I’m actually looking forward to some quality time with family at home

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Imagine being this out of touch and tone deaf

Imagine being so tense and judgmental you can find no joy in life. Always negative, never looking for the light in the dark times.

+1

I’m surprised you still feel this way.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, all that fricking “quality time” has me exhausted and fat.

I want our old life back!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll admit it - I was a jerk for thinking this was going to be some bonding stay-cation. And I was absolutely tone deaf about the suffering it has caused so many people I know who lost family from this virus.

I apologize for being stupid and glib.

I think early on, when it was thought that the shutdowns would be for 2 weeks or a month or even 6 weeks, that we felt differently. We could easily get through mid-March to early to mid-May. Now we’re facing, essentially, a second summer on top of a first summer, with no: camps, playgrounds, indoor playgrounds/trampoline park, library, or museums, and no or severely limited: pools, restaurants, and vacations. It’s easy to be laid back and enjoy time with your family and little to no outside amusements for 2-6 weeks. A lot harder to do it for 4-6 months.

[Anonymous]

It was bliss the first 1-2 weeks.
It was fun the next week.
It was good the next week.
It was passable the next week.
Right now we are at when the F will things get back to normal. We have crafted, camped in the yard, tried dozens of new recipes, nature hunted, painted, rearranged, spring cleaned, etc etc.
I am tired, exhausted and can't have another conversation about LOl dolls or nerf guns.
I am ready for some peace and quiet at the office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll admit it - I was a jerk for thinking this was going to be some bonding stay-cation. And I was absolutely tone deaf about the suffering it has caused so many people I know who lost family from this virus.

I apologize for being stupid and glib.

A member of people have had positive experiences with quarantine. It’s ok to talk about it.

+1. The economic and public health toll has been horrific and I wouldn't wish this on any society.

I'm hoping it has shed light on a major issues that need to change - climate, the environment, our lack of public health infrastructure, how our outcomes are all connected, and appreciation for the workers that make our country function and get paid S**T wages.

I'm also stressed about possibly getting laid off.

However, in terms of day-to-day, the introvert in me has enjoyed the additional WFH days, more time with the kids, more sleep for my husband and the kids, a more relaxed schedule. More time in the yard, less running around overall.

Same.
Loving not driving.
I enjoy not forcing my kids to go to school.
I like seeing my kids more.
And falling into a better schedule for all of us.

Hate:
Making my kids do school from home.

This pandemic has thrown into stark relief:
How much our social safety net has eroded
How percarious many of our financial situations are.
How much racism is baked into our society (disproportionate death rates).

I also hope that our slowing down helps us to see how drastically we need to change.
Change the damage we are doing to our environment.
Grow our safety net.
Improve our health care system.
Vote different leadership into our White House because this leadership has been tragically lacking.

The impact on working women has also been disproportionately and devastatingly high for many.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was bliss the first 1-2 weeks.
It was fun the next week.
It was good the next week.
It was passable the next week.
Right now we are at when the F will things get back to normal. We have crafted, camped in the yard, tried dozens of new recipes, nature hunted, painted, rearranged, spring cleaned, etc etc.
I am tired, exhausted and can't have another conversation about LOl dolls or nerf guns.
I am ready for some peace and quiet at the office.

Same! I was a jerk to agree with OP a couple months ago. I’d kill for the opportunity to over-schedule my kids right now!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll admit it - I was a jerk for thinking this was going to be some bonding stay-cation. And I was absolutely tone deaf about the suffering it has caused so many people I know who lost family from this virus.

I apologize for being stupid and glib.

I think early on, when it was thought that the shutdowns would be for 2 weeks or a month or even 6 weeks, that we felt differently. We could easily get through mid-March to early to mid-May. Now we’re facing, essentially, a second summer on top of a first summer, with no: camps, playgrounds, indoor playgrounds/trampoline park, library, or museums, and no or severely limited: pools, restaurants, and vacations. It’s easy to be laid back and enjoy time with your family and little to no outside amusements for 2-6 weeks. A lot harder to do it for 4-6 months.

Yes, but this is what many of us thought was going to happen, but if we said anything about it being longer than two weeks we were laughed at. When you go back and read the posts that were anti-OP and the people who railed against them, you can actually just see that people had different viewpoints about what was happening, and that some people experienced certain things like deaths or job losses sooner than others and therefore had a different approach. That's why people thought OP was tone deaf, because her post had only to do with herself and failed to see what was actually going on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll admit it - I was a jerk for thinking this was going to be some bonding stay-cation. And I was absolutely tone deaf about the suffering it has caused so many people I know who lost family from this virus.

I apologize for being stupid and glib.

I salute you, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was bliss the first 1-2 weeks.
It was fun the next week.
It was good the next week.
It was passable the next week.
Right now we are at when the F will things get back to normal. We have crafted, camped in the yard, tried dozens of new recipes, nature hunted, painted, rearranged, spring cleaned, etc etc.
I am tired, exhausted and can't have another conversation about LOl dolls or nerf guns.
I am ready for some peace and quiet at the office.

Same! I was a jerk to agree with OP a couple months ago. I’d kill for the opportunity to over-schedule my kids right now!

+1. I’m sorry, guys.

[Anonymous]

It was all fun and games until the summer camps were cancelled amirite?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was all fun and games until the summer camps were cancelled amirite?

LOL, no. For many of us, this was never fun and games. Trust me.

[Anonymous]

Whatever. I'm still loving it. Hoping we never open back up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whatever. I'm still loving it. Hoping we never open back up.

You are bizarre. Why don’t you just go live off the grid? Ps - if we never open back up there won’t be a grid. Fun! No more garbage pickup eventually. Yay, anarchy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whatever. I'm still loving it. Hoping we never open back up.

Wow. How bad as your life pre-covid to want this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whatever. I'm still loving it. Hoping we never open back up.

Wow. How bad as your life pre-covid to want this?

Ehh...not everyone lives in order to maximize their own pleasure. There are givers and takers in this world. People who were giving a lot are taking a break and enjoying it. People who were takers are, well, frustrated.