NI Christmas with covid

[tinatsarina]

So I live in Belfast and the original plan for our Christmas was to visit parents and in laws that morning then do dinner just at home but the current rules are no mixing indoors unless in a bubble but we don't need a support bubble and don't want to prioritize one set of parents over the other. I was supposed to take the kids to my sister's Christmas Eve to exchange presents with her and our friend and all the kids and I've just messaged to say we can't do that now. She's replied saying sure we can be your support bubble. Eh no you can't cuz that's three households mixing.

Realistically we can't go into anyone's homes and should just present exchange in the garden. She's saying covid doesn't pay attention to dates etc and is making out like I'm being awkward.

Would you still visit family as planned and go ahead with it all?

She's now being nasty saying I can't see other family over Christmas as I'm such a stickler for the rules. I can see other family as the executive have advised to try and limit contact to Christmas day only.

I'm being cautious as her two kids have different dad's and I don't know who the dad's are mixing with to potentially pass it on to the kids who could then pass it to me.

There's an emergency meeting at 9pm so things might change again.

I saw that. I think I'm just more annoyed that she's being nasty about me wanting to try and be as safe as possible.

As it stands right now the Christmas bubble of 3 households still stands in ni - also Belfast although I think it's supposed to be a single 3 household bubble as in you could have your parents and parents in law to your house and that's 3 households but then they shouldn't mix with any other household either.
We are hoping to still do Christmas day with my parents but we will only see them and they will only see us (my inlaws live abroad which helps). However we will minimise it to a couple of hours and my household will all have tests done on Tuesday and will.only go providing we are all negative- parents household has been shielding so they won't have left house in 10 days by Christmas day (they pulled my younger brother out of school the week before schools ended to be sure)

But everyone has to weigh up their own risks.. And no one should be put down for cancelling contacts and minimising their contacts as per guidance.
For us my mum has battled cancer this year and has recently finished treatment. She hasn't hugged his only grandchild since March and that's her Christmas wish so with negative tests and as much isolation before hand as possible with work we are taking the small risk. It's what she wants.