What small but significant disappointments are you facing?

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Things that you know are nothing in the great scheme of things but still bother you more than you know they should.

I'm very concerned about how the illness will play out, how people will cope with a prolonged lockdown and how long it will take the economy to recover but I was knocked sideways by the realisation that the festival that DS2 has worked hard and saved hard for probably won't happen.

He's been getting more and more excited as all the "right" bands have been added to the lineup. I'll be gutted for him if it doesn't happen.

We have two holidays booked to take our DD on, one in May and on end of June, she’s six months old. We have planned and bought for her first holidays as well as being excited to take her. I really will be very sad if she doesn’t get to go. It’s also her first birthday in September and I don’t want that to be affected either if possible.
I feel desperately sad for a very close friend whose baby is due in May. It must be an especially scary time for her and will impact on her new baby and visitors/ days out etc.

A year of adventures before we finally (hopefully) conceive.

We've been trying for 2+ years so decided to have a really extravagant year of trips that would be difficult with children, to take our minds off it and celebrate being childless for now.

Already cancelled our April trip and not looking good for our May trip.

Hopefully the universe will look kindly on our TTC efforts in exchange!

Ds is in a waiting list for long awaited, hard fought for medical treatment in London which was a lifeline and we don't know if this will go ahead or when or how.

My DS is having his 4th birthday party at soft play on Saturday. He’ll be gutted if it can’t go ahead. I’m supposed to be going back to Scotland with DH and both DS for Easter. My DFIL I had terminal cancer but if we do make it I doubt the kids will be able to visit him and it could be last time

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I won’t see my colleagues again as we are now working from home and I move job in 4 weeks (internal move so still happening) and have cancelled my leaving drinks.

We will miss my elder sisters SURPRISE 60th birthday party - loads of us going over to Ireland to surprise her. It’s sad and we can do it another time but she would have loved it

Milosinthebox want to wish you the best of luck and hopefully all will be positive for you soon.

Was meant to be doing a European trip with my older adult children but not now, daughter is in Scotland and haven't seen her side Christmas 😍😢.

Stay safe everyone and be kind .

A scouting show that my 2 girls have put so much time and effort in to. It's not been postponed yet but I imagine it will be, I was so looking forward to seeing them on stage.

Wondering when I'll see my Nan again- they've locked down her care home. We had afternoon tea booked for her 87th birthday next week ☹️

Our holiday of a lifetime. Fingers crossed it's only postponed to nearer the end of the year tho. Trying to be optimistic. And we're really lucky we can move it without losing any money.

Was looking forward to flying out to Canada in three weeks to see our 12 week old grandson. Unlikely to happen now.

Limbo land over whether we've lost money on a long haul holiday. It would be so irresponsible to go, yet there's no advice not to so we can't invoke insurance.

Nothing in the scheme of things though. I feel sick to my stomach for the over 70s potentially facing such lengthy isolation. We all need to help with this.

Weekend trip to Paris at the weekend. First time in 35 years

I’m probably not going to get my (painful and continually infected) wisdom teeth removed any time soon.

We were due to go on holiday to the Canary Islands in April and it was a holiday I, and my family, desperately needs. My Dad passed away in October and we had already had to cancel a much awaited skiing trip with him last Feb because of his Cancer diagnosis and treatment. I know people are facing much worse with this pandemic but for us, that was the light at the end of a very dark tunnel and now it won't happen.

Craig david concert in april...hasnt been cancelled yet but my husband keeps telling me it will be. I really really hope it isn't!

2 holidays cancelled.

My DH travels abroad a lot for work. I love then having the bed to myself with lovely fresh clean sheets.

All his work trips have been cancelled

Ds turns 18 in May. He’s the youngest in his friendship group, so has been desperately looking forward to a big night out in the student union. So chances are high that it just won’t happen.

It sounds so silly, but I go to an exercise class early on a Saturday morning which has a massive impact on my mood and productivity for the whole weekend. If/when we go into lockdown I will miss this privilege the most.

zucch I understand. I go to a beloved bootcamp class on my day off. It's the only time I have for me and can chat to other adults (work isn't great). I'm genuinely dreading missing it as it helps keep me stable.
The teacher is going to see if they can start doing it outdoors 🤞.

The choir I belong to is stopping for the duration. It's a lifeline for my sanity. I respect the decision but I'm properly gutted.

My son’s school rugby dinner this Friday - still going ahead but no parents allowed. He is leaving school this year - no prize giving or graduation ball. Family coming over from America in July- unlikely to happen. Don’t know if the U.K. based people will be allowed to travel either. Not big but disappointing particularly the school leaving events

For me it is my lifetime dream of feeding penguins may be cancelled. DH booked as a surprise at Twycross Zoo at the end of the Easter holidays and I've currently no idea if we'll be doing or not

For DS it is the likelihood his regional school chess final he's just qualified for will be cancelled. He loves chess and it's the first thing he's found he's really good at and is going to be gutted!