Covid numbers just keep getting worse and worse. It's been 10 months and it feels like we could be in for another 6? 8? months of endless fear and semi-quarantine and my kids sitting home all day, lonely and miserable, and DH and I are so sick of each other and there is literally NOTHING TO DO.
How do we keep going? When it just keeps getting worse and worse?
I hear you. 100%. Add to that that we will likely see many, many firings, layoffs, RIFs in the coming couple of months. Add to that the ageism, racism, and sexism that keeps many people from easily changing their circumstances. It just feels like dark days.
Maybe. All my friends in finance (and I have many) seem to be flying high. Bonuses are up, they're getting promoted, etc. As long as the stock market sustains, those people will be just fine.
How do we keep going? Trying to be strong for me kids, but I just want to sit in bed and cry.
emphasis on seem to be. There will be tons of layoffs in financial services this year.
I know it might sound silly, but I just try to get outside.
Oh, I'm out every day. Walk or run. Have been doing that ever since the start of the pandemic.
And now it's freezing and I'm completely sick of taking the same walks in Central or Riverside park and going to stores seems scary again. And my nose runs like crazy when I wear a mask in the cold and it's disgusting.
Right there with you. And my DH and kids are slovenly hoarders, so our apartment is a filthy cesspool, and everyone is so unhappy and stressed out that they just yell at each other all day.
Our Christmas tree is glaring at me with reproach: I was supposed to have all these trinkets off me and be onto my new life by now. Grrrr.
Yes! I hate it. Nobody in my family seems capable of putting anything away unless I remind. Then everyone accuses me of nagging until I throw my hands up in defeat and I seriously wonder if it's normal for people to be ok with literally wading through piles of dropped stuff on the floor as they walk around. Is this some sort of mental condition?
It’s so hard. My kids have been virtual since March. We started watching a show together every night right after dinner. It makes the night so much better for whatever reason.
We rented a house over the summer and I am debating doing it again. More space but it's even more boring in the suburbs.
This is me every day. I wake up to the reality of trying to hybrid or remote school the world's most intense adhd 7 year old, and a 4/5 year old - while avoiding deathly illness/ other humans, while trying to do a 9-10 hour day back to back meeting job, from a tiny apartment and think - this CANNOT be real. I surely cannot be expected to do all this. I totally get why people have pandemic fatigue and taking more risks - it's not cos they dont get it and they aren't scared - it's bc they are about to lose their fucking minds.
Try to stay positive. We’re more than half way there, the vaccines are approved, enjoy your family time. It will be an amazing fall!!
do your kids do any classes? do you take them to the playground - kids have been going everyday- the weather hasnt been too cold. even a trip to the grocery store can be an outing
Museums are open. You can dine indoors in the burbs, just head up to Westchester. Skiing is open. Kids are playing sports. Hardly "nothing to do"!
For many, dining indoors isn’t aspirational or something to seek out.
@Anonymous agree. Indoor dining and museums are way too risky IMO. And outdoor sports...in January?
Absolutely outdoor sports! My kids are still playing soccer and hockey and I have seen outdoor basketball practices.
There's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing.
I'm feeling happy that so many people I know are getting the vaccine soon. Now that it's opened up to teachers and essential workers.
and yet our private school still isn't planning to fully open for the forseeable
@Anonymous I'm sorry, that's hard. All the teachers I know who are getting vaccinated are teaching full time in person.
are you in Manhattan?
Right there with you. The days are bleeding into each other. I've never been so depressed in my life.
I’m normally an optimistic person, but this is getting increasingly difficult. Last week my kids’ charter school suddenly postponed the hybrid model they were planning to start next week; now my younger dc will have a full calendar year of zero in person school. DH has been out of work since March. We’ve all been cooped up in a small two bedroom apartment and can’t even spend money on renting something bigger or taking fun little getaways because we have to be frugal. All the little pleasures that were keeping me going are getting stale. This SUCKS.
The divergence in experiences is so interesting. I know families who are spending the winter down in Florida enjoying the weather (and everything is open there). Others took off to ski out west or VT for the month. These people are really enjoying life!
Because they're rich....
Because they're rich....
@anonymous well, yes they are wealthy. some of these people have been on perpetual vacation since last March.