Temporary broom closet in lieu of staff creating a staffroom

[TheHoneyBadger]

Just in case she got lucky and is in the one school that still goes to the pub.

I've managed to get ds asleep into my bed propped up on pillows, bless him , he's snoring like a trooper! I think I'll be phoning in "ill" tomorrow (I won't lie, but if I've had no sleep....)

Hope he stays asleep!

Anyone with a proven way to get 13 yr olds with no reason for getting up in the morning, as "no school", to sleep, do let me know!!

Excellent letter, @noblegiraffe.

Here is the reply you will receive:

Dear Constituent,

The Government believes that education is really important and that school is the best place for children to be, so I cannot support your call for schools to close,
Yours,
Twat. (Cons)

Incipient WiFi malfunction??

@CallmeAngelina

Excellent letter, *@noblegiraffe*.

Here is the reply you will receive:

Dear Constituent,

The Government believes that education is really important and that school is the best place for children to be, so I cannot support your call for schools to close,
Yours,
Twat. (Cons)

You missed "waffle waffle waffle incorrect fudged data waffle waffle we are just so amazing waffle"

And
this government is committed..... mental health..... children not at risk much .....two dozen laptops and and big hugs from Gav

Crap evening here, and I'm still awake as you can tell. Dd1 needs to come home from uni. She's depressed and failing. We've done this one before. In her first year she had a breakdown and came home for 6 months before going back to restart first year. She got through first year the second time around, but actually was at home from March because covid. So now she's in second year, everything is online but she wanted to be there instead of here. Now she tells me she's fallen behind with coursework, the stuff she's handed in has been late and not good, she's failing.

So I'm going to get her at the weekend. She's coming home again, depressed again. I don't know if I can do this again. It was hard enough the first time round, and back then my mental health was much stronger and school was much easier. But I need to do it again, because obviously she needs someone, and I'm her mum so I'm it. I'm sure we'll get through it, but the next couple of months are going to be complete and utter shit (they were last time, I can't see why it would be different this time).

Handhold, MsAwesomeDragon. Make sure you prioritise your family. We need to look after our own children above everyone else's (we should look after ourselves above everyone else's children too but that's harder).

There are lots of good resources online for mental health issues particularly with covid, maybe there will be some help there. But your DD and you are definitely not facing this alone x

Thanks noble. It means a lot to just have someone to tell all this stuff to. Dh is very supportive, but he's very practical rather than emotional. So now we've got a "plan" he's ok with that and sleeping peacefully. Tomorrow he'll sort her room out, removing all the rubbish she left when she went to uni in September, and fixing her broken bed. The emotional stuff is left to me.

We'll get her an appointment with the GP on Monday and take it from there.

@Augustbreeze

(Not sure if have just upset a main player on the Data thread, or whether s/he doesn't understand what I've said!)

I'm going to have to work hard at not screaming (literally and virtually) at people endlessly debating which three households they're going to celebrate Christmas with. Here it's just me and the DC, as normal. At one point in the day they'll see their dad and I'll be alone. At that point I usually visit my brother in his care home or go and spend a slightly strange couple of hours at somebody's house who's been kind enough to invite me, but who I don't actually know very well. Probably won't be doing either of those things.

Sorry, just needed to get that off my chest. I do understand that everyone has their norm, and that it will be difficult for some families.

I know. Still have no idea if we will see DS for Christmas

Dragon, hope you're OK, I know how tough it is when a loved one is suffering from depression. Is she getting professional help? It was invaluable for mine, without it I think we might have lost her. We still might if I'm honest, it's far from over but things do feel a little better. My wife is well meaning but not much help as her standard response when I'm upset is we just need to be strong for her. My son was more pragmatic and told me there's a limit to what I can do as I'm not a magician or God so just do your best and take one day at a time. Maybe there's a support thread somewhere else on MN?

The only upside is that for years I've worried about every detail of work and now I couldn't give a shit. Don't get me wrong I still work bloody hard but I don't worry about things any more because the only thing that's important is that the people I love are alive. I used to say alive and well but sadly I've lowered my standard significantly.

@monkeytennis97 glad to hear your son's test was negative.

@MsAwesomeDragon sorry to hear your daughter is struggling so much at uni. Hopefully coming home will help and she may be able to complete her second year. It's still relatively early in the year. Just make sure she has spoken to someone at the uni - they should help her.

Tired this morning and another busy day ahead! Luckily, I seem to be getting away without staff absence in my faculty which is good. Parents are starting to moan though about technical problems with teams lessons for those at home They seem to forget that the teacher is doing that alongside also teaching and managing the pupils in the classroom!

So now a teacher in my tiny school is the 4th case.....
The other ks2 teacher. (We have 2 in each key stage)
She doesn't feel ill thankfully, and is going to carry on remote teaching.
I'm so angry right now!!!
She has caught it from work, being in an unsafe environment that she would never have been in through choice. She could (and should ) down tools now!
But if she does, suddenly I have nearly twice as much work when it's already hard. It's totally, totally shit.

@MsAwesomeDragon I hope your daughter feels better and happier soon xxx

Have sent an email based on the above with tweaks to reference the primary school situation.
Tory MP is very polite and soothing but he won’t rock the boat in any way, but at least my concerns are on record.

MsAD sorry to hear about your daughter. It's really tough for everyone when someone's depressed.

August my boss has been fighting a major national employer for almost a week over the issue of a parent not being paid because his daughter is isolating (she's part of a closed bubble) The local MP has been predictably useless, but the almost local Lib Dem man has been more helpful. We think a local charity might be able to help so all hopes are currently pinned on them.

Hope @StaffAssociationRepresentative is OK and hasn't been banned or anything?!

MsAD that sounds tough

🤗 for MrsAD. So very very hard.

Thanks monkey, harder for you than me.

Thanks for all the well wishes. I've had my pity party now, and today I will roll my sleeves up and start sorting it out. Not that there's anything I can actually do to sort things out until she's actually at home with me, but I'll try.

Have half heard news story this morning about someone's proposal for regional grading of exams to take eg NW partial school closures into account. Unworkable!

Sorry dragon and count very tough. I was that young person with mental health problems. Can't be easy for you.

Couldn't work out why was feeling so down this morning and then I remembered the rotas story.....

@MsAwesomeDragon
DP struggled badly with depression when he went away to uni. He moved home and completed his degree at a different uni. Would that eventually (obviously, when she’s better) be an option? I know his parents had a really tough time and his bout a few years ago had a massive impact on me. Hope it’ll be ok for you this time.

Oophs - mocks and cover have created havoc for me - on the next republic shortly