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Original poster

Exactly how much are our youngsters expected to give up?

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StayAGhost · 07/06/2021 21:55

So after not been able to do her GCSE's, been locked down for 18 months, not able to grow and develop as a teenager should, no concerts, no Meeting with friends, no shopping or general hanging round, no holidays, no seeing grandparents the NCS have now CANCELLED their camp
For a virus that does NOT affect the young

Exactly when us enough enough??

DD sobbing in bedroom, this was what got her thru 14 assessments in 3 weeks

To take from her is cruel

And SO UNNECESSARY

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StayAGhost · 07/06/2021 21:57

NOT blaming NCS by the way

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Hmm12121 · 07/06/2021 21:58

Same here. I assume all camps are cancelled. It’s a bit gutting really isn’t it 😞

User135644 · 07/06/2021 21:59

Why have they cancelled it?

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StayAGhost · 07/06/2021 22:03

Use135644 they've cancelled it coz of the virus

You know the one the has a negligible affect on healthy teens

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User135644 · 07/06/2021 22:04

@StayAGhost

Use135644 they've cancelled it coz of the virus

You know the one the has a negligible affect on healthy teens

Yes, but the virus was presumably around when it was arranged.
balzamico · 07/06/2021 22:05

Are they still don g the other two weeks? My dd signed up for a two week non camp programme which I believe was new for this year ( there was also the choice of a three week camp one)

paralysedbyinertia · 07/06/2021 22:07

It's crap that they're missing out, but it's one of those things tbh. There was always a strong possibility that NCS wouldn't go ahead as normal this year - that's actually why dd didn't bother applying, actually, because she didn't fancy doing a half-arsed version. I'm fully expecting that her prom at the end of June is the next thing that will be pulled, and I know that she'll be gutted. If nothing else, at least this generation will learn to be good at dealing with disappointment.

As to whether it's necessary for all this stuff to be cancelled, I think the jury's still out on that. Case numbers are clearly going up, but the vaccines do appear to be working. The truth is, we just don't yet know how serious a third wave is going to be. I'm obviously keen for dd to have as much normality back this summer as possible, but not at any cost.

As parents, we just have to help them learn to manage their disappointment, I guess. What else can we do?

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StayAGhost · 07/06/2021 22:07

Indeed user135644

And will be around for the entire of my DDs teenage years (and probably forever)

But apparently the answer is "shut it all down"

We really need a rethink on what our youngsters are been required to sacrifice

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SometimesRavenSometimesParrot · 07/06/2021 22:07

Can she swap onto a different provider? I work with NCS and near me they are still going ahead.

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StayAGhost · 07/06/2021 22:09

Paralysedbyiniertia
But how much is enough??
Really??

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GreatestSh0wUnicorn · 07/06/2021 22:09

Not agreeing with it but I’d guess they’d say because adults have to work at the camp.

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StayAGhost · 07/06/2021 22:10

Balzamico yes, some half assed version

Will be interested to see if we get any money back

Although not the point AT ALL ☹️☹️

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StayAGhost · 07/06/2021 22:13

Sorry guys
Started a thread in a state of total pissed off ness

Going to bed now

Will reply tomorrow, early start at work

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paralysedbyinertia · 07/06/2021 22:13

@StayAGhost

Paralysedbyiniertia But how much is enough?? Really??
Well, I guess that depends on the level of risk to the wider population. Don't get me wrong, I'm gutted that dd has missed out on so much. But I also don't want others to die just so that she can go on a camp/have a party. Tbh, she wouldn't want that either.

Yes, it's shit, but it's a pandemic. It wasn't ever going to be fun.

HairyFloppins · 07/06/2021 22:14

Sad so sorry for your dd OP, It's not fair is it? My dd was so excited to go on hers she would have been gutted as well. They have missed out on so much. I get it.

Iggi999 · 07/06/2021 22:15

@StayAGhost

Use135644 they've cancelled it coz of the virus

You know the one the has a negligible affect on healthy teens

Presumably some non-teens staff the event?
HalzTangz · 07/06/2021 22:16

@StayAGhost

Use135644 they've cancelled it coz of the virus

You know the one the has a negligible affect on healthy teens

It may have negligible affect on teenagers, but those teenagers go home to parents, see grandparents, parents go to work. That negligible teenager might not get ill but those they come in contact could get ill.

It's a camp, it's not the end of the world and she has many more years of life on earth to experience many many things

Macarena1990 · 07/06/2021 22:16

DD is likely to be sent home tomorrow for her 4th stint of self isolation.

I'm so angry for them all.

Merchymor · 07/06/2021 22:21

I'm with you OP, it's too much to ask young people.

It needs to change now that vaccinations are working.

It's time.

Purpleheadgirl · 07/06/2021 22:22

They told us was because over the weekend the government have changed the rules due to increase of delta variant.....now not allowed more than groups of 6 Inc the leader. Were never going to get that many staff to cover...

Covidworries · 07/06/2021 22:23

You do realise that health teens have died and many more are suffering from long covid Hmm
Yes the % of risk to the age group maybe small but its still impacted many people, not to mention the numbers what have died or been effected across the world.

Yes its been a shit 18 months, yes lives have been impacted but thats the impacted of pandemics. The world has been fortunate that we havent had one in our life time before. In the UK we dont have impact of eathquakes, volcano, war, famine etc to deal with.

So whilst i appriciate this has been hard on everyone its just life which does have bad times.

MooseBreath · 07/06/2021 22:25

They're expected to give up their youth. At this point, the restrictions are hugely disproportionate. To top it off, those they are protecting are largely ungrateful and whinging that they can't do everything they want to now that they're vaccinated (not all, obviously). I really feel for the young. Their futures are looking decidedly grim.

colouringcrayons · 07/06/2021 22:25

@Purpleheadgirl

They told us was because over the weekend the government have changed the rules due to increase of delta variant.....now not allowed more than groups of 6 Inc the leader. Were never going to get that many staff to cover...
This is interesting/worrying information
Beebityboo · 07/06/2021 22:30

So sorry for your DD OP. I actually had to have a chat with my older two at the weekend about disappointment and how to manage it, it's a difficult feeling to manage when you're young and I feel like it's going to be commonplace until this bloody pandemic is over.

It wouldn't have helped your scenario but I have actually stopped telling the DC's about fun things I have arranged just in case we need to self isolate etc and I have to cancel. It's happened one too many times now and I can't bare to do it to them anymore Sad.

shewalkslikerihanna · 07/06/2021 22:38

@StayAGhost

Indeed user135644

And will be around for the entire of my DDs teenage years (and probably forever)

But apparently the answer is "shut it all down"

We really need a rethink on what our youngsters are been required to sacrifice

I fully sympathise with you, your poor Dd and all other children whose lives have been put on hold.

It really is time parents got together and said enough is enough.
There’s a big March in ln London again this month and I hope loads of kids go and make their voices heard
I fear some will never recover from what has been done to them and if someone was to tell me that the child suicide rate has risen dramatically I would well believe them

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