Lockdown expectations

The lockdown begins….thrilling its first time I am experiencing something like this. Everyone had 21 days to do whatever they wish to. Some people were relaxed whereas some were worried about their bread and butter. Some had the opportunity to work from home and some didn’t even know what to do for the next 21 days. Some people were smart enough to plan and some even dint know how to plan. Further lockdown extended to the next fifteen days and further to the next fifteen. 

Women got more into the kitchen in experimenting mode. Men who were working for endless hours also tried their luck cooking and helping to enrich their family experiences. Doctors, medical staff, police, and other forces had long duty hours now. Everybody had their own challenges and their own struggles.

Out of all this was the pressure created by news, messages, and expectations. Must have heard of a couple challenges, Saree challenge, mother-son challenge…the last line of this challenge ends with if you are my friend. Oh god, so I need to prove my friendship by displaying the pic and sharing it with other names in my contacts list. Then came the recipes flood, everyone tried to bake cakes and bread followed by the lockdown famous dalgona coffee. There were no birthday parties but celebrations will last forever in memory as it had that homemade special cake. 

Next was the weight gain pressure, all were sure to gain weight as it was all about eating yummy dishes at home. Very few people actually worked out, while others kept thinking they will do it someday. Some even controlled there taste buds to control weight gain. We are going to have two sizes out, one who literally hogged to all types of food all the time, obese ones, and others especially the ladies who had a load of work and definitely will have weight loss.  Results to be out soon.

One of the most stressful stresses was thinking about growing your family from two to three, the conceiving part. This is all in all a private decision of the couple, but in our country, it’s a family decision or says family pressure. As two individuals tie a knot the society is behind them to be three ASAP. Many couples are currently under this pressure in the lockdown period. Basically, these days all couples work, they have their own routines, corporate pressures, and office schedules. They get very little time for each other and actually have to plan holidays to spend time. Lockdown has given them the opportunity to stay together and thus society, elders in the family are of opinion that they should think about their families, which has created different stress on them. The fact is it would not be the right time to conceive with so much anxiety and medical emergency around with no solution yet. It is medically suggested that conceiving in such critical condition may be further problematic.
The only exercise most people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, sidestepping responsibility, and pushing their luck....

Children are trying to cope with online studies and believe that definitely a challenge for them. They are dealing with different stress.

Please understand lockdown is not a holiday like any other Sundays sitting at home and enjoying. It is the best time to show that you care, but the worst time to expect. Not everyone can revert to your challenge in a few minutes and judging them on such parameters would be wrong. We all are dealing with panic and anxiety. 

Many individuals are working under extra pressure in current circumstances; this has lead to professional prospects that are stress full due to economic uncertainty. They probably may get fired due to nonperformance and for sure will affect the appraisals this year. So you have to perform but not expect a good hike. Please do not have unreal expectations from your friends, colleagues, and loved ones. It is time to respect each other’s privacy, stress and support them in difficult demanding times.