Hey, @bashadow.
As far as nine months go, I'm just talking about how 2020 is going so far. As far my wife, she's not really been keen on STEEM or blogging, or my writing/creating in general. Funny thing is, she didn't really like the newspaper that much either, until it started making quite a bit of money. Then, she was okay with it. :)
I shouldn't make her out to be the villain, though. She only wants what's best, and if she doesn't know how something works, or sees the value in it, then she lets me know. And it's hard to blame her. If there's no results, only the potential or vague promise, it's not really cash in hand.
It's true, though, at least for the time being, with the way things are valued internally on both STEEM and HIVE, I have doubled my investment. I guess we take it anyway we can get it. :)
I'm hoping to avoid the welfare checks. :) Don't think I would qualify anyway, the way it works here (unless the criteria has changed drastically). UI is a little different since you have to pay in to get any. It would be nice if this all just burns itself out here in short order.
I was looking at the nine month thing as in what is going to be birthed at the end of the cycle.
Welfare checks I meant as in having time to check in on your dad and your kids and their family. Phone time might be needed when people start to get bored stiff with not much to do. Kids staying at home, and those first few months of almost forced retirement if it goes that long, lets hope not.
Some times typing can be hard. I do hope that things work out for you and your family, Things may escalate a little bit, but keeping healthy is the number one priority right now.
re: nine months and welfare checks
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. :) Sorry. I worked for the welfare department in two states, so that's where my brain went. :)
Staying healthy is important. Can't do much without it.
I end up talking to my Dad by phone anyway, so that won't change, and my eldest (the one who doesn't live with us) and his family were just here, and as far as we can tell, they're still permitted to come over, so we'll see how that goes.
I understand the idea of boredom. It's mostly psychological though. When suddenly you can't do something you probably normally wouldn't do anyway, you want to go and do it. It's strange, but when options are suddenly limited, you miss the things you never did, anyway, because now you can't. :)