What is your hardest sacrifice during the pandemic?

[Lockdowner35]

Apart from seeing family I would say going to the cafe and going to the football

Definitely the restrictions on the kids education, activities and social lives.
I think one of the saddest things is that they’ve got used to it now and going to a party or something will be an unfamiliar experience for them.

My 1st in my degree at this rate

My days off as I have to go in and have 3 covid tests a week now

Going to the cafe for a coffee

Also the kids education / socialisation

@JerichosPenisInADeadChickHat

"Soft plays"

Really?! @Sarahandduck18 you wanna get out more.

Can I tentatively suggest a bit of dogging?

Not seeing my Mam before she died
Having a Covid 19 funeral for my Mam
Not going to my Aunts funeral
Not seeing my Dad when he was in hospital for 3 weeks
Only seeing my Granddaughter twice in 9 months
Only seeing my in-laws at arms length for 9 months
Not having my Granddaughter to stay at Christmas
Only seeing my children twice in 9 months
My son not being able to sit his GCSEs
Mental health
Loss of income
I could go on.

My job.

Not being able to go to the 500-strong family festivals and camps in the summer.

Not being able to go to choir.

My childrens social lives and education - I don't really care about anything else (personally I mean!)

My children’s mental health
Their education
My mental health
I miss the beach
I miss getting dressed up to go out
I miss not being worried for my job

No international travel to see close family

My business
My family
Aqua aerobics

Socialising in general. Being able to wake up in the morning and decide to go somewhere just for the fun of it. Not being able to take my children to all their clubs/activities.

Children not seeing Grandparents. It has broken my heart.

Holidays and weekends away.

Seeing friends who live further afield.

I know you said about seeing family OP, but I want to say it anyway. I want to be with my mum, dad and sisters.

I am sorry about your dogging Funkypolar

as a teacher, I have avoided public transport so that I don't risk catching it on a bus and carrying it into school.

So I have walked 8 miles to school and 8 miles back again, every time I have been in school for a year.

I now have over use injuries in my joints, and will probably have to resign when schools reopen

Other than not seeing family and friends - travel. It's a big part of my life normally. Not just abroad but around the UK.

My family

My sanity mostly though: the idea of homeschooling while working is making my head hurt

No swimming no sealife no thinktank i bought annual passes for sealife and think-tank completely wasted my money

My sanity

@Funkypolar

Not being able to go dogging.

That made me laugh far longer than it should have. Cheers man

Medical treatment (non covid so dc and I who have regular treatment have had very little).
Education especially cancellation of exams.

My mental happiness.

Which is a lynch pin to the whole family.

But not to worry.

Being able to travel to my home country and see my family.

And the impact of it all on my kids. Missed opportunities, missed milestones, missed education, missed time with family and friends. They’ve been brilliant about it but I’ve found that one of the hardest things.