Alison Curtis: WhatsApp group was a lifeline when we all got Covid

Alison Curtis says having other parents share their experiences was a huge help when her family was isolating

 Alison Curtis 

WhatsApp groups get a lot of bad press. People often roll their eyes when they talk about how many groups they “have” to be in. I’ve heard so many say with pride “Oh I just shut off the notifications", “Himself looks after that group”, or “I left that group".

I am sure everyone one of us dreads when we pick our phone up and sees one particular group has amassed 60 new messages in the space you watched half an episode of Succession.