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Are you still clapping for the NHS/key workers every week?

336 replies

Emcont · 06/05/2020 18:13

Yabu - No
Yanbu - Yes

OP posts:
Fluffybutter · 07/05/2020 21:04

Nope , did it the first time as it meant something , now it’s just crass and over the top

fessmess · 07/05/2020 21:06

Nope

Fluffybutter · 07/05/2020 21:08

@littlepeterwimsey fucking hell , I knew their were some sad trolls out there but some of these lot get first prize !

Fluffybutter · 07/05/2020 21:08

*there ..

Peggysgettingcrazy · 07/05/2020 21:10

@Hunnybears to recap you judge people who don't clap.

You do it to be seen to be clapping.

You have assigned a moral aspect to clapping on your doorstep.

As I said. Nhs workers have said they don't like because of the fact it become and excuse to judge people who don't AND harass peolle who don't.

I didnt say you harass them.

But you judge them. Its fine. Own it Wink

Ifeel1000yearsold · 07/05/2020 21:12

I am. I love it. It makes me emotional every week and I love seeing everyone in our street out clapping.

LellyMcKelly · 07/05/2020 21:17

I did, but I feel a bit cringe about it now. The first time it was very emotional. Now its a duty clap so the neighbours don’t talk about us. I think it’s a bit patronising. Just pay them properly and stop with the virtue signalling.

Barnowl25 · 07/05/2020 21:19

In our village we have pots and pans a trumpet fireworks and tonight air rifles ffs. My sheep go mad at the noise. I don't clap as usually checking the sheep are ok. I am judged by my neighbours but as they are Tory voting racist, homophobic, church going Christians I don't really care about their opinion of me. I do appreciate all the key workers and show my appreciation in other ways.

Namechangervaver · 07/05/2020 21:21

Poor DP went out to the garage at 8pm and wondered why people were beeping their horns at him. Then he heard the applause and went to the end of the drive to find several of our neighbours applauding. He said it was an emotional experience with people beeping and cheering and our neighbours cheering.

We did it the first week but couldn't see any neighbours (the houses are really far apart to be fair) so have not done it since.

We'll be doing it every week now...it was great!

Lostvoiced · 07/05/2020 21:23

I had to vote no.
I can't really get out to do it as it usually coincides with me feeding or pumping or putting the baby to sleep.

I did it a couple times when the baby was in a good mood and didnt need anything. I took him out with me (well we stood in the doorway). He was quite interested and a little bemused.

I mostly do it in order to have taken part in this period of history, as theres not much else I can do as a mum of a young baby. It does rub me the wrong way that everyone suddenly values the NHS when the government has been gutting it for years and no one cared much.

I'm not being holier than thou but I have always valued the NHS highly because unfortunately I've experienced times where I wouldn't be alive right now if not for the NHS.

I just hope we push for REAL appreciation of the NHS in the terms of funding and priority from the government when this is over.

justmilknosugarplease · 07/05/2020 21:27

We did the first week. Made a big deal of it. Kept DC up to join in. We now just roll our eyes at our hypocritical neighbours who are not sticking to lockdown rules, but are out every Thursday at 8pm banging bloody pans! Doesn't mean I appreciate their hard work any less. 8pm is bed time for DC and I'm trying to keep life as consistent as possible. I bet the neighbours are calling us all sorts though.

AllesAusLiebe · 07/05/2020 21:27

No. 8PM is too late for street noise.

If the clapping took place at 6 or 7pm I would've involved DS for the first couple of weeks. 8pm is antisocial and every week he is woken up by assholes with pots and fireworks.

I'm very grateful to live in a country where healthcare is free at the point of need, but I support the health service by staying home and helping out people locally through a volunteer scheme. Strangely, I've never seen anyone from my street who claps on the WhatsApp group of volunteers. . .

MrsHampshire2017 · 07/05/2020 21:29

Nope. First week was fine now it’s just virtue signalling and a chance for the ‘Joneses’ to comment on everyone else.

Lordfrontpaw · 07/05/2020 21:32

I didn’t hear any clapping tonight. The people downstairs were having a massive row round about 8pm and throwing plates at each other.

Gallacia · 07/05/2020 21:33

No, I did it once. I have a baby that I settle around this time

monkeytennis97 · 07/05/2020 21:38

Not any more. Ndn who keep mixing households out there cheering with pots and pans. I can't look at them.

Hunnybears · 07/05/2020 21:41

to recap you judge people who don't clap

If they feel judged that’s not my issue 😬

You do it to be seen to be clapping

Wrong- no one sees us clapping where we live. They hear it but have no idea who I am 😬

You have assigned a moral aspect to clapping on your doorstep

Yes- that I do agree with somewhat.

As I said. Nhs workers have said they don't like because of the fact it become and excuse to judge people who don't AND harass peolle who don't.

Im sure many people feel like that but equally many don’t....

I didnt say you harass them.

Correct, however you insinuated I don’t care about those that feel harassed on their doorstep and that’s wrong.

But you judge them. Its fine. Own it

If you feel judged then that’s your own issue- I still think it’s sad that though!!

Pixie2015 · 07/05/2020 21:43

Clapping for carers / those that care of all ages

PenguinIce · 07/05/2020 21:56

I had to stop after 2 weeks. A couple of my neighbours see it as a chance to party and end up having lots of people over. There is still about 15 people out drinking in the street now and the clap was two hours ago!

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spinthebottle · 07/05/2020 21:59

There was a woman singing on our road this week! With the whole microphone and karaoke setting. Good grief you couldn’t make it up, although I actually got quite into it despite saying all day “I can’t be bloody bothered anymore” but went outside because I didn’t want to be the only one not doing it haha. Don’t want to be left out of the street WhatsApp Wink

Allsizes8to14 · 07/05/2020 22:04

Yes :) totally aware it serves no purpose as such...but it only takes a minute! A little way to show some appreciation, my friend is an A&E nurse and she finds it really emotional and encouraging (As a side also get to see all the neighbours in the street together which is uplifting for us as well!)

thesedaysarescary · 07/05/2020 22:32

I've stopped tbh. The friends I have who are nurses think it's ott. They would rather people just followed the rules. The sense of entitlement from many nhs support workers I see on a daily basis is starting to upset me. Companies are flinging discounts and priority at the nhs workers and then they complain and kick off over it. I just wish none of it had ever started from a retail point of view. I'm fed up of being shouted at by people who either can't have discount because they don't have their I'd, aren't nhs workers but feel they should have it too, have a partner/ friend who work for the nhs and can't understand why they can't have the discount or by people kicking off because they've queued for over an hour just to watch someone else (usually not a frontline worker tbf) walk straight in.
I am grateful for the hard work the nurses and doctors are doing on a daily basis all day every day. Not just during this crisis. I just wish that all the retail companies hadn't jumped on a bandwagon and made thiese offers and made it harder for the retail staff.

paperandfireworks · 07/05/2020 22:47

@sniggy01 no, we don't.

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