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Schools out forever
practicallyperfectwithprosecco · 20/03/2020 23:10
Well that's year 11 done!! School managed to stay open for 11 and 13 today to do leavers assemblies and let them all say goodbye. Shirts were signed, tears were shed and I think the whole social distancing thing went out the window. Dd appeared home at 7ish snappy, tearful and slightly intoxicated (so much more restrained than her mother at that age but I didn't have a killer virus spoiling my fun)
She went straight up to her room to self isolate- it's the new term in this house for the teenage phenomenon of only surfacing for food!
TheMemoryLingers · 20/03/2020 23:15
She went straight up to her room to self isolate
Just think - a few months ago, if someone had said they were 'self isolating' or 'social distancing' the reaction would have been WTF are you on about? Now it's the subject of most conversations.
practicallyperfectwithprosecco · 20/03/2020 23:17
Self isolate
Social distancing
Coming soon to an Oxford English Dictionary near you
In 50 years we won't be the remember the war generation we will be the remember when we had to self isolate generation
TheMemoryLingers · 20/03/2020 23:22
There'll be some QI type programme in 2070 asking panellists: 'What was the first thing to sell out of the shops in the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic?'. "Bread" and "Eggs" will get the klaxon and there'll be looks of surprise when "Loo rolls" is the correct answer.
Office365 · 20/03/2020 23:25
I swear if we redo the bathroom this year if we can sodding afford it now I'm sticking a bidet in. They're the future 
practicallyperfectwithprosecco · 21/03/2020 06:19
Once the shortages are over I'm going to get DH to build a new shed and fill it with toilet rolls, pasta and beans 'just in case'
Drivemybluecar · 21/03/2020 06:48
Mine was okay when he got home. He has had a medical problem this year and missed lots of school. But his predicted grades are okay. He would have done badly in exams. And his college has told everyone they are not looking at exam results for their courses so he gets to go the course he was desperate to do anyway.
I am looking at this as a silver lining in a crappy world.
I’m sure he will cope with self isolation very well. All teenagers will I suspect
clunkyinthebackend · 21/03/2020 07:12
I honestly think that prepping is going to become a fashionable thing, like Marie Kondo.
Might get on with writing a book to make my millions 
Janemarpling · 21/03/2020 07:20
Its like everything they said about Brexit is happening but by the CV instead.
What will the y11's do for months? We are supposed to set work. None will be done though.
practicallyperfectwithprosecco · 21/03/2020 07:33
To top it all she loses her Saturday job today as the hairdressers she works at is closing it's doors until whenever - she really will be self isolating!!!
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