Fucking covid

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A little rant, if I may.

Tested positive yesterday, feeling pretty grim but fine as long as I don’t have to stand up. 2 dc also just tested positive. One just started college and one just started secondary. Both will have to isolate all of next week now. The eldest is panicking that she will fall further behind, and my youngest is absolutely beside herself because she loves her new school. Both have ASD and the youngest is having repeated meltdowns about missing a week of school. Which is really fun when you’re feeling crap and there’s nothing you can do about it.

I’m self employed so will lose a lot of money whilst I’m isolating, and also will have to pay a fair chunk of extra money for my daughter’s pony to be looked after over these 10 days as I cannot go to the livery yard. I know that sounds like a massive first world problem but I’m a single parent who sacrifices a lot to keep the pony on a shoe string so I could have done without this.

Add to that, my ex and very good friend (who I think we caught covid off as he tested positive on Wednesday), recently moved his 98 year old father down from his home 200 miles away, into a local nursing home, as he is nearing the end of his life. The doctor said he will likely pass away in the next 48 hours, and of course now he will die alone as my ex obviously can’t go and see him.

Had enough of this shit now.

@Lovemusic33 it’s certainly not the parents fault. I can’t believe the pressure on attendance. I think it’s clear that the next 2 months Covid is going to go through schools. Prob meaning winter is better. (I’m more anxious than normal at due in soon) so for me personally it’s the worse time with Covid in schools and we have kept our selfs to our selfs all holiday (not expecting others too).

[quote Tinydancer321]@Lovemusic33 it’s certainly not the parents fault. I can’t believe the pressure on attendance. I think it’s clear that the next 2 months Covid is going to go through schools. Prob meaning winter is better. (I’m more anxious than normal at due in soon) so for me personally it’s the worse time with Covid in schools and we have kept our selfs to our selfs all holiday (not expecting others too).[/quote]
It seems crazy, why is it ok now to send kids in when there parents have it but last term anyone who was in contact had to isolate? I know the isolation thing can’t go on forever but I’m in close contact with dd1 every day so there’s a much higher chance she’s carrying it. There will be a huge spike, there already seeing more and more cases and can see it getting worse in the coming weeks. I will feel awful if dd passes it onto anyone, she travels in a taxi, I made her wear a mask this morning, she is severely autistic so this isn’t easy for her on a 1 hours taxi journey but I’m so worried she could infect someone.

I really feel for you OP. Really shit timing for you all with both your dc starting new school/college. Make sure you have some talks with school to let them know how distressing this is and see it they can support her lots going back into school again.

Sending you love xx

@Lovemusic33 I don’t get it either you can’t go to nhs apts if someone in your household tests positive. I think we could of kept the house holds as we got rid of the school bubbles.
Mine 2 have autism too and are at a den school. Luckily a bit more relaxed with attendance.
Although they wanted me to test my son because he had a sore throat. His done a lateral flow but a sore throat isn’t a Covid symptom and if I give birth while waiting his test result would mean me giving birth on my own. For something that’s not a Covid symptom while children can go in even if their family are all positive 🤷🏼‍♀️.
It’s so much harder for me having the kids home too. All 3 have autism, I’m nearly 39 weeks pregnant, hubby working from home. I have decided to keep them home now I can’t take it the anxiety that I’m going to catch it before tge baby is born. For me it’s been 10 weeks of no restbite and no break! (The Sen school closed for 2 weeks before holidays because of Covid cases).