It doesn’t really feel like Boxing Day. I’ve not really seen anyone for months, yesterday we were allowed to mix 3 households, we stayed home most of the day and my dad invited us over for an hour in the afternoon, they hadn’t seen anyone all day either so I was excited about seeing them, turned up and he had not told his partner we were coming and we were forced to sit in the garden in the freezing cold whilst dc’s opened their presents from them, we didn’t stay long as the kids were cold (we didn’t come prepared to sit outside). Now it’s Boxing Day and we can’t mix households at all and I’m feeling pretty rubbish about the thought of being stuck at home for the next 3/4 months.
Luckily our tier hasn’t changed today but I border a county that has gone into a higher tier, my friends are there, I go shopping there (as it’s literally 5 minutes up the road) and dd2 goes to school there. I’m sure in the next week or 2 we will end up in a higher tier anyway.
I know people are going through worse things, I know I’m lucky to be still i tier 2 but the loneliness is real. I am a single parent with 2 dc’s with sn’s, my mum is in my bubble but I only see her once every 2 weeks, I have just had my hours reduced at work so I’m stuck at home even more.
Anyone else feeling a bit down about it all this morning? Maybe just the come down after Christmas Day?