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I know IABU but I am totally fed up of lockdown

802 replies

detachablehoof · 28/04/2020 00:18

So. I know I have an awful lot to be thankful for. My family are all in good health, we have no change in our income (yet), my husband is able to work from home, we have a big garden and had plenty of nice weather to enjoy it. There's just us two and our toddler in our house. We're a lot more fortunate than many.

But... I quite honestly don't know how much longer I can stand it. I'm grieving our old life, missing my parents so much, and finding it SO HARD to keep my toddler occupied at home.

I just want to go back to normal 😭 and it doesn't look like there will be a "normal" for a while. It's all just so uncertain and indefinite. It feels like there is nothing to look forward to any more and every day is a chore.

Anyone want to offer some solidarity?

OP posts:
Sockbogies · 29/04/2020 20:29

I’m struggling and would love to ask these politicians just how are we meant to work from home AND home school at the same time?! I’m either doing one or the other, usually badly and letting someone down. I’m emotionally worn out from feeling permanently guilty. And irrationally angry at the parents on Facebook that are loving the homeschooling experience. We’ve had bugger all from the school so just trying to do what we can, which isn’t great.

PhilCornwall1 · 29/04/2020 20:33
  • All the lockdown is about is protecting a totally unprepared NHS and a totally unprepared Government. Nothing more.

And they have the economy up in the process which will hurt millions of people for years to come.*

This is very true, it's about nothing more than that.

As horrible as it sounds, very soon the government has got to reconsider "following the science" and make the decision on "staying at home and protecting the NHS" or the amount of damage caused to the economy, which is going to cause problems for far more people than the virus and over a far longer term.

Considering BA has announced 12,000 redundancies alone, how many tens of thousands of people have lost their livelihoods already? This will only increase as time goes on.

It's a ghastly decision to make but ultimately it's going to have to be made.

Furrydog7 · 29/04/2020 20:46

I am getting fed up of it. I feel as though all the fun has been sucked out of life. I always feel a lot worse on a Thursday because of the stupid clapping and pot banging. I don't parcipate but i can still hear the racket with my windows shut. I know that key workers are doing a good job but some of my family have had bad experiences with the nhs and the clapping brings back painful memories for me.

LoveBeingAMum555 · 29/04/2020 20:53

I have so many mixed feelings about it. DS is extremely vulnerable so we are shielding him which I really want to continue to do, but what about the long term? I think that's what is so hard, the uncertainty.

I dont have small children (and really feel for anyone who does) but I am working full time and like someone else said its groundhog day, get up, exercise, shower, work, lunch, work, dinner, walk the dog down the same path, watch a bit of telly, read a bit, and bed. And repeat.

Havent been out of my village for nearly six weeks, and it feels longer than that. Oh and its really shallow but can I moan about the fact that my hair looks terrible too and I hate that.

Graceambrose · 29/04/2020 20:56

Well think how lucky you are. You can still find the time to moan. Tomorrow's a new day, and you can moan some more. I expect you have food and a bed, and a healthy head. Lucky you.

missfliss · 29/04/2020 20:58

ugh.

I don't need or crave your permission or validation @Graceambrose.

TinySleepThief · 29/04/2020 21:00

I have to say I'm utterly staggered at how lacking in compassion some posters have been towards those on this thread who are struggling.

Some people have posted they are feeling suicidal for fucks sake and all some posters can say is basically stop moaning and stay home or you'll be solely responsible for killing people. Shock

Tubs11 · 29/04/2020 21:00

I think I'm the opposite, I don't want lockdown to end because when it does it will be a very different, depressing world. Bugger all will be open, people will be stressed and pissed off when people get too close and the threat of the virus remains. Guess I'm trying to say that although lockdown is hard, I think the next phase will be harder. I keep trying to remember that this won't go on forever and things will be relatively normal within 12 months

GoldenOmber · 29/04/2020 21:00

I expect you have food and a bed, and a healthy head.

I have a floor and walls too. I'm just living the high life here, I don't know how any human could possibly ever want anything else.

DreamTheMoors · 29/04/2020 21:01

I’m terrified that we’ll never have the old normal again.
Will we have sports? Concerts? Shopping? Weddings? that won’t be people 2 meters apart?
Will gatherings ever be again like they were before COVID-19 or will some bizarre new normal take over?
And exactly when will this entire thing be over?
I make myself physically ill worrying about it all.

MarshaBradyo · 29/04/2020 21:02

Tubs you have a point. The flavour of threads will change as they did from pre-lockdown to post but it will still be a lot of stressed people.

Tubs11 · 29/04/2020 21:02

Sorry, post not to bring the mood down further just sharing how I feel. I think it's unfair to say people are just moaning. This pandemic will impact everyone and in a different way and the least we can do is be understanding of that.

MarshaBradyo · 29/04/2020 21:03

Dream I feel confident re a working vaccine. It’ll be over then.

LilacTree1 · 29/04/2020 21:04

Tiny “Some people have posted they are feeling suicidal for fucks sake and all some posters can say is basically stop moaning and stay home or you'll be solely responsible for killing people.”

And you can imagine the effect that has....

Galdos · 29/04/2020 21:04

Hang on in there everyone: its effing annoying (or actually destructive) but the very worthwhile aim is that we emerge into sunny uplands where the virus has no purchase. Imagine a 10th birthday cake, with candles. Lighting one risks the rest going up, and the cake is covered in wax, and inedible...

GoldenOmber · 29/04/2020 21:06

Will we have sports? Concerts? Shopping? Weddings? that won’t be people 2 meters apart?

Yes! Yes we will. I wish politicians wouldn't use language like 'new normal' as though we'll all just have to live like this forever, because that's really not going to happen. Humans have faced waves of much nastier disease than this and went back to sports and shops and hugs and parties and so on every time, because we are social animals and we always will be. This is all short term. (It's just a really sodding miserable short term for a lot of us, and we are actually allowed to say this.)

LilacTree1 · 29/04/2020 21:06

Oh, here comes the imaginary world of no viruses

I really wish we could target one to take out these fools.

LilacTree1 · 29/04/2020 21:06

Golden x post
That was not aimed at you

TinySleepThief · 29/04/2020 21:07

And you can imagine the effect that has....

Exactly! Some posters really need to take a long hard look in the mirror and realise that not everyones life at present is all Netflix, rainbows and making precious memories!!!

LilacTree1 · 29/04/2020 21:08

Oh and I e just realised poster might be sarcastic

It’s hard to tell as so many MNers think hiding will make it go away.

MarshaBradyo · 29/04/2020 21:08

Lilac who do you mean? Post-vaccine or something else?

LilacTree1 · 29/04/2020 21:09

Marsha ignore me
I think I missed sarcasm

historygeek12 · 29/04/2020 21:09

I feel the same! i can't work because i work in a stately house and its been shut, my DP still working from home so financially were ok. Im just missing my daughter and my grandson and my mum and dad are shielding so i can't hug them!!

LilacTree1 · 29/04/2020 21:10

History “ i work in a stately house ”

Wow. Do you miss the house? I know I would.

historygeek12 · 29/04/2020 21:17

LilacTree1 I do really miss it, not just the visitors and the house but all the other guides we a really good team, hoping if restrictions get easier we may open again in july