Is anyone else (secretly) liking social distancing and schools being closed?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you’re going to make posts like this, you must acknowledge, even in a pro forma way, your privilege and the sufferings of others. It’s almost monstrous not to do so.

Oh give me a break. She said she likes it - whatever sanctimonious holier than thou DCUM. Let her enjoy it.

She probably wouldn’t like it if she lost her job or her husband had to go to work all day while she took care of three or four kids while teleworking full time. So yes, saying she likes it is from a place of privilege.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. This is a nightmare. My husband and I work. We have lost our childcare and school and now have to completely juggle schedules to keep our jobs, house, and feed our family. Meanwhile we worry about all the people around us who will likely loose their businesses and their livelihoods. We are likely looking at the next Great Depression.

For those of you saying how nice this is, I hope your spouse has a recession-proof job (at this point the only safe ones are doctors, nurses, government employees, farmers, truck drivers, first responders, teachers, and professional athletes). I hope your spouses don’t work as lawyers or in the financial industries because they are all going to loose their jobs or take HUGE pay-cuts in the very near future.

Hah, you wish. This is so ignorant. My husband already locked in a six figure bonus for the summer because of how his funds were positioned before the crash. Anything he makes now from his buys (at historic lows btw) is gravy.

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I think that it's ok to focus on the silver linings. Saying you are enjoying this is a bit tone-deaf.

[Anonymous]

Do all of you people who are having a blast have no friends who are medical workers? Or no friends who have lost their jobs? Do I enjoy not having to rush to get my kids out of the house in the morning? Yes. But honestly as much as that or anything else is nice, I can’t ignore what is happening to people I know and love. I’m not saying you can’t find some silver living here, but just acknowledge the cloud while you’re at it? Otherwise you sound super tone deaf and out of touch.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No. This is a nightmare. My husband and I work. We have lost our childcare and school and now have to completely juggle schedules to keep our jobs, house, and feed our family. Meanwhile we worry about all the people around us who will likely loose their businesses and their livelihoods. We are likely looking at the next Great Depression.

For those of you saying how nice this is, I hope your spouse has a recession-proof job (at this point the only safe ones are doctors, nurses, government employees, farmers, truck drivers, first responders, teachers, and professional athletes). I hope your spouses don’t work as lawyers or in the financial industries because they are all going to loose their jobs or take HUGE pay-cuts in the very near future.

Hah, you wish. This is so ignorant. My husband already locked in a six figure bonus for the summer because of how his funds were positioned before the crash. Anything he makes now from his buys (at historic lows btw) is gravy.

I know I should expect anything else from DCUM, but seriously immediate PP, you’re being a jerk and I hope you can see that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. This is a nightmare. My husband and I work. We have lost our childcare and school and now have to completely juggle schedules to keep our jobs, house, and feed our family. Meanwhile we worry about all the people around us who will likely loose their businesses and their livelihoods. We are likely looking at the next Great Depression.

For those of you saying how nice this is, I hope your spouse has a recession-proof job (at this point the only safe ones are doctors, nurses, government employees, farmers, truck drivers, first responders, teachers, and professional athletes). I hope your spouses don’t work as lawyers or in the financial industries because they are all going to loose their jobs or take HUGE pay-cuts in the very near future.

Hah, you wish. This is so ignorant. My husband already locked in a six figure bonus for the summer because of how his funds were positioned before the crash. Anything he makes now from his buys (at historic lows btw) is gravy.

"Haha, I got mine, screw all of you suffering!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. This is a nightmare. My husband and I work. We have lost our childcare and school and now have to completely juggle schedules to keep our jobs, house, and feed our family. Meanwhile we worry about all the people around us who will likely loose their businesses and their livelihoods. We are likely looking at the next Great Depression.

For those of you saying how nice this is, I hope your spouse has a recession-proof job (at this point the only safe ones are doctors, nurses, government employees, farmers, truck drivers, first responders, teachers, and professional athletes). I hope your spouses don’t work as lawyers or in the financial industries because they are all going to loose their jobs or take HUGE pay-cuts in the very near future.

Hah, you wish. This is so ignorant. My husband already locked in a six figure bonus for the summer because of how his funds were positioned before the crash. Anything he makes now from his buys (at historic lows btw) is gravy.

I know I should expect anything else from DCUM, but seriously immediate PP, you’re being a jerk and I hope you can see that.

Eh, the PP she’s responding to is actively wishing misery on people. She’s gleefully envisioning optimistic, privileged posters like the OP of this thread being laid off or their husbands being laid off. She’s hoping for it.

[Anonymous]

No I HATE this. And I hate SAHM's like you that can't wrap their head around how HARD this is for a minute. We are lucky that we both have our jobs and the ability to work from home. But we are doing so with a 4 year old at home and it is nearly impossible to work. I'm up early and late to make up for what I can't get done. It's exhausting and isolating. I miss my family, friends and co-workers.

A SAHM mom I know posted some post about how hard it is to do all 3 - parent, teach and work - at the same time. Bitch please... she has no job, her kids are under 5 and previously only went to mother's day out so no real teaching to do. Her biggest change is that her husband is working from home and it's really rocked their world. So extremely irritating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No I HATE this. And I hate SAHM's like you that can't wrap their head around how HARD this is for a minute. We are lucky that we both have our jobs and the ability to work from home. But we are doing so with a 4 year old at home and it is nearly impossible to work. I'm up early and late to make up for what I can't get done. It's exhausting and isolating. I miss my family, friends and co-workers.

A SAHM mom I know posted some post about how hard it is to do all 3 - parent, teach and work - at the same time. Bitch please... she has no job, her kids are under 5 and previously only went to mother's day out so no real teaching to do. Her biggest change is that her husband is working from home and it's really rocked their world. So extremely irritating.

It’s hard to have three kids under five at home under any circumstances. It’s probably a lot harder now that many activities are canceled. You don’t know that because you have never had a job raising children full time, beyond the four or so months of maternity leave you took. Of course this is harder for those who have to work, but it’s hard for everyone. Are you a health care worker in a hospital? Then someone has it harder than you. You have ONE four month old child at home who has zero need for socialization with other kids. There are people who have it harder than you. So stop castigating others. Even if this was the misery Olympics, you’d lose by a mile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re going to make posts like this, you must acknowledge, even in a pro forma way, your privilege and the sufferings of others. It’s almost monstrous not to do so.

I disagree. We are all terrified of what’s happening all around us. Not every post is for everything and everyone. This post is about what she secretly likes in this awful time.

[Anonymous]

I’m happy for you. I hope you are counting your blessings and donating to some causes for people who aren’t as lucky as you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No I HATE this. And I hate SAHM's like you that can't wrap their head around how HARD this is for a minute. We are lucky that we both have our jobs and the ability to work from home. But we are doing so with a 4 year old at home and it is nearly impossible to work. I'm up early and late to make up for what I can't get done. It's exhausting and isolating. I miss my family, friends and co-workers.

A SAHM mom I know posted some post about how hard it is to do all 3 - parent, teach and work - at the same time. Bitch please... she has no job, her kids are under 5 and previously only went to mother's day out so no real teaching to do. Her biggest change is that her husband is working from home and it's really rocked their world. So extremely irritating.

It’s hard to have three kids under five at home under any circumstances. It’s probably a lot harder now that many activities are canceled. You don’t know that because you have never had a job raising children full time, beyond the four or so months of maternity leave you took. Of course this is harder for those who have to work, but it’s hard for everyone. Are you a health care worker in a hospital? Then someone has it harder than you. You have ONE four month old child at home who has zero need for socialization with other kids. There are people who have it harder than you. So stop castigating others. Even if this was the misery Olympics, you’d lose by a mile.

You really struggle with reading comprehension. The SAHM I referenced has 2 kids, not 3. I have a 4 YEAR OLD not 4 month old. Having a 4 YEAR OLD at home while I'm on the phone all day basically ignoring her sucks. At least the SAHM can pay attention to her kids. Meanwhile I get to tell mine to be quiet and stick her in front of a TV so I can have god awful conference calls.

Oh and BTW I raise my kid full time even though I work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No I HATE this. And I hate SAHM's like you that can't wrap their head around how HARD this is for a minute. We are lucky that we both have our jobs and the ability to work from home. But we are doing so with a 4 year old at home and it is nearly impossible to work. I'm up early and late to make up for what I can't get done. It's exhausting and isolating. I miss my family, friends and co-workers.

A SAHM mom I know posted some post about how hard it is to do all 3 - parent, teach and work - at the same time. Bitch please... she has no job, her kids are under 5 and previously only went to mother's day out so no real teaching to do. Her biggest change is that her husband is working from home and it's really rocked their world. So extremely irritating.

It’s hard to have three kids under five at home under any circumstances. It’s probably a lot harder now that many activities are canceled. You don’t know that because you have never had a job raising children full time, beyond the four or so months of maternity leave you took. Of course this is harder for those who have to work, but it’s hard for everyone. Are you a health care worker in a hospital? Then someone has it harder than you. You have ONE four month old child at home who has zero need for socialization with other kids. There are people who have it harder than you. So stop castigating others. Even if this was the misery Olympics, you’d lose by a mile.

You really struggle with reading comprehension. The SAHM I referenced has 2 kids, not 3. I have a 4 YEAR OLD not 4 month old. Having a 4 YEAR OLD at home while I'm on the phone all day basically ignoring her sucks. At least the SAHM can pay attention to her kids. Meanwhile I get to tell mine to be quiet and stick her in front of a TV so I can have god awful conference calls.

Oh and BTW I raise my kid full time even though I work.

Oh I’m sorry you have ONE four year old child. There are still many folks who have it harder than you, so why are you castigating people? You obviously have plenty of time to be on DCUM so it can’t be THAT hard for you. Also you don’t raise your kid full time on normal days. You have someone doing it for you. You are currently raising your child full time. That is why it is more difficult for you. You can’t have it both ways dummy.

[Anonymous]

No. This is terrible. I have medical workers in my family, including someone who is testing people in her role. I have lots of high risk people in my family, including my parents. People’s livelihoods are being ruined. And there is no good exit plan or strategy at this point. And we are not prepared as a nation for the losses that will come over the weeks ahead. So, no, I think you must severely lack any sort of empathy if you are enjoying this.

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I get more sleep so I like it. Kids are handling it ok, they understand why and are not too needy because of the way I deal with them on a general basis. My parents (soviet bullshit) and grandparents (WWII and aftermath in eastern europe) had it much tougher. Americans have grown soft and think conference calls are hardship.