Quarantine of the Day
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- Bennn0
I dont want to disminish the situation of anyone, but when you look at a picture like this one, taken by AFP photographer Ameer Alhabi in Alep in 2016. It put things into perspectives for people who think the 'great Covid-19 confinement' is so painful.
- our problems fits our standard of living I guess. We're the lucky oneBennn
- Yep! When things get tough I say to my wife, "At least we're not living in Syria"nocomply
- Also, I like the Dostoyevskyian comparison to a Siberian prison.nocomply
- Been reading a few pages of this here and there for a little perspective: https://en.wikipedia…)nocomply
- https://en.wikipedia…)nocomply
- Dammit! Well... you get it.nocomply
- Yup. Watch this movie and cry and feel immense gratitude for everything: https://www.youtube.…nb
- A few days ago I watched an old "No reservations" episode, when Bourdian went to Nicaragua... Seeing kids eating in landfills...dmay
- Bennn6
Just wanted to say hi from my quarantine
- Bennn you have aged like no other!utopian
- https://i.imgur.com/…Miesfan
- Easy to get in and out of you know..helloeatbreathedrive
- ^ LOLMrT
- mg3310
How many of you are home with kids right now, and what ages?
Seven weeks into this, I'm started to get depressed for my kids. My daughter is 5 and supposed to be starting kindergarten in the fall. She's a really smart kid and should be learning all the pre-k things she'd be learning at day-care, with other kids, and with the teachers she loves. We also signed her up for all day summer camp in our town (she went to partial day last year and loved it) and she's so excited about it. It goes from mid-June to mid-August. We haven't told her that it's likely not going to happen, because I just don't see how it does. She's going to be heartbroken.
She's also developing some bad behavior that she previously got past in the last year - standard childhood stuff at that age, but it doesn't make it easy for my wife and I to work from home and. Really trying to get her to think about her actions before she throws a fit, slowly but surely she's understanding but I know it's hard at that age.
Our son will be 3 in June so he's still younger and kind of oblivious to it all. He's content playing with his toy cars all day long, we watch plenty of shows on TV and go outside to play. I'm less worried about him; hopefully after this is all past us he's right on track for whatever he should be doing.
I just feel sad that they're not around their friends and teachers, in the structure that M-F daycare provides. I love them with every fiber of my existence - but all of you parents out there know kids are tough, it's tough to be with them every day, and it's even tougher to manage them when parents need to work all day.
I keep telling myself the same thing I read at the beginning of this crisis - if keeping them alive and fed is the best we do as parents, we're succeeding.
How are the rest of you parents doing?
- Not going to lie - am a bit worried that my wee daughter doesn't have any social contact with midgets the same age as her. this cannot be a Good Thing.Nairn
- I have twin 11-year-olds. Both are missing school and social interaction. And there is some depression that we've (so far) helped with more family time.evilpeacock
- I take her on her Sunday walk around parks near here. Let her off the leash (there's no leash), she instantly gravitates to kids we have to pull her away fromNairn
- It's fucking sad.Nairn
- I really feel for parents with infants or toddlers right now. No day care option with WFH is really hard. And not being able to playdate or go out is also toughevilpeacock
- evilpeacock - I've been telling myself that we're at least lucky with a 5 year old and an almost-3 year old. At least they can play together, and they do well.mg33
- But parents of toddlers, newborns, etc... I can't imagine that and working during the day.mg33
- I have two boys, 5 and 8. The 8 year old has online classes and he gets to see his friends/classmates on video chat. The 5 year old is harder because he was...fooler
- also in daycare. He's regressed in his behavior. They both throw more fits than I remember but I guess I wasn't with them 24/7 before. Im throwing more fits toofooler
- Same here fooler. They're without the structure and authority they have at daycare. They're both respectful of those teachers, nevermg33
- 13½ month old here. She's at a critical point in her development and... fuck nothing where peers are concerned.
Not Great.Nairn - had a bad thing said about them or their behavior.mg33
- two boys 10 & 12 - it's tough getting them motivated to do stuff other than plugged into screens, especially when me and the wife also have to work.Bluejam
- 3 year old girl and 19 month son. Screen time shit is out the window. We are in survival mode. Lots of walks help but it is hard on both of us.eryx
- 'peers', for a toddler, lol. Sorry.Nairn
- our saving grace was the basket courts until the council decided it was best to take off the fucking hoopsBluejam
- They are both very social and just say hi to everyone though the fence in the back yard. No going to preschool is hard on the 3 year olderyx
- I'm working as fast as I can to get a backyard fence so they can be outside without needing us to supervise in the front yard.mg33
- hang in there mg33!eryx
- 13 and 7. Eldest is glued to her phone pals and my youngest is bereft of attention as we're both trying to work. Thank god for BBC bitesized.monoboy
- MG33 - i have 2 boys - same ages. 5 & 3. its tough. some days are circus like. other days are a little better.umbee54
- Both wife and I working from home and about 40% of day in meetings. Hang in there brother hopefully they'll be back in school early august.umbee54
- My sis has a toddler, locked down in a small London flat. Tougher for her. Wee lamb keeps asking to play with neighbours kids.monoboy
- ...if all is safe for them to be back in classroom setting.umbee54
- It feels like an eternity but it's only been a month in the UK. Another two to go I think. I picked the wrong year to give up booze.monoboy
- Kis seriously affected: https://unsdg.un.org…BustySaintClaire
- Yeah without being able to go the the playgrounds I ordered a trampoline but it's on backorder.fooler
- Home — 900 sqft, 1bd apt — with a 2 year old boy, who bounces off the walls.monospaced
- It's been surprisingly good for us. 12 & 10yr old kids have their arguments, but they're schooling online and we're in contact with their teachers.aslip
- Grandma is doing some online teaching with them too. Plus they've been outside a lot lately, riding bikes and playing in yard.aslip
- Ditto kiddo; a 5 year old going on 6 and a 1 year old going on 2. Both Dutch boys.
Wife is full on mom mode and I'm working 9-5. It feels okay some days...ideaist - ...Others it gets a little sad; the internet speed(s) got to my wife last night. She lost it a bit. I'm drinking a bit more than I should BUT am bored tbh.ideaist
- My son is 8 and on the autism spectrum so he's thriving without the stress of social interaction. He's learning to code and that's all he cares about.Melanie
- One toddler, about 21 months. Thank god for the back yard.ben_
- @ben_ I daydream of a backyard ... I'm weeks from closing on a house and moving so I can finally have one! Just in time for Spring and Summer.monospaced
- 5 year old and 3 year old. Both of us are in corporate fashion jobs and need to stay present to keep the work. Kids are acting up and hard to manage.DaveO
- We are in an apartment over two floors in Bed stuy and have a yard so that is GREAT. I feel very VERY lucky that essentially nothing material has changed.DaveO
- I know I'd be more stressed if i had no money coming in, so trying to stay thankful, but by god this is the most stressful situation we've been in.DaveO
- The expectation that parents can put in full days while schools and all care centers are closed is absolutely unrealistic.monospaced
- @mono - yeah it's honestly incredible. I feel for you and our friends in similar situations in NYC and Tokyo right now.ben_
- I am lucky that we have a backyard and a huge ball field at the end of our street. Big front yard. Kids on our street. I totally feel formg33
- everyone stuck in mid and high rise buildings, no green space, limited fresh air.mg33
- 3yo girl and 15mo boy that should be at nursery daily 9-5.30. Wife and I both work full time but obv from home at the moment...microkorg
- ... wife is chinese and her mum has been with us since January and is actually stuck here until she can get a flight home.microkorg
- .. it's a god-send for us as she looks after the kids from 8-5 each day so we can get on with our work. But when she goes we'll be fuct!...microkorg
- I think we'll have to each work half a day each so the other can look after the kids then put in the second half of the day in the evenings!microkorg
- With the wee girl at least once a week she facetimes with her two best friends from nursery. Think she is getting bored of our chat though as...microkorg
- .. whenever she sees the neighbours she talks with them forever and literally has to be dragged away lol.microkorg
- We are so lucky to have a big garden though i couldnt imagine having kids in a flat during this time. We've recently got them a big swing set...microkorg
- ... a slide and I built a mini climbing wall to get up to the slide. Wee boy LOVES it! I'm still petitioning mum for a 3ft high half pipe ;)microkorg
- I think I'm in the luckier crowd...my kids are teenagers now. 14 and 16. They're holding up pretty well. they miss school and their friends, but are doing okexador1
- with the online lessons etc. they get out for walks and bike-rides daily. their senses of humour are still sharp and they're a joy for us to be around :)exador1
- my boy is actually turning 14 this thursday. He's sad his buddies can't have a sleepover, but we're going to have a nice family birthday, with cake etc...exador1
- they both miss their grandparents like crazy. They're very close with my wife's folks... it's hard for them not to see them regularly like they usually do.exador1
- I'm really hoping that we soon get to visit 1 family like some of the other provinces. My mom is going through some real loneliness right now, and aside fromben_
- missing her a ton, we could sure use another set of hands around here with our daughter.ben_
- nocomply4
I'm in a very similar situation to mg33.
My wife and I run a web design and digital communication business together. We've got a 5-year-old who is scheduled to start kindergarten in the fall, and a 2.5 year old who was going to an in-home day care.
Now we're trying to run a full-time WFH business while simultaneously doing 24/7 child care.
It doesn't work.
We can't work at the pace we used to, which is ultimately going to affect our bottom line. Then there's also the bigger question of will we even be able to sign up new work in this pandemic?
The uncertainty there is a significant stress, for sure. We're lucky that we've got projects to work on right now, who knows what 1, 3, 6 months out holds?
When I think about how much it sucks for my wife and I as parents, I think about our 5-year-old and how it sucks for him even worse. It's depressing. He should be free, not on lockdown. He's an extrovert. He absolutely needs socialization and time with his friends to thrive, and he's not getting it.
There have been so many challenges and tough days, but I feel bad complaining when we're all still healthy, we have a roof over our heads, and we have enough food to eat.
There have been a couple of silver linings though. The biggest one is how great of friends our boys have become. In our previous lives they spent their days apart since they couldn't go to the same school. Now they're together all day, every day and they're totally best friends. Our 2.5 year old has learned SO MUCH from his older brother in the past 6 weeks. He's like a totally new person with all his new words and mannerisms. It warms my heart. But it's seriously all I've got right now. And every parent knows that you also need time away from your kids to be at your best, which we're obviously not getting.
- Hang in there, your kids may well remember this fondly as a good time with familyGnash
- Hang in there buddy, mg33 and the rest of the QBN parents here. I can’t begin to imagine what your’e all going through.Ramanisky2
- Trying to count my blessings every day. :)mg33
- Thanks all!nocomply
- Hang in there. A whole generation of children are going to have this on them forever.monospaced
- PhanLo1
If you're missing out on driving why not go for a little trip round Philly?
- elahon15
Bummed I missed this live last night, just finished watching it now, this was fucking AMAZING.
And I love they wore dresses.
- Grunge pedal and chorus on his voice, nice touch.nb
- I'm not a fan of his regular music but this is pretty good and he seems like a funny guy.fooler
- Was this sponsored by Flow Spring Water? Everyone has a few cartons of it in camera view.fooler
- Breed & Territorial Pissings
2 of my favorite Nirvana tracks ...
.. really knocked it out.Ramanisky2 - Set List
https://i.ibb.co/44T…Ramanisky2 - i am surprised, not bad at all!renderedred
- better than puddle of mudddorf
- Fooler, yeah they sponsor almost everything/anything. My team did their brand and packaging, coincidentally.ben_
- Holy shite, this was really good.section_014
- This made my day. Huge Post fan, but wouldn't have had any idea he could pull this off! Good guy and major talentSteveJobs
- @ben_ I never heard of Flow before watching this so it worked! Congrats.fooler
- omahadesigns-5
Do you wear a mask when walking down the street?
- nope, pointlessGardener
- i do. social compact. plus nyc likes excuses to over-shame.MrAbominable
- no. On the street its pointless. The chance you catch it walking on the street is close to zero in my opinion. If you're not walking super crowded streetBennn
- _niko3
meanwhile, in Chicago:
- Ramanisky23
- :-(((PhanLo
- Holy shit, ray, stuff feeding your dog lasagnaGnash
- What ... *is* that thing?Continuity
- I wanna cuddle it so hard.sea_sea
- mg335
Bought supplies to make the desk I want and need soon, now that my office has vacated our space and we’ll all likely be working from home for quite a while regardless of lockdowns ending. Won’t get the wood till mid-May, but dimensions are going to be 74” wide x 30” deep, with a 74” x 12” shelf on casters running the length of it.
Will have space to bring out my 27” Thunderbolt monitor and use it beside my iMac (been wanting to do this for Logic Pro) and can easily disconnect and plug in my work laptop.
Stuff I’m using:
IKEA Karlby wooden countertop
Steel custom made legs from Etsy
Simple cord J channel raceway cable organizers along the back
- Good setup, really like the legs.PhanLo
- is most the price in the legs?MrAbominable
- love itmonospaced
- Nice, how much did the legs cost you? The pricing is all over the place on eBay, ranging from $99- to $400- for a set of legs. A fair price is around $125-utopian
- The legs were $185. IKEA counter was $269, but you will not find any solid Walnut of those dimensions for anything less than that.mg33
- nice. pics in mid-May or it didn't happen.MrAbominable
- The 1.5" thickness concerns me. The table top may get warped overtime because of the weight you put on table as well heat and cold fluctuation.utopian
- I would strong recommend at least 1.75" thickness for your desktop.utopian
- Here is one that is thicker and cost less than the IKEA desktop. ($110-)
https://www.lowes.co…utopian - https://www.lowes.co…utopian
- Good thoughts utopian! What do you think about this guy’s solution to the sag problem? https://www.reddit.c…mg33
- just run a 2x4 along the middle underside of the ikea top. like most regular big dinning tables do. will support and stop sag.shapesalad
- Lots of people with Karlby setups use the Alex drawers as support for the desk. They have a lot more surface area than these legsmg33
- Is that a concern to anyone?mg33
- Also, I would most likely not be putting the legs flush at the end; Probably a foot in from the edge.mg33
- https://www.youtube.…utopian
- https://www.youtube.…utopian
- Thanks man. I REALLY want to make this work, and without resorting to Alex cabinets if I canmg33
- Also, that first video shows an adjustable leg as center support. I'll have four left over from my old desk, that are adjustable. Just don't like the looks.mg33
- Actually, after talking to my wife, I'm trying to cancel the legs order. We both agreed that a double Ikea Alex drawer setup would look nice, and add moremg33
- support. Not only that, I had forgotten a project to house my effects pedals inside a drawer, if possible.mg33
- grafician5
- Baron Von Melancholy.PhanLo
- Doctor Sleepfuturefood
- Senor Sleeplemmy_k
- Admiral TearsMrT
- Executor Vodka-CouchVectorMasked
- The Jester of Anxiety. Sounds about right.elahon
- Mister Executor ProcastinationNutter
- The Keeper of Rest
...lamePonyBoy - Mister Drunkemphor
- The Reckoner of Sleep!!! Hear my almighty zzzzzzzz!Sellies
- Executor of LonelinessMrAbominable
- Captain CouchMaaku
- Captain Woe!stoplying
- Captain Overindulgence (appropriate) lolhelloeatbreathedrive
- The Jester of Woe. Do I mock Woe, or am I a sad clown?garbage
- Lord Vodka. I'll take it!lnu
- Senor Kleenex!Akagiyama
- kingsteven5
Bought a hammock. I now live in the hammock.
- BEER ME LISA!kingsteven
- https://www.youtube.…nb
- Wish we could put a hammock on our balcony.i_monk
- imbecile-1
- You mean they might not give a shit about my best interest?lemmy_k
- there are quite a lot of holes in thatFax_Benson
- only if you want to ignore all the safety warnings. but hey, be pedantic to defend putting lives at risk.imbecile
- NBQ001
- Both, and also drunk.maquito
- yep, floatedFax_Benson
- Lol @ maquitoeryx
- And fax, think the term will catch on?eryx
- Gardener-1
- some lockdowns are better than othersBluejam
- I guess they don’t like their kids muchGnash
- haha Stepbrothers quote. that's great.dopepope
- try to be grateful that you're not a nurse on minimal wage, without any decent PPE, being asked to empty the shit pan and diaper of an old man with CCP Virusshapesalad
- first world problems threadutopian
- Ramanisky27
- Class.grafician
- Love it!Sellies
- like the KO by swinging kiddee-dubs
- ++helloeatbreathedrive
- Jackie Chan at 1:11 is bestutopian
