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To leave my DB’s house after 1 day?

110 replies

Mumanddone · 08/04/2024 20:17

For background: DB has a 4 year old, I have a 3 year old. Have travelled from London to European capital to be with his family and for the DCs to spend time together. This morning, my niece has woken up with streaming nose, sneezing, coughing, spluttering: literally a walking microbe 😂 I rebooked our tickets this morning and we’re flying out tonight (was originally meant to stay for 4 more days). Did I overreact?

OP posts:
namechange1986 · 08/04/2024 20:54

Is there a drip feed coming? Health anxiety? Immunosuppressed?

ToxicChristmas · 08/04/2024 20:53

Bonkers.
She/you have probably caught it already.

HanaJane · 08/04/2024 20:53

Erm yes you did overreact!

TitaniasAss · 08/04/2024 20:52

No way can this be real. I hope not anyway.

Original poster
Mumanddone · 08/04/2024 20:50

Mumoftwo1312 · 08/04/2024 20:46

Flying is so uncomfortable when you have a cold, so it's not even in your dd's best interest to fly when she's at peak ill.

If you're trying to reduce transmission, whisking her through two airports while she's spluttering is antisocial.

I'm so baffled why anyone would do this. Who is this benefitting?

My DD wasn’t sick, theirs was. I wanted to get mine away before she caught it.

OP posts:
Mumoftwo1312 · 08/04/2024 20:46

Flying is so uncomfortable when you have a cold, so it's not even in your dd's best interest to fly when she's at peak ill.

If you're trying to reduce transmission, whisking her through two airports while she's spluttering is antisocial.

I'm so baffled why anyone would do this. Who is this benefitting?

Fiddlerdragon · 08/04/2024 20:44

Reverse

ClawdeenWolf · 08/04/2024 20:43

This has to be a reverse, it's utterly batshit.

ghostyslovesheets · 08/04/2024 20:43

come on

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Thingsthatgo · 08/04/2024 20:40

EffortlesslyInelegant · 08/04/2024 20:39

Reversey Percy

Grin
EffortlesslyInelegant · 08/04/2024 20:39

Reversey Percy

betterangels · 08/04/2024 20:39

Your brother must be thinking wtf.

Justcallmebebes · 08/04/2024 20:37

Lol GrinSeriously?

GabriellaMontez · 08/04/2024 20:36

Why?

BlondeFool · 08/04/2024 20:35

Wow. Totally nuts.

xyz111 · 08/04/2024 20:34

My god yes!!!! How ridiculous

Justbrowsing2024 · 08/04/2024 20:34

This can't be real. I don't think I'd talk to you again! Wow

saraclara · 08/04/2024 20:29

I presume your child doesn't go to nursery. It so you presumably check the health of every child there before you drop her off, or whip her back home if someone's sniffling?

K0OLA1D · 08/04/2024 20:27

Honestly? I'd question my relationship with you if you'd done this to me. Not to your face. I'd just quietly back away from the batshit

saraclara · 08/04/2024 20:26

This can't be real. Or maybe it's a reverse?

Either way, in your DB's place I'd be really upset. Presumably they've planned for your visit, spent money, bought food, or booked leave from work. Their DC would have been excited.

What on earth were you thinking?

IDontLikePinaColadas · 08/04/2024 20:25

Please god let this be a joke. She has a cold not the bloody plague.

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 08/04/2024 20:24

namechange1986 · 08/04/2024 20:22

This cannot possibly be real.

As I thought and to ask about if op had "over-reacted"

TheChosenTwo · 08/04/2024 20:24

Only on MN does a cold mean all activity ceases instantly 🫠

Notimeforaname · 08/04/2024 20:23

You know the answer to your question. We all do.

Mummame2222 · 08/04/2024 20:22

She’s got a cold? My son had a temp of 40 the other day, couldn’t walk. Next day he was a different person, day after 100% better. Massive overreaction