I Need A Break From My Kids

The guilt and stress of a ‘worry-free’ lockdown.

The first lockdown was 3 months long. The second barely a month. This third one is not yet a month old though already feels the hardest and there’s little end in sight.

For us the single biggest difference between each lockdown is the kids’ circumstances. During lockdown 1 they were both of nursery age, and both at home. In lockdown 2, schools and nurseries remained open. This time the nursery is open for our youngest to attend the three days a week she goes, however our 4…