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Will you stick to the rules if lockdown in the UK is extended for another 12 months?

213 replies

BirdieFriendReturns · 28/04/2020 15:32

Yes or no?

OP posts:
Kokeshi123 · 29/04/2020 01:11

"We will probably combine households with a friend with similar age children if it goes on much longer."

Us too, in the near future, if this were to go on.

DustyMaiden · 29/04/2020 01:12

If we had to do it then I will. No one is going to ask us to if it’s unnecessary.

Lovely1a2b3c · 29/04/2020 01:13

Yes I would. Like another poster above I am disabled though and my life has not changed significantly in lockdown! I don't go to shops or eat out etc. anyway.

I can understand that it would be very different for other people (particularly those unable to see their parents etc.) though and that the economy would be devastated by the situation.

DamnYankee · 29/04/2020 01:35

Hell, no
They need to trust us to weigh the risks and benefits and make responsible decisions.

JemSynergy · 29/04/2020 01:36

No. I have no income coming in, my savings would be eaten up, I'd lose my house.

boomboy · 29/04/2020 01:59

I think I'd manage to, although I wouldn't look forward to it (and wouldn't agree with it). I'm a sahm and DH has been wfh reasonably well (though it's cramped in our 2 bed flat). Financially we're not affected at all (except a marginal increase in food bills with DH at home). We have a toddler who is missing other dc, but he saw most of them at toddler sessions which have all been stopped anyway. He's only 23m though so is still doing parallel play, and seems happy enough playing with me and DH. We would have no choice sticking to the rules because most activities we did before have been closed - visits to museums, galleries, theatres, restaurants, leisure centres. There's not much that we could actually do to break the lockdown rules really.

We don't go out much to shops/bars/pubs anyway due to DS, and I don't really have friends who I see regularly, so I don't miss that. We're not a very sociable family. It would be strange not seeing other family members for a year, but we only see them about once a month anyway, so I'm not missing them that much. I think my parents probably miss their dgc a lot, but they're the most vulnerable of all of us.

caringcarer · 29/04/2020 02:33

It would drive me mad and I would hate not to get a holiday but as I am shielding I would have little choice. I will most likely have to shield until caccibe is available. If I wad not in extreamly vulnerable group I would expect to be let out of lock down, orcst least some more freedons by end of May.

LemonsNVod · 29/04/2020 08:12

I’d do it.

Drivingdownthe101 · 29/04/2020 08:26

I don't go to shops or eat out etc. anyway

It’s not anything like that I’d struggle with. It’s seeing my mum (who lives alone), and working to keep a roof over our heads that I need to get back to:

FranKatzenjammer · 29/04/2020 18:16

I will stay at home for as long as I'm allowed to WFH. I have a weak immune system and I catch everything.

Thanx4theMmories · 29/04/2020 18:20

Nope, definitely not. The sooner we start relaxing the lockdown, the better.

Bol87 · 29/04/2020 19:34

Nope! But not because of me but my children. They need socialisation, they need education (from qualified childcare providers/teachers), they need more fun than I could ever provide in our 4 walls and local village! I could home school into the future but not to any decent level inbetween working & having a baby as well! But more important is the social aspect.. my little girl is already struggling. She is naturally very sociable & is desperately missing playing with other children & seeing her family. It would just be cruel!

I’d personally be happy to WFH forever & avoid my whingy colleagues 😂 but I can’t wait for things like country parks to re-open so we can have a lovely day out walking, cycling, scooting & picnic! Socially distanced would be fine!

bookworm14 · 30/04/2020 08:12

No, absolutely not. My child needs education and interaction, and I need to pay the mortgage. I am on the shielding list but would still not accept 12 months of lockdown.

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