Misery after 8pm announcement

[WilsonMilson]

I’m just so fed up. It feels like Groundhog Day now. Worried about business, worried about ds’s schooling. Doing dry January too - thinking about scraping that tbh. How’s everyone else doing?

@Londt

For the first time since all of this started I just sat and cried. It feels like there’s no end to any of it.

I’m usually good at finding the positives but I’m struggling.

Me too

Laying here with COVID, worrying about my children as they all have it, even my 3 year old has been ill. It’s truly scary 2 of us seem to have it more severely. Staying away from this virus must be a priority now. We have been very careful, don’t know how we got it.

Can’t wait for more fucking TWINKL comprehension on absolute nonsense.

Mate, I have a GCSE'er, an A Leveller, and I'm in a killing mood right now.

I can't do this any more. On maternity leave with a needy, premature DS, and my 4yo DD is going to be utterly devastated that her school is shut. I get no break from this shit show at all, no family locally to help out. I can't see a way out of this. I love my children, but I didn't choose to have them in house arrest. Got PND and PTSD from DS's birth, no computer at home for home schooling. God help us all.

I feel terrible for parents who need their children in school but don't meet the criteria.

I'm so annoyed. My DCs went back to school today and now this.
It's not like the figures suddenly jumped.

I’ve nothing to say other than dry January definitely is not happening.

Does anyone know if we're still allowed our support bubbles under new lockdown?

I can’t cope . PPD, DD is 4 months old (nearly 5), husband is a nurse and has just tested positive , I rely on my support bubble for mental health help but now can’t see them until we are no longer isolating . I’m finding everything hard . My close family moved away just before all this happened so they’ve seen my DD twice . I’ve been off work since Feb last year due to shielding snd then DD was born august, I feel like I’ve been off forever . Due to go back April but feel like I’ve been robbed of my mat leave. Suffered post partum complications. Just so isolated and fed up!

I'm sat here watching Sky news in tears 😭 thinking how am I going to ensure my two children are homeschooled and do my job at the same time!! I know it has to be done but it's all soooo crap ! ☹️

@MrsFezziwig

DS has GCSE’s to worry about.

Not now he hasn’t.

Year 10s still do

Thoroughly depressing. Jimmy Crankie has just decreed death to all whether it’s via Covid or general decline of mental health, poverty or just fuck up of governmental decisions in general. Massive denial in accountability......Care homes anyone?

Doing dry January was always a ridiculous idea. Should be outlawed by the government.

Boris said he HOPES schools will start to open after February half term didn’t he? So at least half a term of this.

Ten miserable months later, we're back to square one.

Thank you, Saint Boris, thank you SO FUCKING MUCH.
You failed to control the virus. So much for "we can turn this virus around in twelve weeks".

Now will you resign?

If the kids didn't need me, I would be very close to opting out completely.

Oh do shut up Xenia

It's bad enough contemplating this without having you highlight the very real risk from twats who won't think!!!!

@HumphreyCobblers

I am gutted. Have a seven year old with SN and lockdown is terrible for him, absolutely awful. He needs the variation of school or of going out and about - he has little language and no sense of narrative so cannot watch tv, read books, play imaginary games, draw/paint or access online learning in any meaningful way. At least in the last one he could play outside most of the day.

I could absolutely cry. He regressed so much last time.

Your son would be considered vulnerable and should be catered for in school.

I'm in tears - imagine there will be many on here celebrating. I've no idea why they are doing this again.

Very sad for my two dc in Sixth Form and my Year 10 child.

Feel so down this time. Angry, sad, worried. Don’t think my family’s mental health can cope with another 6 weeks of home schooling and full time working. Something has to give but I’m determined it won’t be my kids’ well-being.

There’s no goodwill left I don’t think, not like everything we clung onto last time. Such a complete monumental clusterfuck.

Blue yes, bubbles remain!