open plan kitchen so I have to juggle ‘homeschooling’ the 8yo, dealing with the animals in and out the back door, making lunch for everyone, fielding squabbles, keeping everyone quiet while he’s holding meetings every other hour.

He finishes mid afternoon and then wants to DO THINGS so while I’m quite happy to sit in the garden he wants me to get involved with board games and jigsaws.

Tonight tipped me over, he runs a martial arts class on a Wednesday which is now happening over zoom so I have to keep everyone upstairs because any noise from kids and dogs downstairs ruins the ‘chi’ (wanker) of the session. I took a bottle of wine upstairs with me thinking I could settle in and watch crap telly for a bit. He started at 7ish.

The 8yo is as hyper as shit so was in and out of my room talking at me and literally jumping on the bed/me/dogs. The 16yo keeps sending me links to things she wants me to buy for her. The 17yo is on his headset SHOUTING at his friends rather than speaking at normal volume.

Dh finished his class about 9.30 and popped his head in to say he’s done and he’s going to watch the Mandalorian downstairs.

Fuck off you’re not, I said. You get to put 8yo to bed, and be a bit firm because he’s bored and being a dick and will be trouble. Oh, he said, can’t you do it? I’ve had a busy day.



I may or may not have been a bit sweary. The upshot is they’ve all now fucked off to separate rooms from me, nobody is asking for anything from me and I’ve finally poured a glass of wine and fired up Quiz to watch.

I really miss the days when they’d all leave the house.

AIBU I want to be isolated ALONE for half a fucking hour.

[IceCreamWaffles]

The irony seems to be that many people are suffering one extreme or the other. My mate keeps phoning me because she hasn't physically seen another person outside of infrequent supermarket trips in about five weeks now. She said she literally goes a fortnight at a time without seeing another human as she lives out of town.

[RomeoLikedCapuletGirls]

Yep. It’s one or the other. DS is driving me nuts. I’m working from home whilst he’s doing sweet fuck all and trying to shepherd him into action whilst also working is driving me to drink.

[TweetUsOnFacebook]

I've just disvovered this thread as I'm really struggling. Dh, teen dd and adult dd just don't leave me the fuck alone. They're all very sweet and easy going but FUCK I'm desperate to potter around the house without constantly being asked stuff and being dragged into conversations about people I don't know and couldn't give a flying fuck about.

How is everyone else getting on, one month on?

[InMySpareTime]

I'm still getting up at 5.30am to get a few hours' peace before people get in my space.