Anyone else's relatives driving them mad with shopping requests?

Burpeesshmurpees · 2020-04-08 19:45:46

So I'm shopping for my immediate family (obviously) as well as my parents and an elderly relative in her 90's. This is fine. I'm happy to do this because due to their ages (early 70s and mid 90s) and various health issues they would all be deemed high risk. What's driving me crazy though is that all of them seem to have no freaking idea of organising themselves. For instance twice this week I've asked them if they need anything before I've done my own shop (I do theirs on a separate trip) and once when I had to pick up a prescription for DH. Both times I was told they were fine thanks nothing needed and both times I got a phone call the day after I've gone telling me they need various items urgently and really can't wait. It's driving me nuts!! I really don't want to be going out more than I need. Myself, DH and both DC are all asthmatic albeit fairly mildly and not only that but I don't have the time!! I'm trying to wfh, homeschool my DC ha! and sort everyone out. The thing is none of them really have any concept of how busy my life is at the moment or that actually even though I'm a lesser risk than any of them that's not the same as no risk. I've considered telling them that no unless it's an emergency I won't be doing another trip but I'm worried they'd just go out themselves and put themselves at risk. WWYD?

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