Who needs a shower when you can walk through an autumnal Yorkshire meadow. The sun might be out but it’s wet. Very wet.
Who would have thought it. THOR with shorts on walking across that very field 😂😂😂 Much waxing needed 😱😱😱😱
Apparently The Government believes that 100,000 children currently off school as a result of Covid is far too many. Letters are being issued to many parents about the need for children to be in school. If parents don’t cooperate then they will be ‘officially assisted’ in getting their children back. I’m sorry but there is a pandemic on. Maybe if those in charge had made schools safer rather than just remove all the requirements for masks and social distancing, then far less kids would have ended up catching Covid.
So this morning I listened to the Government talk about parents again. They should listen to the official message. Do the decent, patriotic thing and believe in what the Government tells them. Schools are safe, send your kids into class. Even if there is underlying health conditions or covid in the household or a covid outbreak in the classroom, kids must be sent in.
Ok…
Hairy Thor can see a slight problem with that. I remember just a few months ago. One Monday morning. The Government was telling parents schools were completely safe. They wrote to schools to instruct them to stay open. Letters were issued talking of the legal consequences of keeping children off school. Headteachers and Parents were threatened that Monday Morning. So schools stayed open. Kids were sent into school. Then just 12 hours later, that very same Monday, after a day of repeated official untruths, The Government CLOSED all schools. Suddenly schools had become a serious vector of pandemic spread. They were apparently not safe after all. How many children, teachers, support staff, parents and grandparents ended up catching Covid needlessly that day…..
I had a long talk with Hawklad. We agreed that regardless of his anxiety levels, he will NOT return until classrooms in his school are safer. That helps with his mindset as well. He was feeling under pressure to return too soon. Let’s see how is mindset is at the end of October.
The path is clearer.
A Dad trying to cope with the loss of his Partner and becoming a single parent. 
That is a lot of kids. How scary. Oh my, Thor!!! Lol I beat he is so relieved. I bet he will do so much better now with his school work.😊
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Yes he is.
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Taking the time that you need till it feels right for Hawklad and you makes sense.
That is a beautiful meadow!
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That’s the key. He has to do this at his own pace.
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You’re not alone. Many parents are thinking like you. Let’s hope that the government changes its stance.
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I hope so as well.
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Feels like the country is in chaos at the moment with the energy companies going bust and the queueing at the petrol stations. You are doing the right thing.
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It’s a mad country now.
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Talking is good, waiting until it feels right is even better…
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That’s exactly right.
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Very clear. Should they ever take you on it will be very interesting
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Definitely some battles looming
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Such a shame.
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Making a final decision must feel so good at this point. I hope that it helps decrease your anxiety. When the time is right you will know.
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That’s the key Robyn. Decrease the anxiety then see where that leads.
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So they are saying you owe more loyalty to your government (barf) than to your child? Something seriously wrong with that.
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Definitely is.
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Look at that… brawn AND brains😉 You guys might just get by😂
If it was me walking, I can guarantee the line would not be that straight. I tend to go off course if I see something that needs closer inspection, or zig and zag just for fun😆
💌💌💌
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Too much brawn sadly 😂😂❤️❤️❤️
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Thanks for the information. It seems parents in the UK are much more worried about their children. Here in Germany parents follow the instructions of the authorities, no matter how stupid they seem. Best wishes, Michael
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Maybe they still have some trust left.
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Oh my, here they are planning on a face to face with students but they don’t have safe protocols to follow. Those kids at their age don’t know how to protect themselves.
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It’s staggering that they treat kids safety this way.
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I think you are doing the right thing in not letting him return to the classroom! Its far too risky! ❤
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Thank you ❤️
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