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To be sad 2020 is over

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Thewinterofdiscontent · 01/01/2021 00:35

To me, 2020 was the one random year in a years of progressively twatty years to give to give us freedom.
The year public health overtook profit. The year free giving and raising money became the norm. The year people who were just about money couldn’t be knobs about it,
The year we had to think about what we grow, produce and make and how this effects others.

I’m dreading 2021 frankly. It’s going to be a nasty whiney year of recriminations.

OP posts:

loveisagirlnameddaisy · 01/01/2021 01:00

[quote headlock]@FinallyFluid what does that mean? Excuse my ignorance!![/quote]
Fuck the fuck off and when you get there fuck off some more

buffyp · 01/01/2021 01:01

@Yellownotblue

Well you’re in luck, as many scientists are saying 2021 is going to get even worse.

And many more are saying it won’t so why not try being positive. It will be difficult at first but in a few months life will start getting back to normal because like it or not, the economy has to start functioning again and more people than not will have been vaccinated.

Bloodylovecheese · 01/01/2021 01:01

Fuck the fuck off and when you get there fuck off some more ...that right?

FinallyFluid · 01/01/2021 01:01

From In The Thick Of It....

Fuck The Fuck Off, And When You Get There Fuck Off Some More.

FlamedToACrisp · 01/01/2021 01:01

@Veryverycalmnow

What does FTFOAWYGTFOSM mean?

It means Fuck The Fuck Off, And When You Get There, Fuck Off Some More.

Agoodbriskwalk · 01/01/2021 01:01

I think it's ok to recognise that this year HAS brought some positives, while being glad it's over.

Mine is that homeworking has become so normalised. I hope we never again see worker bees traipsing into soulless buildings just to sit at desks in the same room.

FinallyFluid · 01/01/2021 01:02

Love is a girl beat me to it........

FinallyFluid · 01/01/2021 01:03

As did flamed to a crisp..........

PetertheWalrus · 01/01/2021 01:03

@Thewinterofdiscontent

To me, 2020 was the one random year in a years of progressively twatty years to give to give us freedom. The year public health overtook profit. The year free giving and raising money became the norm. The year people who were just about money couldn’t be knobs about it, The year we had to think about what we grow, produce and make and how this effects others.

I’m dreading 2021 frankly. It’s going to be a nasty whiney year of recriminations.

If it makes you happy OP, I agree with you. Happy New Year.

Cabinfever10 · 01/01/2021 01:03

Am going to go against the grain here @Thewinterofdiscontent and say YANBU ds (asd/adhd and other issues) has thrived this year with lockdown and home learning. Social distanced learning was amazing for him as "everyone is like him " and for the first time in his life the world is perfect for him (bar masks) I half wish that things could stay the same for him and the other half of me hopes that everyone else learns what it's like for people who aren't "normal ".
Should say I also have asd and have found this year the easiest and most relaxing of my life as no-one expects "social norms" from me

bingowingsmcgee · 01/01/2021 01:03

Yabu

Lovely1a2b3c · 01/01/2021 01:03

YANBU but it's also meant grief and/or financial loss/loss of job/home/security for lots of people so it obviously isn't going to be a popular opinion to have!

2021 may well be worse though depending on how quickly and the extent to which this newer strain of Covid spreads and how quickly the vaccine can be distributed so there's that!

I wonder what 2022 will be like!

Ginfordinner · 01/01/2021 01:04

@Agoodbriskwalk

I think it's ok to recognise that this year HAS brought some positives, while being glad it's over.

Mine is that homeworking has become so normalised. I hope we never again see worker bees traipsing into soulless buildings just to sit at desks in the same room.

I miss my workmates. I don't miss the commute, but I miss the people. Banter on Teams is not the same.

EckhartLolly · 01/01/2021 01:05

OP the year the norm was turned on its head. Of course we wouldn't have chosen the downsides, loads of suffering and death, financial misery and loss but as with everything there is another side.
The year I didn't have to run around to after school clubs, the year I got to do loads of walking with my kids. The year I didn't have to meet the usual expectations like taking half a day driving to a meeting and struggling to park when zoom will be fine instead. The year I had downtime without having to make excuses. The year I could make innovations without the red tape.
My heart goes out to those who have lost loved ones, jobs etc. But let's take stock and not lose the good things we were able to do purely because of the extraordinary situation we found ourselves in.

Chaotic45 · 01/01/2021 01:06

Good for you OP.

However surely you can appreciate that for most of us it's been an incredibly difficult year. A little sensitivity goes a long way.

Godimabitch · 01/01/2021 01:06

You're aware lots of people died, lost their jobs and suffered terrible damage to their mental health right?

I'm rather looking forward to 2021 being the light at the end of the tunnel.

SarahAndQuack · 01/01/2021 01:07

The year public health overtook profit. The year free giving and raising money became the norm. The year people who were just about money couldn’t be knobs about it.

What this boils down to is you celebrating charity. I have heard this a lot, this year. 'Isn't it wonderful what charity can do?' 'Look how ordinary people have come forward to feed children who needed free school meals!'

In fact, though, there's not much evidence most people are actually donating more money to charity. Governments are giving less, so poverty is becoming more apparent. And people are struggling more, so needs are becoming more visible.

I don't think we should celebrate any of that, personally.

Cheeselets · 01/01/2021 01:10

Not sure why everyone is being so rude!

I don't agree with you OP, in that I'm very glad 2020 is over, but also... You're completely entitled to feel however you like and I'm glad you've found some positives.

SarahAndQuack · 01/01/2021 01:10

@EckhartLolly

OP the year the norm was turned on its head. Of course we wouldn't have chosen the downsides, loads of suffering and death, financial misery and loss but as with everything there is another side. The year I didn't have to run around to after school clubs, the year I got to do loads of walking with my kids. The year I didn't have to meet the usual expectations like taking half a day driving to a meeting and struggling to park when zoom will be fine instead. The year I had downtime without having to make excuses. The year I could make innovations without the red tape. My heart goes out to those who have lost loved ones, jobs etc. But let's take stock and not lose the good things we were able to do purely because of the extraordinary situation we found ourselves in.

Yes, and this year, my DP had to do overtime most weeks. I had to juggle looking after my DD and working rather more hours than I'd planned. I couldn't begin to make innovations because I was busy just coping.

If I feel like that, and I'm not even in healthcare (I'm in education), then god knows how people on the front line feel.

If you were lucky enough to have had an easy time of it, you could always register that by doing some volunteering - but please, don't ask the rest of us who didn't have your good luck to 'take stock' of 'good things'.

headlock · 01/01/2021 01:12

@loveisagirlnameddaisy 😂 thank you!

Giraffey1 · 01/01/2021 01:13

Personally , I am very glad 2020 is finished. It was a terrible year for me. Please god, 2021 ends up being better.

middleager · 01/01/2021 01:16

@EckhartLolly

OP the year the norm was turned on its head. Of course we wouldn't have chosen the downsides, loads of suffering and death, financial misery and loss but as with everything there is another side. The year I didn't have to run around to after school clubs, the year I got to do loads of walking with my kids. The year I didn't have to meet the usual expectations like taking half a day driving to a meeting and struggling to park when zoom will be fine instead. The year I had downtime without having to make excuses. The year I could make innovations without the red tape. My heart goes out to those who have lost loved ones, jobs etc. But let's take stock and not lose the good things we were able to do purely because of the extraordinary situation we found ourselves in.

What good things?

I take it that your children aren't in GCSE years then?

lulad · 01/01/2021 01:18

That's some navel-gazing shite!

Summerdayshaze · 01/01/2021 01:18

I’ve barely left my house for a year after only just getting over cancer in 2019.

Fuck off.

OfaFrenchmind2 · 01/01/2021 01:20

@FinallyFluid

FTFOAWYGTFOSM

I got the general idea, but I crave the full translation. Please!!!

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