Argh. I'm so tired of this.
I know parents who are at home, working and homeschooling and really struggling.
I know parents with children at school because they are key workers who are stressed and struggling because they can't get wrap around care, they're at risk every time they go to work etc.
Other families are at home, not working but worrying about whether they're going to be able to pay the bills long term.
Old people are lonely.
Small children are lonely and not getting opportunities to socialise and learn.
High school children are getting hugely behind - this is a disaster.
KS1 children are missing the vast bulk of their early years education and getting hugely behind, this is a disaster.
Children with any kind of additional needs are getting less support and falling further behind. This is a disaster.
People living alone are totally isolated and incredibly lonely.
People with families are struggling with being cooped up in their house/flat etc with no respite.
the list goes on.
I can have my own struggle and feel really stressed about it but that doesn't mean I think my issues are more important than the person next door who has different struggles and stresses. I am so tired of this inability of so many of us to see this. One woman left our class WhatsApp group in a huff because 1/3 of the children are back at school and she is so angry about it and thinks the parents are taking the piss. I mean, FFS.