To be sad we've done nothing.

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I can hear everyone outside having fun. Everyone's in their front gardens laughing and talking. I've got a headache and feel sick. So I'm in bed. I've had to shut the window to drown out the noise.

All my friends have had afternoon tea, BBQs and fun today. I figured we are locked down and it's just another day.

Now I feel bad ive not done anything. My kids are only 2 and 5 so war is too much for them to understand anyway. But I feel I've missed the point of today judging by everyone else.

I have shared a picture of my wonderful Grandad on Facebook who fort in berma. Very proud to be his Grandchild.

I can't believe I didn't realise how big today was going to be.

Go easy on yourself, you’re ill and the DC are too young to understand.

No one else matters as to how you’ve chosen to mark the occasion, you’ve marked it in a special way by remembering you DGF. having a slice of cake is honestly not nearly as special as that.

Burma

Seems like you're having a nicer day than the poster above.

@liaun

I haven’t done anything either, will pour a drink and go and listen to the church bells ring. I get really irritated by the majority of our village who are on our FB group showing what they are doing but none of them turn up to the short Remembrance Sunday service ever

We've told the kids what day it is, but that's about it. Is it regularly celebrated or is it just for big anniversaries? I don't remember it previously

Don't be as hard on yourself. Think of your grandad and be proud. Hopefully he's looking down on your little ones and smiling

We haven’t done anything either - I hazarded a guess that those who died fighting for our freedoms would rather we all didn’t die from a virus spread freely through us all having street parties.

Don’t feel bad or beat yourself up. These are strange times. You have honoured your grandfather. You are reflecting on war and how proud you are of him. And you are not feeling well. No one is out the front where I live. Mind you there seems to be a few mini back garden parties going on and I have a glass of wine and am just quietly sitting out here alone doing my own thing

Sorry for the spelling error geeez

Thanks everyone else. I'm not aware that it's usually celebrated. Perhaps it's every 25 years when it's a big number?

It's hard to pop out and get things right now so I've not noticed things especially for this. To be honest I've not thought about it until yesterday.

I always feel incredibly proud of my Grandad. He was skin and bone in his pictures. But he survived. He sadly died from cancer in his 60s so didn't get much of a long life. I feel today is definitely about remembering the ones who went to war. They made a huge sacrifice for us.

You've made me feel better so thanks. I find life is so chaotic with the kids this young. When they are older hopefully we can be more organised.

We haven’t done anything today either. DH was working today and DD and I had a walk and a supermarket trip. That was it. I didn’t even know about the minute’s silence until it was over!

We haven’t done anything either OP. There’s no obligation, or shouldn’t be anyway or it defeats the point.

Nothing different here today.

For the person who suggested drop off/ collection by bicycle

Plenty of people do this in the Netherlands & other countries
You just need the right equipment
Also depends on the roads too

You could pay a child minder

Nothing going on here, just been for a walk and DC on a bike ride with DH, back now. Maybe it depends where you are.

I think VE day celebrations shows an unhealthy obsession with the past so I certainly don't feel bad about not doing anything. Lockdown is really hard and you have to find your own way of dealing with things for you and your dc

Mine are 2 and 5 as well. We had afternoon tea in the garden after a walk in a local wood.

Though we did the same last Saturday too.

It’s because it’s the 75th anniversary

Don’t beat yourself up, we’re in lockdown- hard to know anything much.

We've not done anything to celebrate. My dad fought in WW2, he hated anything to do with the war and wasnt a fan of street parties either. If he was still alive now there's no way he'd be celebrating today.

We haven’t done anything either, by choice. You don’t have to! We’ve had a nice, normal day in the garden. Pizza for dinner.

DH and I have spent the day sorting the garage. Other than some BBQs, our neighbours aren’t really doing anything. Certainly no street party.

I only did a low key thing with dd. Dh sort of participated but was grumpy as hell. Dd just wanted to see her friends. Lots of them are meeting up ffs and she just wanted to do something so I got the cake stand out. No one on our road did anything.

We've done nothing! Well, DH failed to assemble some flat pack and DS and I failed to complete a jigsaw. Now eating crisps.

Lots of people aren’t doing anything much so I really wouldn’t feel that you are missing out, especially if you are not feeling well.
I put a pooppy out, that’s all.

I know what you mean. I got paid on Wednesday and felt like we needed a treat so I got all the stuff for a lovely afternoon tea.

I should have waited until today but it totally didn't register until it was too late.