Covid - Another job for the women

[maybeanidiot]

Currently me and my DCs (6 months and 2 years) have covid.

I completed the test and trace form for myself but haven't completed it for my DC. The form is long and badly designed, it took be a good 15-20mins to complete. Plus everywhere they've been I've been too, so it was all declared in my form.

Test and trace are calling twice a day about the forms and asking if I have 15 minutes to spare. I don't, I've currently got a toddler who's stir crazy from being locked inside and is trying to poke my babies eyes out with a toy thermometer. I'm infuriated that the online form doesn't have an option that lets you complete one form for both you and your dependents.

1. AIBU to not complete the forms for my DC and ignore al further phone calls?

1. AIBU to think that this is another example of the government forgetting about women and all the unpaid labor they do?

I didn't fill in forms.
I got quite a few calls from track and trace on one particular day
I ignored them all (because I had already told everyone who I had been in contact with so I didn't see the need to give them their details too)
It's fine to ignore as long as you've told the people you were in contact with and are isolating as you should be

Do you have a DH/DP who could complete the form for your child?

I agree it would be handy if you could just fill in one form though!

@purpleme12

Yes, everyone knows.

It felt quite pointless first time around putting in the details of all my family members when I'd already let them know on the group chat.

1. You wouldn't be unreasonable. You've done enough. Where on earth do they expect a 6 month old would have wondered off to without their parent / caregiver!

2. YABU. I agree the government doesn't give a toss about the unpaid labour that women do and indeed covid / lockdowns did highlight this but completing forms and dealing with track and trace is not an example of this.

@GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing

I do, and I did ask. But 3 days in and he's still not done it and keeps coming up with excuses.

Maybe tell test and trace that, and give them his number!

[quote maybeanidiot]@GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing

I do, and I did ask. But 3 days in and he's still not done it and keeps coming up with excuses. [/quote]
That’s not the government’s fault 🤷🏻‍♀️
Give T&T his phone number for his children and tell them to fill their boots.

Covid becomes women’s work when women accept men not doing it. Don’t.

The problem is your husband

All they do is send you a text if you're a contact telling you you're a contact and to take tests each day for the next week.
My child's dad filled it in for her when she was at his and so put my details in so I got a text telling me I was a contact (duh) so hardly essential when you've told them anyway.

Can’t blame the Government when it is your DH’s fault

Just click that they haven't been anywhere no-one to notify

I've just done one for my son it said (my address) is this where your staying answer yes what type of home is it? Family home, next question are you staying in a care home?

Then it asked me twice about his school and where he had been last week he has literally been to school it felt like it thought I was lying

We filled one form and ignored he phone calls. We couldn't cope with it so switched the house phone off.

It’s hardly women’s work unless you martyr yourself and don’t ask for any help, is it. And even then it’s not women’s work, it’s your work because you have presumably decided only you can fill your children’s out. I agree there are many things that fall to women if you are not in an equal partnership but this is not one of them.

I've just had to do this, first for myself then for DS1 and DD5. It was infuriating, stupid questions and repeating the same information over and over. I went outside for some peace and quiet to sit and do it and DH had the nerve to ask me why I was taking so long, I could have throttled him and told him so! Then as I put my contact details down for DC I'm bombarded with texts saying we need to isolate, we are close contacts, bla bla bla. Wish I hadn't bothered!

YANBU. I blocked T&T's number in the end because they kept calling multiple times a day.

The "no more than 20 minutes" call for dc turned out to be 45 minutes on a terrible quality line. I have been ignoring all calls for my later positive test as not going through that again. Aside from the supermarket, I hadn't gone anywhere different and they are hardly going to notify everyone in tesco. I don't even know what they are doing with all the info any more as no one with vaccine has to isolate after being a close contact. Seems utterly pointless now.

They just text the person, that's literally it.
Just ignore the calls