Sorry, I know we’re all supposed to be amazingly resilient and patient right now, but stop telling people to just get over the idea of it being another 3 weeks minimum like this. People are allowed to miss people & normality. People are allowed to mourn what they’ve missed out on

This is an incredibly difficult time for everyone. Especially for those of us who have lost someone or who have sick relatives. It’s also difficult for parents, for lovers, for young people studying for exams, for people who were supposed to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries

It is ok for ALL of us to acknowledge that pain and longing, whatever the circumstances. Acknowledging it doesn’t mean we’re going to abandon the rules or put people at risk. It’s simply unrealistic to expect everyone to be a ray of sunshine throughout every single day of this.

Let’s just focus on extending our compassion and understand now, not frustration or anger. Even if it seems to you that what someone is missing is trivial. We have to take this one day at a time. Be kind to one another, please.

I miss my parents and I am gutted for the funeral I can’t attend next week. But you know what? I also miss dancing and hugging my friends and petting dogs and buying overpriced coffee and getting my bloody roots done at the hairdressers. AND ALL OF THAT IS OK. All of it.