Anyone else's eyes keep leaking?

[Dementedswan]

My eyes keep filling up, everywhere I look all i can see is the results of this virus.

My poor children, they hate school but are absolutely gutted that its finished. 'But man what about the easter bunny' will we still have Easter? But mam what about summer holidays?

They are 9 and 8, worried about it all, we are in high risk group so they cant even play out with their friends on the field in front of our house. Theyve spent the last few days watching others play. Our primary is brilliant very proactive so we weighed up risks and sent them in. Now its closed from friday, which I fully support and agree with. They are facing months of not seeing any of their friends, grandparents etc.

My oldest birthday is in may, he would like a laptipn for his school work. What are the chances of having that? We've promised since he was 8 he could have one for his tenth.

This situation is just so shit and I'm sat here with tears rolling down my face at their loss.

Wildthyme - why are you so nasty to to so many posters?

Yeah. Im sad for everyone really. It's shit.

So sorry you are struggling. Just take one day at a time.

Yeah I've cried a bit. The whole thing is just bollocks. I know we're very fortunate to have a wage which will continue as DH can work from home. I know we're very fortunate to be in good health, and not frightened of getting the virus itself (I mean, I'd rather not, but we'll more than likely be fine in a few days). However, I had a lovely life with bags of stuff to look forward to. Now there's fuck all to do at the weekends and I miss my mum and dad.

I don't think it's pathetic at all

It's a really glum situation OP, I'm not crying but I understand that many people will be - about the sudden changes, the uncertainty, not knowing what's happening. I feel for you

OP I get it, I'm really disappointed for my ds, he loves his nursery, and hes really going to miss it. I do support the closure, and I totally agree we have to do everything we can to stop this virus, but my ds is too small to understand why he isn't going to see his friends or the women who look after him at nursery, or his grandparents, and I just feel very sad about the impact this virus is having on him. I know my mum will be really upset too, she adores her grandchildren, but shes high risk so we wont be able to visit for a while. Which will be so hard on her.

Yes I’ve just had to scream at my feverish 11yr old autistic son that he needs to swallow a paracetamol tablet as I need to keep the rest of the calpol in case his 4 yr old sister gets sick. We’re day 2 of self isolation. I can’t get bloody calpol, have no one that can help. I’m working full time from home. DP is useless. I’m terrified atm. So no your not alone in crying

@PlomBear some people get off on it. Best ignored.

I've cried too. It's a scary time for everyone with so much uncertainty but we are all in this together. We will get some normality back, we just have to take things a day at a time.

Wow nice first reply!

I'm not a special sniffling snowflake, I'm not saying on my god we are all going to die! I'm simply sad my young DC lives are so affected by this and worried and scared the effect having all their family in risk group places on them.

Theyve been shielded as much as possible but now, with school closing its hit me hard, they cant play out, they wont see any school friend for the foreseeable, they cant see their grandparents etc

It's just shit and I feel for them.

@MonsterRehab23 where are you? I have a spare bottle.

It’s a hugely difficult, challenging time, but try to take it a day at a time - I’ve told my daughter this as she’s extremely stressed by everything and now her exams are cancelled.
One day at a time. We will get through this and need to try to stay strong. We have communication with devices and we have the internet. Summer is coming soon, we are not being bombed or under attack, we have a sophisticated infrastructure. Try to stay positive. 💐

just get them 2 easter eggs each, that's what I did.

However I ate one earlier today so will have to replace it

@Dementedswan I understand. It’s my 7yo birthday at the weekend. I’ve cried that he won’t have the day he wants. Silly, I know, but he’s a child and doesn’t fully understand the restrictions, and I’m sad for him. Im doing my best to retain some semblance of normalcy for the dc.

@Wildthyme there's no need for that. I've reported your post.

Yes OP. My eyes are filling up with tears near constantly. I can't understand why other people's aren't.

@MonsterRehab23 I have a spare bottle of Calpol. If the postal service is still running I'm happy to post to you? Free of charge of course x

I feel the same op

I cried earlier OP, when I heard the schools were closing. DD4 absolutely adores school and playing with her friends. She had so much to look forward to over the coming weeks - starting Rainbows, going to dance classes, her birthday. Now nothing. The thought of us all being trapped here in this shitty house day after day is making me so incredibly miserable and it hasn't even begun yet.

It feels idiotic when you think that there are people dying out there and I keep telling myself to put things in perspective. I have two healthy children and that's the most important thing.

I cried tonight. I don’t have kids of my own, but it’s all just so overwhelming. I’m having to stay strong at work, be the cheery person that solves everyone’s problems and finds a way to keep going. But people are bickering and everything is moving so fast, it’s unreal and dystopian. I’m a prepper, I already had toilet rolls and paracetamol stocks as that’s just how I work, I haven’t been to a supermarket for 3 weeks and won’t need to for the foreseeable. This is why I prep but I just can’t get my head round it tonight.

Yes, I've cried too. Its only natural. It's a scary time. We are in unknown territory.
I feel so sorry for my kids, home since last Friday, not seeing their friends . I feel sorry for my friends with underlying conditions, who are very anxious about getting this virus .
I worry for my DM , living in her own and now we cant even spend time with her .

It's tough on everyone, sudden change is going to be daunting and emotional.
It's ok to cry , its probably good to release that fear and emotion.

I hate it, OP, I hate it all.

My DS has most probably been robbed of actual A level results because of this.

Everything is awful - all we can do is adopt the war-time spirit - if we can.

@Howmanysleepsnow
Thanks for the kind offer- I’m in Scotland! My mums trying to order some from an online chemist for us. The reality of the next few months has really hit me tonight.

Yes, ive been crying on and off since friday but today has been the worst for me with waiting to hear from work and ive decided to keep my dd home from school now so picking up from our lovely child minder this afternoon was hard.
Its the uncertainty of it all that is making me anxious, on the other hard the certainty that things will get worse for a lot of people before they get better is just awful.
Trying to keep positive, being grateful im in a much better position than lots of people including some of my colleagues.
Its been a hard day no doubt, im looking forward to lockdown now just for the fact it will bring some structure and certainty.

I’ve cried a bit too. Had DS after a long battle with infertility and my dreams for our first mother’s day have been ruined. I can’t even vocalise this as it’s selfish.