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.

The thing I'm most disappointed about is the likely postponement of the Euros.

Losing the small "meaningless" things that make our lives feel enjoyable and worthwhile just leaves us with how shit and futile the whole thing is. No point saving my life if doing so leaves me without a life to live.

My wedding in London in July
My honeymoon in Italy in August 😢

Lots of things really.

Ds football matches have been called off for the next few weeks.
Not wanting/being able to bring dc to see my parents as they're high risk.
Unlikely we will be able to go on holiday abroad this year.
Pissed off that the shops are like Armageddon.
James Bond release being postponed.
F the schools do close it could massively set my dc back.

All first world problems I know that.

We spent a year living in America and DD(14) speaks to her best friend there every day and still misses her.

Best friend was supposed to be coming for a week at Easter to surprise DD. Flights have been booked for months but I'm expecting to hear any day now that she won't be coming I was so looking forward to seeing DD's face when she saw her friend and we had it all planned out.

Lots of cancelled theatre trips. A cancelled weekend away. A planned holiday.
Not important in the scheme of things.

Possibility of schools closing, over 70s being asked to isolate (aka our childcare) and me trying to work from home for my directed hours (teacher) with a 15 month old who can open doors, climb over stair gates, only naps for half an hour a day.

On the plus side, CBeebies are likely to have very high numbers of viewers....

Cancelling my trip to see my two sons in New Zealand in April has made me sad, but I totally accept it has to happen. And I’m grateful that the authorities there are stopping all visitors to the country so my boys are safe for the time being.

@tigerbear.

My half marathon has been cancelled & it's my 40th in a couple of weeks

No football ⚽️:(

I couldn’t go on a booked holiday in January because I had an accident, now we’ve had a trip to Tuscany cancelled too. I’m supposed to be going to an event at the Royal Albert Hall in a couple of weeks, but I’m expecting that to be cancelled too.
I’ve been off sick for months and can’t go back to my old job, as it’s too risky (there’s a high risk of violence and I’m no longer strong enough to restrain), so I’m due to start a new job in a college at the end of the month; it’s already been postponed once because I had to have surgery. I’m skint and sad.

Something I have been working really hard on at work that few people outside my team will give a toss about now has the potential to be totally derailed and I might as well not have bothered.

Dd not seeing her grandma on her birthday next week. They are both so disappointed about it.

My DC taking part in an international tournament overseas with their team that’s been in the planning for a year and my DH and I having our first weekend away together for over 10 years due to caring for other disabled DC.

My holidays but as others have said I can always go next year. Lots of people already can't even do that so disappointing but sensible.

When I was 9, a teacher came into my classroom and informed us that the netball match that night had been rained off. I spent the rest of the lesson trying not to let the big tears plop over my lower lids. I've never felt disappointment like that since!

Oh dear this is far more depressing than I intended. I really feel for those with babies and young children. To be isolated at home will be really tough. I used the say the only way I could cope was to get out every day.

I know there are plenty who disagree but I do think this is one of the reasons the government tried to keep things as normal as possible for as long as possible. Lots of sad and disappointed people are going to be difficult to "contain" especially if it goes on for the 16 weeks of school closures Arlene Foster has suggested.

My wedding 😢 its planned the end of may just when the virus is due to peak. I'll be truly devastated if we have to postpone

DS's school do an annual afternoon tea for grandparents and residents of the sheltered housing across the road. It's lovely, the kids sing, and make spring decorations and there's lots of cakes.

Cancelled. He's gutted.

Our wedding 😞

I’m suppose to be seeing Elbow in April with DH.
Six the musical in April with DD
Also Dua Lipa in May and Billie Eilish in July gutted if the last one is cancelled but hopefully she’ll reschedule like she has in the US.

Two holidays 😭😭😭

My first world problems:

1. My 30th birthday party in 2 weeks (I shut myself away for a last few years of my 20s because of mental health, anxiety and bereavement issues, and I promised myself I'd get myself back in 2020). Party will likely need to be cancelled/postponed. I'm sad about it because the worry since arranging it had turned into happy excitement.

1. My holiday abroad. I'm not a big partier, drinker, shopper but value being able to take an annual fortnight in the sun.

1. My other half's 30th birthday gift was tickets to a festival over the summer. We haven't been to a festival before and got weekend passes. He doesn't know yet but I'll need to tell him soon I think.

Attending a family wedding in Asia over Easter now cancelled, concert tickets that we bought DS age 9 as a Xmas present will also probably be cancelled. Hoping that trips to London and Wales in May will go ahead as well as 40th birthday celebrations in June and family holiday to Portugal in July.

I'm assuming things will be back up and running by the summer - if not every airline and tour operator will go bust and I very much doubt that governments will allow that - restrictions will have to be lifted.