What will happen.......

[Leicesterbaggie]

I have always been of the opinion that unversities should not have opened up in the autumn. Schools, I was not sure of, but I am now. It was no colncidence that areas that had a high student population saw cases of Covid shoot up. It's very unfortunate but necessary that schools and universities close if we are to get on top of this virus. I think that the academic year 2020/21 will have to be basically written off. I don't make this statement lightly but feel that it is the right thing to do. Students often take a gap year after finishing their studies so is twelve months going to have such a negative effect on the rest of their lives.

[baggieal]

Exactly mate, well said.

We had my 4 year old granddaughter today, she’s due to start school in September.

My wife spent hours reading stories with her and baking cakes.

I spent time with her on her writing and teaching her new words.

It’s about investing time on your kids and grandchildren and not spending the time on your iPhone updating your status and shopping for the latest butt plug and oversize black d I l d o!

So many 25-40 year old parents are so self obsessed these days........I’m sick of hearing them bleating when interviewed.

SHUT THE F U C K UP!!!

100% agree with you Mick! The time you invest with a child is invaluable such as reading but many parents can't be bothered. My 12 year old in the lock down can cook - clean - hoover - design and even selling goods on ebay. It's called work ethic and she's as bright as a button.

[WBA1955]

I think it would have severely affected children's education years ago but in this modern they will be able to learn online, people can work from home after all.
It could affect their mental health more not being able to socialise with friends, this is the age were personalities develop.
I don't know what the long term affects will be on young people being alone.
But again we missed the boat, Covid cases began to rise with the reopening of schools in September, they should have been closed again then.

[Albionic68]

I have always been of the opinion that unversities should not have opened up in the autumn......

No argument from me, 100% in agreement. Loads of young people from across the country meeting up for the first time, living and (hopefully) learning in close proximity to each other during a pandemic before heading home to their own communities and families. What could possibly go wrong.......

[BaggieSingh]

Bit racist mind why cant the oversize d i l d o be brown or pink?

That apart I agree we are at home with my 7 year old and we do lots of things with her and did previously, we spent a long time and went through a lot to have our daughter and ensure that we do as much as we can with her and involve her in so many things and what we would like to do is kind of secondary.
It really winds me up when people whinge about having to do stuff for their kids that comes well and truly under the category of parenting

You dont need to spend 8 hours teaching kids but a 4 sessions in 30 min bursts is amazing and then get them to do other stuff like write or read or paint or run about.

Exactly mate, well said.

We had my 4 year old granddaughter today, she’s due to start school in September.

My wife spent hours reading stories with her and baking cakes.

I spent time with her on her writing and teaching her new words.

It’s about investing time on your kids and grandchildren and not spending the time on your iPhone updating your status and shopping for the latest butt plug and oversize black d I l d o!

So many 25-40 year old parents are so self obsessed these days........I’m sick of hearing them bleating when interviewed.

SHUT THE F U C K UP!!!

[WBA1955]

Bit racist mind why cant the oversize d i l d o be brown or pink?

That apart I agree we are at home with my 7 year old and we do lots of things with her and did previously, we spent a long time and went through a lot to have our daughter and ensure that we do as much as we can with her and involve her in so many things and what we would like to do is kind of secondary.
It really winds me up when people whinge about having to do stuff for their kids that comes well and truly under the category of parenting

You dont need to spend 8 hours teaching kids but a 4 sessions in 30 min bursts is amazing and then get them to do other stuff like write or read or paint or run about.

Dildos come in all colours... so I have been told. Black is the most popular because black men are said to be well endowed.
I don't know how true that is, i have never been in the habit of looking at black men's willies.

[mickd1961]

I think it would have severely affected children's education years ago but in this modern they will be able to learn online, people can work from home after all.
It could affect their mental health more not being able to socialise with friends, this is the age were personalities develop.
I don't know what the long term affects will be on young people being alone.
But again we missed the boat, Covid cases began to rise with the reopening of schools in September, they should have been closed again then.

I don’t agree totally Des.

Our generation learned properly by reading books etc.

If I was off school with an illness I had books pushed under my nose by my parents as soon as I was showing signs of reaching for the TV controls.

I read hugely as a kid, I loved books but these days if it hasn’t got a “swipe” facility most kids can’t be a r s e d.

This stuff about “social isolation” does my head in as well, most of them text their mate sat 6 feet away, they're losing the art of speech.

The younger members of my staff can barely string a coherent sentence together, having conversation with them is a nightmare.

We make too many excuses on behalf of the under 25’s these days, no wonder a significant number have the backbone of a Jellyfish 😫

[baggieal]

Bit racist mind why cant the oversize d i l d o be brown or pink?

That apart I agree we are at home with my 7 year old and we do lots of things with her and did previously, we spent a long time and went through a lot to have our daughter and ensure that we do as much as we can with her and involve her in so many things and what we would like to do is kind of secondary.
It really winds me up when people whinge about having to do stuff for their kids that comes well and truly under the category of parenting

You dont need to spend 8 hours teaching kids but a 4 sessions in 30 min bursts is amazing and then get them to do other stuff like write or read or paint or run about.

Totally agree BS! Whilst not for us, many children who are home schooled are the brightest and there are lots of social groups around.

My 12 year old around 2 years ago visited Rome and we took time to explain all the history and she loved it. We also took her to Stratford and went around all the sites and she absolutely loved it and we were so proud when her history topic on Stratford gained top marks at school. There's only so much a school can do but there's a huge amount parents can do. My daughter works for her pock money and knows how to communicate pleasantries such as please, thank you, your welcome and be polite.

[BaggieSingh]

Cheers Des, I will refer to you for any other questions I have on dildos as you seem to be quite the expert
I was only trying to make light of some of the discussion recently over race on here

With regards to your second point I am reliable informed (by women) there is no correlation in the end state and colour of skin, but the starting point is weighted towards the aforementioned racial group.
So apparently its a growers v show-ers scenario (as with everything there are execptions)

Dildos come in all colours... so I have been told. Black is the most popular because black men are said to be well endowed.
I don't know how true that is, i have never been in the habit of looking at black men's willies.

[BaggieSingh]

Totally agree with your comment re etiquette and good manners they cost nothing and growing up my parents and whole family in fact were very strict on that and I think its kept me in good stead and its good to have some level of discipline in life.

Its awesome when kids learn stuff and can proudly show off that knowledge so congrats to your daughter mate.

We live very close to Stratford Upon Avon and my daughter loves going there often.
We also go around the country as much as we can and on holidays, but there are great shows Horrible Histories and many others which teach kids a lot of things, where parenting comes in is reinforcing the learning and explaining the points that kids dont get straight away and having a lot of patience

Yes it takes sacrifice, but who said life was easy, who the heck has it ever been easy for, and if anything we have it easier than most that have gone before us

Totally agree BS! Whilst not for us, many children who are home schooled are the brightest and there are lots of social groups around.

My 12 year old around 2 years ago visited Rome and we took time to explain all the history and she loved it. We also took her to Stratford and went around all the sites and she absolutely loved it and we were so proud when her history topic on Stratford gained top marks at school. There's only so much a school can do but there's a huge amount parents can do. My daughter works for her pock money and knows how to communicate pleasantries such as please, thank you, your welcome and be polite.