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You want me to live away from my kids just so I can continue working? Are you for real?

I'm assuming you don't have your own family or there's no way you would even suggest that.

 

Because soldiers and oil rig workers go in to that line of working knowing what it entails and build their family units around that. They also make up a relatively small proportion of the population.

People who collect our bins and drive our taxis don't do that sort of role thinking it will cause them to be isolated from their kids. Can't just expect 15% of the adult population to go home to their other halves and tell them that they're off to live in a de facto commune with all their colleagues for 6 months and expect that to go well. The long term and wide spread damage to family relationships will be even higher than kids missing proper schooling.

 

Ignore him, what he thinks other people should do doesn’t effect him, as he’s mentioned before, his job entails something that requires him to not leave the house. Something to do with computers and collecting donations from forums, or something like that. Whilst the key worker bloke that delivers his computer parts should be expected to stay away from his family.

 

I'm classed as a 'critical worker' and would have no issues checking into Rudding Park for a few weeks, if it was open and they hadn't closed of any of the spa area. I’d let the jacuzzi bubbles ease away my feelings of sadness and guilt at not been able to see my wife and kids - safe in the knowledge that I’m doing the right thing. Maybe FaceTime them after a 3 course room service dinner with a nice bottle of red wine.

 

Absolutely bang on but for the sake of the debate and to not look completely heartless I'm pretending that I sometimes like my kids

 

Your reply is that bizarre that I honestly can't work out if you're being serious or not?

I've no idea on how I should even begin to reply to something that to me just makes no sense whatsoever.

 

Comparing Soldiers and oil rig workers to supermarket staff, bus drivers and nurses is possibly one of the most flawed bits of logic I've ever heard.

I hate the thought of kids missing out on their proper education for this length of time, it's awful.

But suggesting that they spend a year away from their mum because she stacks shelves in the local co-op is a much quicker route to the disintegration of society.

 

It's bizarre because I'm a single parent. Should I get my kids fostered for a few months or am I excluded due to my relationship status?

Oh and that time in school for kids you mentioned, the time they will NEVER get back? They can, through re-sits or repeating years. No it's not ideal but it's not necessarily life changing.

And what about my time, with my kids, watching them grow up and being there for them every step of the way? That's the most precious time in the world to me and I'll NEVER get that back.

 

That's through their own choice about the career they opted for. It's not being forced on them which is a completely different situation and the two can't be compared.

I'm absolutely positive now that you don't have children or you wouldn't even be suggesting such an unworkable and nonsensical step. I think you live on your own, or even still with parents and are just a bit p1ssed off that the whole pandemic has gone on so long and annoyed at others that you believe are impacting your own leisure time.

 

I've played the key worker as I'm in the Utility Industry. It was a bit selfish of me but as a parent kids come first

 

The Goverment currently aren’t running the show. Power is currently in the hands of ‘experts’

 

What's the percentage of adults that are over 70 and or/vulnerable? I bet it won't be far off the 30% figure either.

 

here is a good tool where you can put in council name and it estimates key worker level. Lowest I could find randomly picking areas was Islington at 25%

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/articles/coronavirusandkeyworkersintheuk/2020-05-15#how-many-key-workers-are-in-your-area

 

That's a very bizarre suggestion from one of our usually more sensible posters on here.

Where the hell are these key worker parents going to live? What if both parents are key workers?

 

Sorry Simon, but I think a child missing not living or seeing one of their parents is more damaging than missing out on a few weeks of education