[quote MurmuratingStarling]**@TheBeesKnee If you want a Ukrainian refugee living with you, just google 'how can I offer a home to a refugee' ??? There are dozens of links and websites that will advise you. There's really no need to announce it on here, or ask others if they will be doing the same. It comes across and holier-than-thou, passive aggressive, and utterly thoughtless and ignorant. And the small handful of posters trying to make other posters feel guilty for saying no should be ashamed of themselves.
MOST people aren't able to help, as they are just about making enough money to feed their children and themselves, their rent or mortgage, their bills, and their petrol and car running costs. In addition, there's the knowledge that their energy bills are rising by 50-60% next month.
On top of all that, we have ALL been through a massive world pandemic, where millions of people have lost their income, their home, their loved ones, and their business, (and some have very near lost their sanity!) Some have had to deal with severe anxiety and mental health issues, home schooling, caring for elderly relatives, and some whilst working from home.
Right now some people can just about rustle up the will to get out of bed in the morning.
FFS read the room.
And that goes to several other posters too!
We are all upset and shocked at what's happening in Ukraine, but it's not up to individual ordinary working people with ordinary homes and ordinary/low incomes to take the refugees in. And as has been said, many can't, and threads like this are pointless and smug, and help NO-ONE. What's more, we all know the OP is not going to take any refugees in. (and @Strawberryjellyicecream
would never do it either...)[/quote]
Well, I'm really grateful to @TheBeesKnee for starting this thread. It's really useful to discuss it with others with the same idea. I don't know anyone else in real life who is thinking about this and, for exactly the reasons you outline above, it's a bit awkward asking around. So thank you, OP.
Of course those not in a position to help shouldn't be made to feel bad about it. We all know the cost of living crisis is making things harder and harder for everyone. But I can assure you that real people really do do this, and it's not in order to smug it over others. Having a Mumsnet community doing it together would really help, I think. Isn't that the kind of thing Mumsnet is for? Holding each other's hands while we go through something new and challenging?