To not understand why people are looking forward to 2021

[peasoup8]

I was chatting to a friend yesterday about how rubbish lockdown is and we were saying how crap this year has been for both of us. We talked about it for a while and then she said, 'Bring on 2021!' I've had a few other people say things like 'I can't wait until this year is over' and 'I'll be glad to see the back of 2020'.

I don't get it - do they think the virus is just magically going to disappear at midnight 31st December?

[ivfbabymomma1]

It's awful that you could be losing your hope. But perhaps she meant roll on 2021 as we might be closer to the end of all this? Maybe it's wishful thinking who knows!

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@SpringSunshineandTulips

I’m hoping that by April kind of time things will be better. Vaccine for some, better weather and less stress on the nhs. If we don’t have something to look forward to, then what?

We can look forward to next summer while not getting our hopes up too much that everything will just be back to normal, but at least we should be coming out the other side.

Early 2021 will still be grim for the same reasons as now and add to the Brexit fall out.

[SufferingFromLongLockdown]

Alexa, I am so sorry to hear about your precious baby boy.

[TheAdventuresoftheWishingChair]

So do you believe that your friends in the arts will be fine again next year when things get back to normal?

I certainly don't think everything is going to be wonderful and ok for them. I am very worried for them and for the poorest in society generally. But I also think humans are incredibly resilient and creative. So some of my friends will pick up their work again and be ok, others will follow a new path and also be ok. Of course some won't be ok and as a society we are going to need to think about them and try to make things better. But that is life really - I know people roll their eyes at mentions of the war in relation to this pandemic don't think in 1914 a generation of people just said 'oh great, I get to abandon my dreams and go off and fight in France.' Life is always going to be full of things we can't control and some of them are fecking awful but we can all only make the best of the hand we're dealt. And a big part of that is trying to find a way of being optimistic. If that's too hard, I get it, but there will be good things about your year next year even with all the difficult things you're going to have to negotiate. We are just about through the worst of the pandemic at least.

I’m giving you the biggest virtual hug

Thank you, that's very kind, Macbook. I think it's fair to say I could do with one of those in real life. It's been a pretty life-changing year.

[TheAdventuresoftheWishingChair]

Alexa I'm so very sorry for your loss. You hang in there.

[catwithflowers]

What I’m saying is, I don’t understand HOW people can look forward to next year when there is absolutely no guarantee that things will magically be better and this shitstorm will be over.

OP, I posted earlier saying I was really sorry you are going through such a horrible time. But seriously, having read all of your posts on this thread........ what is the fucking alternative? We have to look forward, regardless of our position. There is always hope. And no, I'm not a middle class Ocado/Boden/private school mum. What else should we do but be positive and hopeful? I can't live my life thinking everything is rubbish and will be like this forever 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[catwithflowers]

Alexa. I am so, so sorry for your loss. Heartbreaking 😢🌸

[AnythingLegalConsidered]

I’m so sorry Alexa. I wish you hope and healing.

OP one reason why “the flu” vaccine isn’t very effective is because “the flu” is a zillion different diseases and the vaccine only covers about three of them each year.

Covid 19 is one virus and it doesn’t mutate particularly fast.

I’m sorry about your house, but my father was widowed in January and I want him to get his life back, and this seems entirely achievable sometime very early next year.

Also Trump will be out of the White House in January.

[Ratatcat]

I was looking forward to September abs September was better. I am hopeful 2021 will be much better than 2020. I normally hate new year but this year I think it will be a really important marker psychologically for many people.