Welcome to Gransnet

Hello and welcome Hatcham. I can assure you that there are other GNs who have been around for a while but I have no idea where they are at present. I am not normally a one (wo)man band!

New to Gransnet.
Tomorrow I take my beautiful 37 year old autistic and learning disabled son back to his residential care home after a lovely last weekend home for goodness knows how long. He has no comprehension of what's going on in the world ( coronavirus) and will be expecting his routine to continue as usual, bus ride to town , lunch out and bus ride back, Tuesday/ wednesday spent going out with day centre etc etc then home to us for overnight visits.
As from tomorrow he will be isolated at the care home for the foreseeable and I'm struggling, I cannot visit or have him home. So anxious !!! On top of that no contact with grandchildren to light my life for a few hours here and there. Just saying....

That's so difficult 9pins I understand how you feel. I spent a lot of my working life with learning disabled adults. I'm sure the staff in his residential home will have the skills to help him with changes to his routine. Try not to worry too much the care staff are best placed to help your son through this.

Hi there am confused.com
I look after my Grandchildren on a Thursday . Should I continue to do this or not . I have no underlying health issues and assuming we are all ‘ well ‘ am looking for advice on what I should do . Obviously it’s very difficult as my daughter is having to work at home at the moment so I feel bad not helping ... what do I do !!!!! Responses will help me to make a decision thank you in anticipation

Welcome Sonjal but this is not the thread to want or expect an answer to a question. It is really only to say hello to newbies. You should open your own thread and then you will get responses.

Hello - I have recently discovered Gransnet and it has helped a lot knowing there is a community out there and such lovely people! I realise I am not alone and want to support others.

Welcome Skyblue2. The two more gentle threads are Good Morning and soop's kitchen. You will then feel you have a foot in the door because the people on these threads are really lovely.

Hi,
I have been reading gransnet for the past few weeks, its helped to know there are people out there who share my fears but are staying positive & helping each other in these troubled times.
I am looking forward to joining in with different things like cooking & friendship threads & lots more.
Happy I have taken the plunge and joined!

Welcome, benjamina and all other recent members. It’s good to see new names on the forum and I hope you soon feel at home. We’re all a bit thrown by the difficult times we’re going through, but I hope you find support, friendship and help on here if you need it.

Thanks Maggiemaybe,
Your welcome message is appreciated. Its good to know there are caring people out there.
Off to my bed now - feeling a bit happier than I have all day.
Tomorrow is another day and I am going to be back to my usual "glass half full" girl

I hope you’re still feeling upbeat, benjamina. This too will pass.

hi again Maggiemaybe - I start the day upbeat and sometimes hang on to it . I realise I joined at a turbulent time - couldn't have been bumpier really! Still finding my way round but loving how nice people are. I start off with the good morning thread - nice and gentle. Thanks for your reply and "This too will pass" - just came at the right time .

I just wanted to reply to golly bob re the email she received yesterday it is a SCAM
I got a similar one some time ago rang the police and my internet supplier who both told me to completely ignore it and forward any further emails to them without opening them
I have not heard from them since
They were asking for £5000 from me
Just bin their email

Good morning from New Zealand. I am new just introducing myself and congratulating you all on this wonderful site.

Hi all!!!
I got devastating news that my son, his wife and 2 kids were moving back to Arizona. We are all in Pennsylvania now. I dont know how to deal with being a long distance grandparent. My 7 year old grandson is like a son to me and we are extremely close. My other grandson will be 1 next month. Any advice?
Thanks for letting me join!

Need help about looking after my three year old grandchild , two days a week . We have been in isolation for four weeks please advise

Hello, Aliceharper1, RBond, bhoughton723 and Lily3, and welcome to Gransnet, all of you!

This thread seems to have gone very quiet, and I've just noticed that you're all sitting here dangling. I hope I can help those of you who need it in some way.

RBond, lovely to meet another poster from New Zealand. We have at least one regular poster on here from your country, BradfordLass, who I'm sure you'll come across as you get to know the site.

Aliceharper1, bhoughton723 and Lily3, I'm afraid the people you need to reply to your posts won't see them if you post on here. It's not a thread that many people look at.

If you look up at the top of the page, to where it says Gransnet Forums, you'll be able to choose to look at all the active threads, or ones that have been posted on in the last day, or the last hour. This is where you'll see threads that might be relevant to your questions and comments.

If you click on one of them, you can add your comment at the end of the thread by typing it in the Add your message here box, and someone should pick up on it and advise you. Make sure you find the end of the thread first though - I'm sure we've all at some time made the mistake of posting something relating to the thread at the bottom of page 1, when it turns out there are another 3 pages of comments to look at!

If you don't think there is a thread relevant to what you want to discuss, you can start a thread of your own by going into Active discussions and clicking on the dropdown for Start a new discussion. You can then choose which forum, or area of interest, you want to chat in.

I hope this helps. It all sounds a bit complicated, but will be second nature after a while. I hope you're all coping well in these difficult times, and look forward to seeing your posts all over the site!

Thank you , I need some advice about seeing my grandchildren- where do I go?

fritherdog welcome- please read the excellent advice given by Maggiemaybe. This thread is not really for giving out advice because as she already said, it is really for welcoming new people.

Would love to join you all for virtual coffee/ Aussie wine - which I can recommend as I am stuck here !!

Oops - pressed the wrong button! Meant to say am wrong generation (1959) to keep up technologically, but very knowledgeable on Covid-husbands working ‘from home’ and Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc. Can win quizzes! Gigi

Hello all...been meaning to join for a while but whilst self isolating I'm getting round to those jobs that just get missed...

Welcome, GigiJeanne and Clapton. There are some Australians who do participate but the brain is having a rest, I do not remember their names. Maybe open a new thread, introducing yourself.

Clapton take it from one who knows, once you become involved on GN, housework seems to take a very back seat!

Hello everyone I joined yesterday after becoming a Nanna for the first time. I bought the book The New Granny’s Survival Guide which introduced me to this website. So here I am and I so pleased to read such lovely messages of support from you all. I’m looking forward to joining your Good Morning and Soop’s kitchen threads.

Welcome Debs and I promise you will receive a warm welcome from both those threads. You do not have to have any GC to join- I do not have any children!

When or if life returns to normal you may be interested in a meetup near you. I meet up with two different lots of GNs monthly.