Guilt Free Railing 2

[WouldBeGood]

New thread, imaginatively titled.

I don't want to see my family either but I want to see my in laws.

I WANT TO GO TO LARGS FOR CHIPS!!!

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I want to get out and meet people, try to make friends in my new town, take the little one to toddler groups or soft play."

@StatisticallyChallenged
Ha! Soft play, think that's probably in same category as night clubs......

I’m thinking of creating a nightclub in a soft play centre for maximum outrage from the SG

The way I am right now I'd come for the company but insist on sitting by an open window!

my DD has been so anxious about going back - bed wetting last night, very stressed this am, hope I get through the night without her having a migraine and being sick. So glad they're back, and hoping that this is sustained so we don't have to do another transition back to normality...

statistically so bad for toddlers - fingers crossed for some good news for them for groups soon.

I realised that when you take them away - to family, to groups, it helps their language development, manners, independence and confidence so much.

And oooh, I'm in my kitchen, it's 9:28 and it is quiet. Must get some work done.

My p3 has been so anxious about going back today...up during the night wouldn’t eat breakfast asked us not to talk about school this morning, said his tummy feels funny. I know he will be fine once he gets back into the swing of it, but I’m already dreading the thought of this happening again (school closure) ...
P2 skipped in excitedly

What have we (collective, not a dig at individual parents I promise) done to our kids that's they're scared of school? It's heartbreaking

What have we (collective, not a dig at individual parents I promise) done to our kids that's they're scared of school? It's heartbreaking

I'm blaming the school for ds. He wasn't at all concerned until he started p1 in August and then he became increasingly worried. Then in November they had to self isolate due to a classmate having it and on his return things got worse. He was crying this morning.

From questioning I think it's a mix of things, coming from his classmates parroting their parents, older children and his extrapolation of the "rules" given by staff. It's not helped by the fact that I have zero relationship with his teacher (met for 2 minutes in June, no conversation since) and so don't feel I can have a conversation with her about what a negative place school has become for him especially since there is no way to do it face to face.

What have we (collective, not a dig at individual parents I promise) done to our kids that's they're scared of school? It's heartbreaking

It’s awful, my P3 is delighted to be back at school but terrified of being ill. He had an upset tummy the other day and was so worried about me taking him to the pharmacy to get some medicine in case he killed someone. Small children shouldn’t be worried about feeling poorly.

so weird for them to have masked teachers too. My dd didn't completely understand why school stopped, or any of the other things she loved, and she's not sure why it restarted and she knows we don't have any control at all over timelines and she did catch covid at school in December so it's all a bit hard to put that into a nice easy to digest story.

No, no, we don't have any certainty but it will all be ok!

@WouldBeGood

I’m thinking of creating a nightclub in a soft play centre for maximum outrage from the SG

I'd be there!

My P4 has zero motivation for "remote learning" at this point and I can't say I blame him.

(before I get accused of being Us for Them I completely agree with teachers in masks, my DD's lovely teacher and TA got covid before Christmas and that was awful for them and I would never want that to happen again).

My DS is 3 and a bit. Hasn’t been in a toddler group since March and very highly strung wee guy at the best of times. Not good with new people. He was meant to start nursery in January but obviously that didn’t happen. We got an email last week saying his induction is on 1 March. I’m shitting myself, he’s barely been around anyone for a year and I’m not allowed to go into the building with him

And I can’t go for a swim to settle my head. Anxious today.

DS is so sad this morning. He had a bit of a breakdown that he wants to go back to school like the P1-3s and its not fair that they have to stay doing homeschool. He's had enough of worksheets and wants to see his friends Can't say I blame him.

@NotAnActualSheep that’s such a shame

Worksheets - school with the fun missing.

Sorry @NotAnActualSheep that's so sad. I kept my blinds shut this morning so DS couldn't see kids walking by to school, he's desperate to go back.

Put this on the other thread too as it’s such good news must share everywhere

Great news on vaccines and huge reduction in hospitalisation- and a Scottish study!

Herald today

That is good news but it won't make Nicola open up things any sooner than what will fit her agenda.

Ah fuck back to levels. Central belt snibbed again no doubt

Sorry this perhaps isn’t appropriate for this thread but I’m kind of feeling a bit lost on what to do.
Does anyone know if it’s only possible to have phone consultations with the GP or are in person appts allowed?
I’m struggling, a lot. Intrusive thoughts are keeping me up at night and I’m just feeling so hopeless and sad. My son is struggling too and I’m worried I’m projecting my anxiety’s on to him, as I see a lot of him in what I was like as a child.
I find it really hard to speak over the phone and feel like I will just breakdown crying and not be able to get my point across. I really need to speak in person to someone. If someone asks me how I am when out and about I feel ill just crumble as I’ve spent so long saying ‘yeah I’m fine’
In normal times I’d try some counselling but I’m not keen on phone or video calls.

@Cocacola12 so sorry to hear this and I know what you mean about the phone. I know they are still doing face to face appointments where needed. I was really suffering with back pain and eventually got a face to face appointment but had to be quite pushy which is really hard when you’re feeling so low but please try and explain to them you need this

@Cocacola12
The first appointment tends to be telephone at the moment so GP can get more information and make a decision on next step. I was then given an in person appointment at the surgery as needed an examination.
They will take each persons individual needs into account so I think you'll have to stress, when you have telephone appointment with doctor, that this really isn't something you can deal with over the phone.

Good luck with it and I hope you get some help soon

@Cocacola12 so sorry to hear that. As others have said - I had a phone appointment at first but was able to get an appointment in person afterwards. Just make it known what you need.