DP goes back to work on Friday, not sure how I feel

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While I am glad because at least he still has a job I am also nervous because some of the ability to keep us all 'safe' by social isolating are being taken away from us (me?). We have two children in the house, a 3 year old and a baby, I am 56 and asthmatic (albeit very mildly) and DP is 55, we live in a rural bubble so it has been very easy to keep away from people until now. I am pretty sure I'll be told to wind my neck in and stop being ridiculous but there, I've said it, part of me is very scared.

Is his job one where he will struggle to practice social distancing?

pretty sure I'll be told to wind my neck in and stop being ridiculous

Pretty much yep. Glad you have that perspective.

Isolating has become your new normal so DH going back to work with CV going around is bound to make you nervous. Just givr it a week or two and your anxiety will decrease.
Do things to help you feel in control of the situation (e.g. ensure DH changes out of clothes, washes hands, etc. when he gets home).

I've been in work 2 days/week the whole time (teacher). Because I never had a time when I wasn't working, I never had a 'return to work' scare. I understand why you're anxious, but I'm sure much of your anxiety will go once him working becomes normal again.

This happens when you are isolated and cut off from everything, it becomes your new normal and you forget about everything else going on outside. You DP needs to go and do his bit. If you are so concerned then he needs to distance himself from you and sleep in another room. But unfortunately not everyone can just stay home. We need people working hard to get us out this mess

Completely understand. Anyone who doesn't needs to wind their necks in to be honest.

Your one thing you could control is no longer there and that is scary.

My husband is in a key industry but not not on front line. For first 2 weeks he was able to wfh but it wasn't working out from his employers point of view and he had to go back. We had been living in a bubble and I was anxious too so do understand. After a couple more weeks it now seems normal again that he goes to work each day.

You had a baby at 55/56? Or are they your grandchildren? Sorry for the off topic and nosey question. Jist curious!

I'm a foster mum, we are just preparing the 3 year old to move on to their forever adoptive home which is proving hard in these times as, once again, the child has had an awful lot of things taken away from them (no playgroup/not able to see friends/not able to go the park/no more contact with birth mother or siblings etc) so we are suffering a backlash from that too. Life here is not simple at the moment and I think DP returning to work, although welcomed as he is not a man to potter about the house doing not much, has just added to the pressure.