Guilt free railing

[WouldBeGood]

The place to vent, moan, rail, cheer: whatever you’re feeling about Covid, and the rules, and life and the universe.

I’ve started this as I’m feeling scared and fed up with increasing restrictions despite vaccines. I feel that what should be a more positive time is instead bringing more and more doom.

I want the simple pleasures of life back, as well as all the big stuff.

My two are just turned 5 and just turned 3. We've given away all our baby stuff!

Oh lovely, they'll all be great friends

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56027662

Urggghhhhhhh

@shouldistop

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56027662

Urggghhhhhhh

Ffs

Well it's not all bad. The positivity rate is dropping. And the AstraZeneca jab should be ok in terms of supply.

I think if we can get the most vulnerable groups vaccinated (which seems to be going ok?) that will help enormously. At least I'm kind of pinning my hopes on that happening...

I've given up a bit with my work, I'll need to catch up at the weekend. I played with the kids this afternoon instead of trying to shush them and we were all better for it.

Thanks for all the good wishes everyone, they are much appreciated. I think the whirlwind of today has made me realise that for everyone having a shitty day (I had a totally hellish day yesterday and was so DONE with everything) there's someone out there having an amazing or exciting day, in whatever form.

Excuses, excuses. Within the UK Scotland has vaccines proportional to its population.

I had the same issue stop I was so sure we wouldn't have anymore there I only had a couple of things I'd kept for the memories!

I think if we can get the most vulnerable groups vaccinated (which seems to be going ok?) that will help enormously. At least I'm kind of pinning my hopes on that happening...

Yes, I keep thinking that surely once the vulnerable are vaccinated we can start getting back to normal with the vaccination becoming yearly like the flu vaccine. The government are so doom and gloom about it though.
I'd really like to get my baby christened but I just can't see it happening any time soon which is a real shame as we have 130 year old christening gown made by my great, great grandmother that nearly everyone in the extended family has worn on their christening day and ds2 probably won't fit in it much longer.
I suppose it will be a story to tell him when he's older.

That's a shame shouldistop. I do suspect allowing large gatherings will be quite late on. Even a small group would be enough to have a nice christening, but who knows when that will be.

@StopTouchingYourFairyGarden congratulations. The same thing happened to my friend. A little meant to be. She was pretty stunned for weeks.

@StopTouchingYourFairyGarden I love stories like this when they are first hand (ie. from you on here!) For some reason I hate them when it's like, my sister's hairdresser's neighbour's daughter, or something, but hearing it from the source feels magical

We've been ttc for over two years and we're on the waiting list for IVF beginning in November kind of time. We have male factor so it's so unlikely it will happen for us as it did for you, but so great to hear.

Were you at GCRM by any chance? (Sorry not trying to derail and turn into a pregnancy thread.)

And yes, it's great to vent. My parents are elderly and live in France. My Mum has terrible Padget's and my Dad has cancer which is in remission but still scary, and I can't see them. Then you get all the people saying, 'Good, I'm glad you can't travel.' Like wanting to see my parents makes me a monster. There is absolutely no nuance.

We've booked a holiday going round the Hebrides this summer with friends too, and if that doesn't happen I might just cry.

Congratulations @StopTouchingYourFairyGarden that’s lovely news. You must’ve been so so surprised

Excellent baby news! I love babies 🥳

Baby news 👏👏💐💐
Congratulations fairy garden 🪴

@StopTouchingYourFairyGarden we'd be happy with just immediate family but our church isn't even open just now

@shouldistop, I'm not religious but that's another shame that you are missing out on a family tradition.

Could you do a wee naming ceremony over zoom with some folk just so he can have the dress on and you could take some nice photos?

You could maybe order yourselves in an afternoon tea or something to mark the day.

I know you will probably have a proper day at some point but as you say, you'll probably need something else for him to wear by then.

@WaxOnFeckOff we could maybe have a little celebration at home, ds1 would quite like that probably. We could all put on a fancy outfit and get photos at least. Good shout on an afternoon tea, that would be nice.

Oh wow!! Congratulations fairygarden What lovely news. That's quite put me off my rail.

shouldistop that is annoying. Church closures is another thing that's grumping me at the moment (not that they were much fun with masks and social distancing and no music, but at least it was something). When they were open, though, I think baptisms/ christenings were allowed as part of the main service within all the number restrictions etc (though that may be denomination-dependent?) so if they open up before Easter you may be able to squeeze something in? Or just get photos with the christening gown with just your family (and some champagne) now and wait for better times for the service?

I know we are all supposed to be dementors on this thread but we can all pull out happiness every now and then

You could maybe think of a little role for DS1 which would be a real bonding thing for him. I dunno, maybe ask if he wants to make any promises to his baby brother - something simple like "I promise to be your friend and laugh at your farts"

@NotAnActualSheep yeah we could have it as part of the service and have 10 people including us. We had provisionally agreed with minister for end of March but I doubt it will happen.

@WaxOnFeckOff I love the idea of ds1 making promises to ds2. How did you know that he thinks farts are hilarious

[quote shouldistop]@NotAnActualSheep yeah we could have it as part of the service and have 10 people including us. We had provisionally agreed with minister for end of March but I doubt it will happen.

@WaxOnFeckOff I love the idea of ds1 making promises to ds2. How did you know that he thinks farts are hilarious [/quote]
He's a 4 year old boy, of course farts are hilarious! I'm the former owner of two 4 year old boys. They are 20 and 19 now but I'm sure they still think farts are hilarious :o

They don't grow up much do they

All boys love farts. 😂😂😂

@WaxOnFeckOff

I know we are all supposed to be dementors on this thread but we can all pull out happiness every now and then

You could maybe think of a little role for DS1 which would be a real bonding thing for him. I dunno, maybe ask if he wants to make any promises to his baby brother - something simple like "I promise to be your friend and laugh at your farts"

Lovely idea! And yes, any promise would involve farts... because he's a small boy (though DH is 45 and allegedly an upstanding and respected member of society, and he still finds farts funny )