I’m trying so hard to stay upbeat, but I’m honestly feeling so sad for the children at the moment.
Nothing is quite the way it used to be.
Things they’ve been looking forward to have been cancelled and so many other things seem so uncertain. And the few things that have started up again for them recently have paused again before they really got going.
Their swimming school managed one week back before being told that the school they hire the pool from needed to put additional safety measures in place, so lessons are postponed until that’s all sorted.
And Rhys’ cubs pack met up in person (outside) last week for the first time in almost half a year, and now he has to miss this week’s session as he has to isolate after a child in his class at school tested positive for the coronavirus.
He was so excited to be back last week.
He was dressed and ready in his uniform over an hour before we actually needed to leave the house. And he bounced off towards the rest of the pack when we got to the field behind the scout hall.
He was absolutely buzzing when I went to pick him up. Full of stories of the new youth leaders and the games they’d all been playing together. Already looking forward to the next session.
And now he has to miss it.
And I know it’s just one week. And in the greater scheme of things it’s fine. It’s not really a big deal.
But it just feels like one more thing. One more thing that was almost like it used to be. One more thing that’s changed, that has to be adapted to.
I try so hard to stay positive about it all, to find the moments of joy, to focus on all the wonderful things I have to be thankful for.
But some days it’s really difficult to do that. It all just makes me so sad.
It must be so hard for kids. We can understand that it’s only temporary, but it must be very disrupting for them.
It really is hard for the kids. I feel sad for them. Everything being cancelled and today waiting for the news about lockdowns, it might mean my eldest won’t see her girlfriend for a while.
How exciting for Rhys to be back at cubs. He looks so happy and very smart in his uniform. x
It is sad, but we have to remember, things will get back to normal eventually. We have to keep our children as happy as we can, and keep them looking forward.
It is such a sad time for everyone especially kids
I can’t imagine being a kid during these crazy times.
It’s really sad isn’t it. And so hard to believe, when you think back to all the fun and games of last year. He looks super smart in his uniform…and so happy too 🙂 #livingarrows
There has honestly been so many cancelations and so much disappointment this year.
I’m feeling like this too. Not much has changed for us right now but I’m on edge constantly waiting for things to change. It’s so sad for the children, nothing like they’re used to and no real sense of normality x
It’s so hard for them to really understand. My boys still just keep saying ‘when corona virus is over….’ I wish I could tell them it was going to be over soon but we just don’t know do we x