Virus cabin fever is really bugging me

during this crisis to be like the Waltons but how the hell are we supposed to turn into the Brady Bunch whilst still meeting deadlines and both working in a confined house? The kids are already bored and we’re not even a week in. When you’re both working, the TV becomes the babysitter and there’s only so much telly the kids can watch without turning into zombies.

We all end up eating non-stop and drinking reams and reams of tea to boot, we’ll end up turning into fatties when we get out of all this unscathed. But Tubs is right, we need to view this time as a time to reconnect with our loved ones, a chance to educate our kids on the olden days where Scrabble and Monopoly were deemed cool.

On a more sombre note, confinement could lead to violence and we must at this point help the most vulnerable in society.

Women’s Aid Ireland tweeted: “We know there will be women feeling worried about the impact of #Covid19 emergency plans and their safety at home.

“Our 24hr National Helpline remains available on 1800 341 900.

“If anyone feels in immediate danger please call @gardainfo 999/112.”

Meanwhile, when we come out the other side of this it will either be a baby boom or the divorce rate will be through the roof.

My sister has been holed up in Bologna for weeks now and she says her kids are going crazy.

For the sake of our mental health, get out in the air as much as possible and as Tubs said, maybe we could all get into a little bit of bird watching, planting or now’s the perfect time to get into sea swimming.

This Covid-19 virus is not a chance for us to take a few weeks to holiday, it feels more like a social experiment – who will crack up first, the kids or the parents?

We will all end up being a bit irritable but let’s take the positive out of this situation, we’re still alive to live through this monumental historical event.