s/o Acceptable to say you're miserable at home with kids, but not that you're enjoying it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only people who are enjoying being home with their kids are teachers and other people who aren't working and are being paid. The rest of us are working hard while also juggling daycare aged kids.

I am SO sick of teachers right now bragging about being paid. "If you are stressed right now, maybe you should appreciate teachers more." Ugh. What they don't get is that we're basically doing two jobs (shittily).

I am a high school teacher and I am being paid...because I am still teaching. Many of us are. I had two days to move all five of my classes online and begin “remote learning.” I am not complaining, I am grateful to be paid during this time. But I am working, and it has been stressful, and I also have small kids at home.

You must work for a private because publics are not doing this at all. Nothing. They say they can’t.

[Anonymous]

I personally think both the #blessed/braggy homeschooling posts and the complaining posts are tone deaf. If you want to express joy or vent, text a friend or family member. Why put it on social media? I saw a particularly obnoxious one today. It said something like "I can't help but think this is God's way of telling us all to slow down...". Yeah, God wanted to tell you to slow down your completely basic b*tch carpooling suburban SAHM life by killing thousands of people and causing millions to lose their jobs.

I think some of the happy posters are either in denial or unaware of how long this is all probably going to last and how much economic damage will be done. I'm not saying we can't find joy in small things (we have to, for our own mental health), but I am curious to see how these people are holding up in another few weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm someone in a challenging situation with this virus. I won't go into details, but this virus is doing terrible things to our family.

Posts about the fun things friends are doing with their kids give me ideas on how to make our situation better, and cheer me up.

Posts that say "I'm so happy this is happening because I get to stay home" or "I think when this is done we'll all be better people. Isn't it wonderful?" I find tone deaf.

Similarly, saying "My 2 year old is driving me nuts, suggestions?" is fine. Saying "The worst thing ever is when . . . " and posting something that is a million years from the worst thing ever is tone deaf.

I'm in the same situation (I'm sorry, PP), and I agree with this summation.

Did any of you see the thread about influencers on DCUM a week or so ago? There was this crazy Texas mom who looked like Walmart's cheap decorations department had vomited all over her house. She has a full-size Easter tree. I feel like some of the "joy!" and "blessings!" posters are that lady, and I have this vision of them happily rummaging through their Valentine's Day decorations for things they can reuse for COVID-19 vision boards and Pinterest posts. I think they don't realize how they come across.

I am laughing so hard envisioning this. But sadly, you’re probably right that someone is doing this and trying to “create content” related to COVID right now.