Spursex
Alert Team
My family and I are on our second round of self-isolation in a row. We have gone against guidelines because a) we don't think they make logical sense and b) we don't want to the cause of further spread.
My son's entire year group were told they need to self-isolate as there was a big risk they had all come into contact with a positive case. Guidelines say to isolate my son, but the rest of us can go about our days as normal. Instead, we pulled my daughter from her school and my work allowed me to work from home. Last Friday was the end of the isolation so both my kids went back into school. I went to get tested through my work so I had an all-clear for Monday. On Saturday we get the email that my daughters entire year group were at risk as they had come into contact with a positive case. So, we do the same again.
Thank god for my wife, who was made redundant back in June, as she has been excellent at keeping the kids on top of school work and keeping everything else going.
This is why I have been somewhat quiet on the forum for the last few weeks. I hope everyone else is doing ok. The new infections numbers still feel uncomfortably high to me and around Portsmouth it hasn't felt like a lockdown this time. When walking the dog the place is still busy with people.
I think you've used your commonsense and both you and your wife should be applauded for it.
I hope your wife finds work when it suits her to do so; one positive you might and I did say might take from all this, is how life changes for the children (and for you) when one of you is home to take charge of kids/schools/food/life in general,
Stay strong, stay smart and soon this will be over and the rebuild can begin in earnest - but of course, I know it's a hill to climb and for some (as I talk to them) they think and feel that it's a mountain. But in the not too distant future a new level of normality will return and the second half of next year will be amazing!