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Post by lulu on Mar 18, 2020 16:51:44 GMT
Finally!! Scotland closed its schools - potentially until August.
So that’s Wales, Ireland and Scotland all shut down....but not England 😳
Boris won’t hold out surely?
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Post by athena on Mar 18, 2020 16:54:12 GMT
lulu, glad they finally took that step! On another note, DD1 just told me that we'd forgotten to have her put on her glasses today. So I'm definitely killing this homeschool thing.
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Post by lecky on Mar 18, 2020 17:31:38 GMT
lulu, glad they finally took that step! On another note, DD1 just told me that we'd forgotten to have her put on her glasses today. So I'm definitely killing this homeschool thing. I did the same for the past two days. G had to ask me last night if I could send her glasses for her 🤦🏽♀️ |
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Post by springbeduk on Mar 18, 2020 19:55:10 GMT
Oh mrscheese that's so sad. The isolation while sick, in ICU, and if it comes to that, dying and grieving, is such a scary and horrifying aspect of this. |
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Post by springbeduk on Mar 18, 2020 20:55:16 GMT
This schooling at home thing is going to require more paper. And printer ink.
I hope there hasn't already been a run on those like TP!
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Post by mrscheese on Mar 18, 2020 21:04:52 GMT
This schooling at home thing is going to require more paper. And printer ink. I hope there hasn't already been a run on those like TP! I got more of both at target earlier this week. We did drive up pick up! |
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Post by athena on Mar 18, 2020 21:05:46 GMT
I'm going to kill MH. He keeps hiding upstairs after he gets home. I've been in charge of these gremlins all day! It's your turn.
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Post by springbeduk on Mar 18, 2020 21:15:35 GMT
This schooling at home thing is going to require more paper. And printer ink. I hope there hasn't already been a run on those like TP! I got more of both at target earlier this week. We did drive up pick up! Yeah, that'll be my plan B if I cant just order from staples! |
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Post by lrmrtn on Mar 18, 2020 22:45:19 GMT
I'm going to kill MH. He keeps hiding upstairs after he gets home. I've been in charge of these gremlins all day! It's your turn. As soon as DH walked in the door I told I'm done with parenting today. And DS wasn't even home all day. |
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Post by athena on Mar 18, 2020 23:03:48 GMT
I'm going to kill MH. He keeps hiding upstairs after he gets home. I've been in charge of these gremlins all day! It's your turn. As soon as DH walked in the door I told I'm done with parenting today. And DS wasn't even home all day. I'm the one hiding now. I broke down sobbing in the kitchen while emptying the dishwasher. So that's a thing. |
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Post by lrmrtn on Mar 18, 2020 23:26:14 GMT
As soon as DH walked in the door I told I'm done with parenting today. And DS wasn't even home all day. I'm the one hiding now. I broke down sobbing in the kitchen while emptying the dishwasher. So that's a thing. I'm sorry. I'm having a really tough time with my anxiety as well. |
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Post by luvboston on Mar 19, 2020 0:07:00 GMT
My husband isn’t here but every time he calls he pisses me off after I had just vacuumed and washed the floor Ds1 spilled a huge glass of seltzer and I swore and DH gave me a huge speech about swearing while he’s sitting on his ass watching tv all day not even exercising.
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Post by luvboston on Mar 19, 2020 4:14:10 GMT
Thank you Disney I have now watched frozen 2 12-100x since Sunday.
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Post by jennyinheaven on Mar 19, 2020 7:53:57 GMT
I'm the one hiding now. I broke down sobbing in the kitchen while emptying the dishwasher. So that's a thing. I'm sorry. I'm having a really tough time with my anxiety as well. I'm sorry. I never get anxiety and I'm having it now. I can't imagine already struggling with it and then dealing with all this. |
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Post by lrmrtn on Mar 19, 2020 12:43:15 GMT
DS sounds like he's getting a cold. Normally that wouldn't be an issue but DC may force him to stay home if it gets worse. DC has a branch in the next town over and the mayor forced them to close so I wouldn't be surprised if our mayor does the same. I'm just trying to take it day by day at this point.
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Post by comicsans on Mar 19, 2020 13:44:24 GMT
There’s no shame in a good cry athena. This is hard. It’s going to continue to be hard. Fully grasping the ongoing, ever changing and worsening nature of this is overwhelming. Crying is a good and necessary release. Tell your H you need breaks or you need him to do X. Keep telling him. |
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Post by scotty on Mar 19, 2020 13:55:38 GMT
Last night I asked Dh to take the kids outside for an hour after work. My teeth have been hurting for days and I have a filling that needs to be redone. I called the dentist, but of course they don't have appointments until May. Anyways, I decided to sit and watch tv and made a conscious effort not to clench my teeth and both the toothache and headache I've had went away within the hour. I knew I was anxious, but didn't know how much I needed to step away for a minute.
Also, we ordered wings that came with free beers from our favorite restaurant, so that helped. 😅
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Post by cattitude on Mar 19, 2020 14:57:07 GMT
Last night I asked Dh to take the kids outside for an hour after work. My teeth have been hurting for days and I have a filling that needs to be redone. I called the dentist, but of course they don't have appointments until May. Anyways, I decided to sit and watch tv and made a conscious effort not to clench my teeth and both the toothache and headache I've had went away within the hour. I knew I was anxious, but didn't know how much I needed to step away for a minute. Also, we ordered wings that came with free beers from our favorite restaurant, so that helped. 😅 Two coping mechanisms psychs teach kids - 1) slow breathing- breathe in for a 10 count and out for a 10 count. Repeat as many times as you can. When we get anxious or angry, our breath speeds up and we aren’t oxygenating our body which can lead to a panic attack. 2) purposefully tensing and untensing each muscle group of the body for a 2-3 count for each muscle. |
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Post by scout251 on Mar 19, 2020 15:39:05 GMT
For people that have done drive-thru or food delivery, are you taking any precautions with the food? Like if I go through a drive thru should I be wiping off containers as they hand them to me??
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Post by luvboston on Mar 19, 2020 17:02:04 GMT
For people that have done drive-thru or food delivery, are you taking any precautions with the food? Like if I go through a drive thru should I be wiping off containers as they hand them to me?? If they don’t hand them directly to you then i would wipe with Clorox wipe |
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Post by jennyinheaven on Mar 19, 2020 17:05:16 GMT
For people that have done drive-thru or food delivery, are you taking any precautions with the food? Like if I go through a drive thru should I be wiping off containers as they hand them to me??[/quote]If they don’t hand them directly to you then i would wipe with Clorox wipe[/quote]I washed my hands after getting home and before eating. I didn't do anything to the actual food was hoping the place would handle correctly. Maybe I'm to trusting.
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Post by footloose on Mar 19, 2020 17:08:44 GMT
I am feeling very stressed the last 2 days. I get to work and there are whispers and it is giving me the impression that they want to close. So many stores, banks, the pharmacy in town, the restaurants etc have shut down. Everything on the news is saying be prepared for up to 18 months to come out of this. I am a single person and need my income. Just unbelievably nervewracking to deal with this, especially when buying things you need is not readily available and then I would need to drive a distance to attempt to get things- and then of course stores are out of so much. The grocery store in town got 4 big truckloads on Monday and nearly empty right after. Of course I am never right there to buy food when they get stocked up  |
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Post by meggypoo1 on Mar 19, 2020 17:51:55 GMT
For people that have done drive-thru or food delivery, are you taking any precautions with the food? Like if I go through a drive thru should I be wiping off containers as they hand them to me?? We just washed hands before eating |
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Post by jennyinheaven on Mar 19, 2020 18:01:41 GMT
I am feeling very stressed the last 2 days. I get to work and there are whispers and it is giving me the impression that they want to close. So many stores, banks, the pharmacy in town, the restaurants etc have shut down. Everything on the news is saying be prepared for up to 18 months to come out of this. I am a single person and need my income. Just unbelievably nervewracking to deal with this, especially when buying things you need is not readily available and then I would need to drive a distance to attempt to get things- and then of course stores are out of so much. The grocery store in town got 4 big truckloads on Monday and nearly empty right after. Of course I am never right there to buy food when they get stocked up Just try and take it day by day. It's so uncertain right now it's super hard to predict or plan accordingly. Hang in there. Hugs |
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Post by luvboston on Mar 19, 2020 18:35:51 GMT
My mfm might have corona nice 🤯
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Post by mrscheese on Mar 19, 2020 18:51:34 GMT
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Post by athena on Mar 19, 2020 18:54:41 GMT
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Post by jennyinheaven on Mar 19, 2020 19:01:14 GMT
Current situation, yes that's a cider. I rallied and did school, even reached out to her teacher for extra support for her reading issues. Now we are having a movie( thank u Disney plus) popcorn and a drinkie poo for mommy  |
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Post by athena on Mar 19, 2020 19:03:31 GMT
Current situation, yes that's a cider. I rallied and did school, even reached out to her teacher for extra support for her reading issues. Now we are having a movie( thank u Disney plus) popcorn and a DD2 is stomping around upstairs, DD1 is doing games on my computer and I'm hiding under a blanket on the couch. Good times. |
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Post by jennyinheaven on Mar 19, 2020 19:12:18 GMT
Current situation, yes that's a cider. I rallied and did school, even reached out to her teacher for extra support for her reading issues. Now we are having a movie( thank u Disney plus) popcorn and a DD2 is stomping around upstairs, DD1 is doing games on my computer and I'm hiding under a blanket on the couch. Good times. Survival, is the name of the game |
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