Another family here who keep themselves to themselves. My grown up kids would think I was mad I went to hug either of them. Don’t worry about young children missing out socially, my daughter never played with any other child until she was four & a half, she trotted off into school on her own, she didn’t want me to go in with her at age five & a half. She’s the most well adjusted person you could meet, has a lovely family, two very well behaved teenage sons, is the top child minder in her area and works with social services. My son, however, went to play school, then every day until he was 5 and I couldn’t get him to school, it was so traumatic for me and him that someone else took him in the end. Not playing with other children for a year will not hurt your children. They will benefit from being close to the parents, you can teach them life skills, they’ll be fine.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Hello everyone. I haven’t been following this forum, but I’ve been thinking about how hard it must be for people who are used to being in close contact with friends and family.
We don’t have family closer than a couple of hours drive away, but use email etc to keep in touch.
I was thinking about the early settlers who came to Australia from the UK in the 1700s etc. They would have been well aware that they would never see their loved ones ever again. How did they plan their days? I can’t help thinking that they must have developed practices that gave them the strength to cope. Perhaps making new friends?
On the news boris is thinking of giving everyone £500 who gets a positive test.the first thing I thought of was people will deliberately get it to get the cash.on gmtv this morning seems their viewers think the same.did no one think about that in the government?!
My lecture comment wasn't aimed directly at you @steveTu. We all have our opinions. It's just that sometimes our opinions differ and who are we to say the OP is wrong.It may be wrong for us but who are we to judge!
Can I just ask where you do draw 'your' lines?
Do you judge others for not wearing masks when they should?
Do you judge others for not distancing when they should?
Do you judge others for travelling when they shouldn't?
Do you judge others for mixing in large groups when they shouldn't?
...
Do you judge others for speeding?
Do you judge others for drink driving?
Do you judge others for using a mobile when driving?
...
What I find odd is the 'don't judge' attitude when the whole human race is judgemental and forms opinions on the rights and wrongs of others' actions. Typically we all have our own 'moral compass' that draws those lines between right and wrong. But in forming your opinion, you're being just as judgemental aren't you? You judge the event madpenguin describes as OK - and then anyone else who disagrees with that opinion as being somehow wrong and judgemental. Odd.
I have my opinions @steveTu but i try not to judge people for what they do. I'm not judging you for being argumentative...
On the news boris is thinking of giving everyone £500 who gets a positive test.the first thing I thought of was people will deliberately get it to get the cash.on gmtv this morning seems their viewers think the same.did no one think about that in the government?!
I expect most of them would see £500 as a very small reward for risking your life. If you can earn that much in half an hour, you wouldn't see it as the incentive it appears to be to the rest of us.
Hugging - I don't get it, really. My parents are gone for good - I miss them; conversation, compassion, humour, empathy. I couldn't possibly have accepted a bargain where I would lose all that in return for one brief hug. There was a report on the BBC yesterday where the consultant talked about having to call people to tell them their relative was going to die and the realisation dawning that the family get together at Christmas has led to this. He said it was 'sad, terribly sad'.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
My lecture comment wasn't aimed directly at you @steveTu. We all have our opinions. It's just that sometimes our opinions differ and who are we to say the OP is wrong.It may be wrong for us but who are we to judge!
Can I just ask where you do draw 'your' lines?
Do you judge others for not wearing masks when they should?
Do you judge others for not distancing when they should?
Do you judge others for travelling when they shouldn't?
Do you judge others for mixing in large groups when they shouldn't?
...
Do you judge others for speeding?
Do you judge others for drink driving?
Do you judge others for using a mobile when driving?
...
What I find odd is the 'don't judge' attitude when the whole human race is judgemental and forms opinions on the rights and wrongs of others' actions. Typically we all have our own 'moral compass' that draws those lines between right and wrong. But in forming your opinion, you're being just as judgemental aren't you? You judge the event madpenguin describes as OK - and then anyone else who disagrees with that opinion as being somehow wrong and judgemental. Odd.
I have my opinions @steveTu but i try not to judge people for what they do. I'm not judging you for being argumentative...
Since when has taking part in a discussion forum been seen as being argumentative. A statement usually used by those who's argument is spent. From all the threads I've read from SteveTU there clearly on topic and reasoned and within the realms of the discussion.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
My lecture comment wasn't aimed directly at you @steveTu. We all have our opinions. It's just that sometimes our opinions differ and who are we to say the OP is wrong.It may be wrong for us but who are we to judge!
Can I just ask where you do draw 'your' lines?
Do you judge others for not wearing masks when they should?
Do you judge others for not distancing when they should?
Do you judge others for travelling when they shouldn't?
Do you judge others for mixing in large groups when they shouldn't?
...
Do you judge others for speeding?
Do you judge others for drink driving?
Do you judge others for using a mobile when driving?
...
What I find odd is the 'don't judge' attitude when the whole human race is judgemental and forms opinions on the rights and wrongs of others' actions. Typically we all have our own 'moral compass' that draws those lines between right and wrong. But in forming your opinion, you're being just as judgemental aren't you? You judge the event madpenguin describes as OK - and then anyone else who disagrees with that opinion as being somehow wrong and judgemental. Odd.
I have my opinions @steveTu but i try not to judge people for what they do. I'm not judging you for being argumentative...
They have just announced on London news that a wedding party in Southall was broken up by Police, there were 400 guests. How many more of these have happened without discovery. No wonder the infection rates are not going down enough.
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Don’t worry about young children missing out socially, my daughter never played with any other child until she was four & a half, she trotted off into school on her own, she didn’t want me to go in with her at age five & a half.
She’s the most well adjusted person you could meet, has a lovely family, two very well behaved teenage sons, is the top child minder in her area and works with social services.
My son, however, went to play school, then every day until he was 5 and I couldn’t get him to school, it was so traumatic for me and him that someone else took him in the end.
Not playing with other children for a year will not hurt your children.
They will benefit from being close to the parents, you can teach them life skills, they’ll be fine.
I was thinking about the early settlers who came to Australia from the UK in the 1700s etc. They would have been well aware that they would never see their loved ones ever again. How did they plan their days? I can’t help thinking that they must have developed practices that gave them the strength to cope. Perhaps making new friends?
Hugging - I don't get it, really. My parents are gone for good - I miss them; conversation, compassion, humour, empathy. I couldn't possibly have accepted a bargain where I would lose all that in return for one brief hug. There was a report on the BBC yesterday where the consultant talked about having to call people to tell them their relative was going to die and the realisation dawning that the family get together at Christmas has led to this. He said it was 'sad, terribly sad'.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Since when has taking part in a discussion forum been seen as being argumentative. A statement usually used by those who's argument is spent.
From all the threads I've read from SteveTU there clearly on topic and reasoned and within the realms of the discussion.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
https://nypost.com/2021/01/21/seniors-waiting-for-covid-vaccine-mistaken-for-illegal-rave/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.