Mil travelling to do school run

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I don’t know if I’m over reacting to this.

My MIL lives with us. She is due to go to her other sons house to do the school run for them next week (if the schools are still open).

If they go into isolation while she’s there, she’ll have to stay there, right? And if we go into isolation in that time she can’t come back until we emerge.

AIBU to think she’s mad to go?

Shes made a commitment to them so I think she should honour it. Worse case scenario is she has to stay at theirs for a while.

Would it really be that big a drama of she had to stay over there and wasn't at home with you?
I'm guessing she's retired/ not working? So worst case she just has to stay extra time with her other son & his family? What else would she miss out on?
Unless she is considered "vulnerable"/ high risk or there's more to the story I think you are overreacting.

Shes made a commitment to them so I think she should honour it.

Really? Even though she's probably older (reasonable assumption as shes a MIL and grandmother) and more at risk.

Worse case scenario is she has to stay at theirs for a while.

Worse case scenario is that she gets sick and dies.

How old is your mil?

Is she over 70?

From this weekend she should be social distancing which would definitely include not going to a school

The schools are unlikely to be open by next week.

All the Welsh schools are closing on Friday.

How old is she?
Our schools shut on Friday

YABU. Why do your family's needs place above her other son's family's needs?

Scotland and Wales are closing schools from Friday and I'd be surprised if England do not do the same!

She's an adult. Until she's told to isolate, it's up to her.

I think all schools will shut on Friday.

What age is she?
She would be wiser to stay put if she is 60+
Isolation is the key to surviving this.

Is she going to provide childcare for children who are home from school?

Then yes, its not wise if she is in the 60+ age group.

Its not reasonable for her to put herself at risk, just to provide childcare, irrespective of what was agreed to.

There's going to be an announcement at 5pm from the education secretary so it'll probably be announced that schools are to shut.

I don’t think schools will be open next week, they’ve already announced Scottish and Welsh schools will close so surely English will be following suit.

Does MIL live with you or you live with MIL.

There will be no school next week .
She definitely shouldn’t offer to babysit if the parents need to work either

It’s a shared house - we live together. Not we live with her, not she lives with us.

She’s 65, generally good health but on blood pressure tablets I think?

I’m not prioritising my family - just wondering if she’s mad to do this considering she’d be potentially there for a month (2 weeks if they isolate, then another 2 weeks if we do - obviously that’s worst case). I have my own plans for my kids.

Worth mentioning, this was only arranged when the other family’s childcare went into isolation, it isn’t a long arranged commitment. And now the schools are closing she is even more determined to go to look after their children while they’re at work.

Well decision made then if she wants to go and help her other son out.

She needs to go and live there then.

Govt advice is not even to mix with friends and family.

Are the son and partner still going out to work?