Would you be willing to admit

[Samtsirch]

This is intended to be lighthearted so I apologise if anyone is upset or offended.
I just wondered if anyone would be willing to admit to something which really upsets them about the lockdown situation, whilst also being very aware of how petty and selfish it is in light of the widespread suffering and the seriousness of the whole awful situation ?
For example, I am so thankful for everything I have atm and am doing as much as I can to help neighbours and friends, but I am absolutely gutted that Eastenders/ The Archers won’t be on so often, and also that I am about to run out of my industrial strength cover up foundation, which I used to buy at my local chemist and doesn’t seem to be available online..😟

I admit that I'm glad to have a rest for a while. I am self employed and have built my business from scratch over the past 5 years. It is now a very successful business with 4 employees.

I've been incredibly stressed about this and laying people off etc, that I'm exhausted and need a break.

The theme parks. We live for them and go every weekend in the season, I am upset I don't know when we will get to go on a rollercoaster again. I know it's petty, right now we have a hugely reduced income (self employed, all business currently on hold) and can't cover all of our outgoings and will probably lose DD's fabulous school place but I still can't stop thinking about 13 and Nemesis at Alton Towers and Stealth and The Swarm at Thorpe Park, we had been counting the sleeps since Christmas.

@Samtsirch

Not seeing the DC (both left home and living with partners... some 20-30 miles away,) makes me a bit sad.

Me and DH see them a couple of times a month (so like every other week) and it's quite upsetting knowing it could be 2 months before we see them. We saw them Mother's Day, and despite some people having a right go at me (on here) for seeing them, I am so glad I did. (They came to us and spent an hour here.) We are middle aged and they're in their 20s.

We saw them before the strict lockdown, and not seeing people was just an 'advisory.' My DC are not going to able to see each other either. Thanks God for skype and whatsapp! And facebook and twitter; it makes me feel much closer to them (than if I was only able to ring them,) because we have a lot of contact online. Pretty much daily.

I had lots of plans for the Easter holidays and the last half of my maternity leave that are all cancelled. I'd planned a lovely few days staying with my mum that are now cancelled (although I think dh is more disappointed by that as he had a few days without me and the kids!)

In general I miss my freedom and being able to see my family, pick up and go out with the kids, see other people - is just made a couple of friends (which is a big deal for me!) but by the time this is over I'll be due back at a job I hate.

And now I have no excuse not to sort the garden out. It's a real state.

We were supposed to have a loft conversion because we are tripping over each other in a small bungalow. Now we're tripping over each other in a small bungalow with nowhere else to escape to. If we get through this without strangling each other, it'll be a minor miracle, never mind the threat of a pandemic.

DS missing his last term at uni

I'm going to put on at least a stone

Our local 10k is cancelled and I'm missing running/chatting with friends

We will miss the weekend away we had booked for DH's big birthday which is so sad as we decided to splash out in January after agreeing that we were going to make 2020 the year of having loads of family fun! Also feeling like our summer holiday might go the same way.

We also had to cancel our anniversary plans for next weekend.

And I also can't get my (short) hair cut so will grow a mullet if this goes on for too long.

But I know others have it worse and I hate to complain!

I absolutely hate end of year performance reviews, but put a lot of effort into capturing all my objectives and outcomes in our HR system. I've had a really good year zero cock ups

Today we were told that this year's appraisals process has been cancelled for the entire organisation.

Thanks a bunch! I bet I'll have a crap year next year.

If I was Alanis Morrisette, I'd be whining "isn't it ironic"

@PristineCondition

Something about your sadness over your haircut has really got to me. I take going to the hairdressers for granted and can't imagine having got to 34 without going. Where are you based and how much is a haircut? If I can afford it (and you can't), I'd like to pay for you to keep your appointment when this is all over.

@RhymingRabbit3 congratulations on your new baby.

Doing my own ironing and cleaning still paying cleaner

Can't do what I want when I want and family are all at home under my feet. I am wfh. I need personal space even if that's pootling round the shops.

And my DD was going on holiday with her bestie (the last time she went on a plane was 2012 so she doesnt remember) they are teenagers and been really excited planning their hol.

That DD2 is missing her reception year at school.
That we were supposed to be flying to see the IL’s abroad at Easter (haven’t seen them for 3 years) but it’s cancelled. My 6 and 4 year olds are distraught.
That my cousins wedding is cancelled (I and my DD’s were bridesmaids and were so looking forward to it).

My kitchen has been ripped out and now I don’t know when they are coming back to fit the new one.
And I need a pedicure.

I just started work last Monday after 4 years searching. Now there will be reduced hours and 20% layoffs. Waiting for the axe to fall

I'm gutted that my hair/nail/brow appointments have now been cancelled

It's my dd's birthday next week. Her favorite restaurant is shut and she can't spend time with her friends. She can't spend her birthday money at the shops either.

Eldest was due to sit his GCSE's and has had a abrupt end to secondary school.No prom either

Youngest is in year 6 and now won't get to do his staged transition into his next school;he has SEN so this makes the process difficult.He's has to leave everyone behind without a proper goodbye.

Had my dream holiday booked for this summer;have worked my socks off for it now probably won't be able to go.

This is going to have a major impact on my business and I don't know know if it will survive.

Two friends joint business has folded today as social distancing means months of work has been cancelled and I'm gutted for them.

And the saddest is today I heard someone who I knew as a teen has died from the corona virus.He was a man who use to give up his free time to run a youth group I went too.He was one of the nicest people you could hope to meet.

Both children were meant to be settled into their childminder on 20th April & I was due back to work on the 27th April. One whole week of doing exactly as I pleased! I fee robbed.

I'm gutted that I've worked my arse off at uni whilst being a lone parent and now it feels like it was all for nothing.

.... kitchen Reno on hold, patio roof on hold and a bit annoyed spending $200 on work clothes

I'm sad as it's my 40th next month and I'd booked to visit my oldest friend in south east Asia...

I've had to close my businesses but we'll recover, but I'll never turn 40 again☹

The hairstyle of my year 2020 will be a cross between Worzel Gummidge and Phil Spector.

I'm annoyed that I recently moved to part-time hours, but now everyone is only wishing 4-5 hours a day in my service, so I'm getting paid less to do the same amount of work.