The rise in the hero complex

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There has been a certain rise in people claiming they are or thinking they are heroes. "We are saving lives".

That basically involves an avid desire to report anyone that dares to leave the house, police everyone else, dismiss the worries and concerns of others, ridiculing, attacking,bullying and emotionally blackmailing anyone who struggles, some kind of irrational fear/hate of children and gleeful virtue signaling about how much better they are at staying home. Abusing key workers that in their eyes are not doing their job,for doing their job, following guidelines(made up or official) ,not following guidelines,in the wrong clothes etc.

There are people who are seriously struggling right now, emotionally,financially,mentally,physically etc. People that are becoming more and more vulnerable as more restrictions and public policing come in. People that have killed themselves due to the situation we are in.

They are not heroes,they are not saving lives.

Ah yes I remember the bloody light saber years. Or as I call them Lampshade smashers. Sending you strength

I mowed the back lawn yesterday so I could put up our old swingball (fun, fresh air and exercise for the teens). I interrupted Their Call of Duty game to announce the swing ball idea and was met with faces.

Ohh can you show us the throw banana ?

Our only crafty projects have been the sock cock, a failed pompom(oh yeah I managed to do one) and some lollypop stick bridges that made OH swear, DD glue her fingers together and me give myself hot glue burns.
Then the cat stepped on two of them and broke them. DD hid hers in the bathtub.

Banana the idea was good. You'll make that bloody throw one day

Cant show the throw I never took a pic, and seriously visited about 3000 online shops. Think I found a similar one on etsy.
It was a linen nautical blue and white stripe throw. Really nothing fancy about it. Like a really thick cotton blanket.
The buying one problem was the size, I found a lot similar but not big enough for a king size bed. Or the material was wrong. I have pets, so cashmere isnt going to cut the mustard and donegal wool really isnt going to work when it may need washing daily.
And those giant knit blankets, well just no.

My bastard puzzle, at least it looks like something now. We had a whole week of just the sides and an ear.

I've had to finally admit that the reason shit wasn't done around the house wasn't because we didn't have time, it's because we're lazy bastards. I'm learning to live with it.
Ha ha here too!
But in my defence i soend so much time yelling at teens to move and do something there isnt time for anything else!

By the way fellow peeps there is a entire no Corona zone, I cant link to it cos I'm so hungover I cant actually remember where the hell it is. But I know I've posted on it.

Might be here, might not 🤷‍♀️
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/corona_free_zone

That's exactly where the thread needs to go

Update I have tidied garden, cleaned trampoline and son is now hosing down garden. Both of us are selfishly breathing out there

I set up the swing ball. Then DH reminded me that the last time it was used DD was 12 and she broke his nose and knocked out his dental implant with her bat, necessitating a trip to A&E as it wouldn't stop bleeding, and then several expensive dental visits. Possibly not the best idea at the moment.

Ah but it kinda appeals to my inner rebel to have this oasis of sanity and madness right in the middle of "them".

I found our old swing ball set. Put it in ground, DS hit the ball once and then the ball fell off.

Princess my aunt loves a jigsaw puzzle and got a new one where all the pieces were the same shape/size, lovely wintery/Xmassy picture. We all tried to help, drove us all batty, after 2 months she gave up and gave it to a friend who has never been beaten by jigsaw ever....she swore at her 2 weeks later! Its finally finished but its not 100% correct, a lot of the bits look exactly the same but after you have put them in where they look perfect and go back later, they are 'wrong'. There are 2 bits that just dont go anywhere! Never again!
Good luck!

I found our old swing ball set. Put it in ground, DS hit the ball once and then the ball fell off.

Oh that hit my funny bone, made me laugh like a crazy person, sorry..
(I am losing the plot!)

Right need to get off my arse and go paint the woodwork in the bathroom.... whose stupid idea was this anyay?

have this oasis of sanity and madness right in the middle of "them
Absolutely. Cant argue with that. It was just so y'all know theres somewhere else to post that isnt full of mouth breathers or is full of mouth breathers or something.

Didn't film it unfortunately but here it is now

Love this thread - my people!!

The frothers on other threads and, OMG, the ones on my local FB group were enraging me. I've got to the stage where I'm laughing at their ridiculous 'IT'S NOT ALOUD (sic)!!!!!! WHAT PART OF STAY AT HOME DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR (sic) A MURDERER!!!!!!!!!!' responses to every fucking thing.

Nothing amusing to add, but am WFH and live alone, I'm sure madness isn't that far away ....

Welcome @batshitcrazywoman!

Willow that's my excuse too. All the shouting uses up all my energy and that's why my house is a tip!
Although I have spent all morning raging on another thread. I'm bored now, going to force DC's to play Scrabble. Rude words are allowed.
Jealous of all the lovely baked goods. And I'm reporting you for frivolous use of flour.

Oh my God I have found my people.
My neighbours seem to be treating the clap for key workers thing a lot like the 2 minute hate in 1984.
Also...gutted I have missed the Spanish soldiers....

Trying to get DD a bike since OH is at home and can teach her. I can't ride a bike so don't understand the mechanics.

Did anyone go out and 'Clap for Kids' then?