... I've kept in touch less. I usually text/WhatsApp/Skype/etc to keep up with friends and family. But I realise I've done that less during the lockdown/crisis. Is it because there's less to talk about, no football, people not going out and doing stuff ... ... or is it because I don't want to hear bad news from people I love?
Much less to talk about, frankly. My mum wants me to phone every other day to check she's still alive, but trying to chat when absolutely bugger all's been happening ain't easy. Mind you, I have played soooooo much online poker it's ridiculous...
TBH Sid, I dread looking at emails and messages from family ..... ... to use an old quote, 'no news is good news'.
My sister in Liverpool was widowed a couple of years ago and lives alone. She phones every two or three days. We actually talk more than ever.
My brothers who live approximately 4 miles away from me haven't bothered their arses keeping in touch since my move up north 2 plus years ago. I tried contacting them via text, WhatsApp and other means without much success..so **** em. My sister and I on the other hand have been in regular contact..which is great. The weekly highlight is my eldest daughter, living in Colchester, organises a weekly quiz on Skype for us (me, wifey, 17 year old daughter). We get to talk to her, normally about an hour or so a week afterwards with a glass of wine or two..it's something that we all look forward and something that I cherish. Being so far apart I look forward to the day we all meet up.
Speak twice a day to eldest daughter back on Teesside, her husband is safeguarding and they haven't been out the house since March. However we are going over next week to sit in their garden and talk face to face can't wait. Youngest daughter and grandchildren live close by and we see them regularly so that's good, was my grandaughters first driving lesson today, she was 17 in March and had her first lesson cancelled due to Covid, she enjoyed it and managed not to hit anything. Happy days.
I've found myself talking more to family than usual, I've got an 18 month old Great Niece that I've never seen and I get picture updates every few days and loads of family chat. My Brother and I keep in touch every fews days and he tells me about his stuff that is going on, mainly work stuff as we used to work together before I retired so he tells me how work friends are getting on. I also message my daughter endlessly everyday and now lockdown is over I see her 2-3 times a week. I still keep in touch with 2 good friends regularly, all of which helped me through lockdown in a new country. So far I've been lucky with family and friends regarding covid19, long may it continue.
