I’m hosting Christmas Day this year for my family and my in laws. My DH’s brother and his OH have both caught a really bad head cold / borderline flu.
They say they are coughing and spluttering, BIL has a chesty cough, sore throat, temperature etc.
We have been in contact, I’ve been wishing them to get better, as you do when someone is unwell, and they still think they can come to my house on Christmas Day!
BIL said that they will come if they feel up to it and that if they’re slightly better than what they are now, they’ll just take some lemsip and will come down and try to enjoy it as best they can.
I haven’t yet replied, I hate confrontation, but I feel a bit uneasy with them coming down here when they could be potentially still spreading an infection! Should I tell them that they shouldn’t come? At the same time, I feel a bit mean because it’s Christmas Day, we could leave the food round to their house so they can eat at home, if needs be but I don’t want myself or anyone else getting their germs.
DH says that if they’re feeling a bit better, even if not totally better, that there is no reason why they can’t come!
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I have every right to un-invite them, don’t I?
asblindasabat · 21/12/2022 14:14
Nitw1t · 21/12/2022 14:20
YABU it's still 4 days away.
Winter789Mermaid · 21/12/2022 14:21
Just delay it a few days?? We have the same issue due to illness with in the family and have agreed to delay for a few days. It’s more important the family get together rather than the exact day 🤷🏻♀️
7eleven · 21/12/2022 14:36
It’s impossible to steer totally clear of these winter bugs. Open the windows a crack don’t give them hugs etc. if they’re well enough to come, I’m sure it’d be ok.
HeddaGarbled · 21/12/2022 14:52
I wouldn’t disinvite them. You could pick a cold up anywhere, probably several times this winter.
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