Easter

[LovePoppy]

Aibu I think that they were going to be a lot of “secret” Easter dinners going on among extended family this weekend?

I’m dreading the numbers in three weeks from now

Omg!
I would hope not but, given the Mother’s Day idiots, you could be right.
Maybe that’s why my nhs trust is predicting mid May for peak numbers

I know.
I keep hoping people would be smarter, but I see so many who just, are not.

I don't think so. Vast majority are complying.

@crystal90210 - I think you'd be surprised. And it will be like Mother's Day. Govt may lock down before of course.

I was just on the phone to my Gran and she said “oh I expect you’ll be going to your mums for Easter won’t you?”
What is it that the elderly generation are not getting?! She was asking if I’d be able to come down to help her shop for a birthday dress last week I wonder if it’s because she’s not online and doesn’t watch the news and so doesn’t really understand what’s going on and how serious it is

What is it that the elderly generation are not getting?! YABU to extrapolate from your Gran to the entire "elderly generation".

I’m lucky my family gets it, but I have friends whose parents are out of sorts about it. “But it’s Easter!”

Sadly I think you are right. My daily walk is along the canal path (I am local and have walked my dog this route every day for two years) and on the other side are all gardens that back right onto the canal. Yesterday I saw two sets of neighbours having a drink in their respective gardens, but sat facing each other and chatting from a distance and with the low fence in between. Fine.

On the way back they were leaning over the fence, chatting and passing a phone back and forth!!! just because you are technically on your property doesn't make it ok!!!

I don’t think Easter is as important to people as Christmas or even Mother’s Day so I reckon most will comply.

This is something I’ve wondered about. Mostly because I’m a bit gutted - I was on holiday for Easter last year and missed my extended family, and was looking forward to a lovely meal and hopefully nice weather this time around. But it’s not going to happen.

I think the weather and it being Easter is going to make for a lot of twats.

@OccasionalNachos my kids and I are both so sad to miss out on dinner at my aunts house. It was “my year” to go to my side of the family.

We are hoping to do a meal later in the year

Luckily my family do understand - and live abroad so it would be impossible. I don't think they're seeing each other at all; I've noticed an uptick in great-aunts getting in touch to ask how I am though. One said she finds it difficult not being able to hug her grandchildren, she can only drive past on the way to the shops and wave.

My grandmother did send me a text peppered with emojis the other day - asking for my bank account number and sort code so she could send me money for an Easter egg. Which tbh I find both hilarious and lovely as I'm 27 and haven't had an Easter egg from grandparents since I moved out of home seven years ago. I guess she's feeling sentimental.

I cant see that many easter meals happening. Possibly, as its nice weather, I can see people 'accidently' walking in the same spot for the daily exercise trying to keep 2 meters apart. I did wonder if they would tighten the exercise thing just before the weekend end, then relax it in a week or something.

The only people doing this, will be people that don’t want to keep family safe. If you love your family, you stay away 🤷🏻‍♀️

Everyone always thinks it won’t happen to me, I won’t get it...but this virus doesn’t care who you are rich/poor, fat/thin, young/ old..and if you get it or pass it on to mum...you could end up joining the long list it’s already killed

However there is always some thick susan somewhere isn’t there

Yes, the nice weather isn't helping either. If it was cold and wet more people would stay put

YABU to extrapolate from your Gran to the entire "elderly generation".

Agreed!

PILs have had Easter with us every year for the last 25 years at least. However, they are perfectly aware of the current situation. (Well 89 year old FIL is, MIL has galloping dementia and doesn't have a clue what is going on at the best of times.)

They know we can't see them so DH speaks on the phone every night. They have plenty of food in and have their medication. Yes, we worry about them but they in no way expect a meet up.

I don't know anyone planning a "secret" get together. Unless it is on zoom and I will be having a few of those myself!

I think a lot of people will be stupid and mix with family/friends.

So many people just aren't taking this seriously, but the daft sods I know about are mostly younger people, not older ones. MIL (82) has been observing the lockdown assiduously, as has my elderly neighbour and my friend's 80+ mum. We're in our 60s and have effectively been locked down for 5 weeks now, as were SI for 2 weeks before it started. All my older friends and colleagues have stuck to it (or are very good liars!).

However, DSS (29) and most of his similar-aged friends haven't bothered (in DSS's words "You can't just stop seeing people" ... er, well yes you can, actually), the 20-somethings near us had a load of mates round last weekend and a 25 year-old colleague has been to-ing and fro-ing between her boyfriend in London and her Brighton home. She's adamant that most of her mates have been visiting each other and it's fine.

Mind you, most of the 20-30 year olds I know don't have kids, I like to think that people with children are bit more responsible!

I hope you are wrong but think you will probably be correct! It is only the older generation around here that I have seen on my very few careful walks/essential trips to the shops. Stood chatting in groups, crossing the road to say hi, standing on corners. I expect it varies place to place but that's just my experience. Maybe different times of day it varies.

So not only is this thread ageist, it's now child free-ist as well. I don't have children and am being extremely responsible. Whereas my next door neighbour is having her best friend's child over to play with hers every afternoon

I'm seeing a lot more people saying things like 'well we've all been at home for 2 weeks so it's fine to see each other now' or 'there's no risk because we haven't been in contact with anyone else for 2 weeks'. It's very sad to see and I'm not sure whether it's genuine stupidity and ignorance or actually believed by these people... some even claim a shopping trip doesn't count as contact or risk because they've distanced.

I think we will see a rise in a couple of weeks but we can't just blame the elderly, I've seen more of this from younger people.

YANBU to predict that numbers will rise because some people just won't listen.

A friend of mine texted this week to ask if we thought she could "just nip" to see her Mum as her DC were doing her head in. I honestly wouldn't ever have her pegged as one of 'those' types - this lockdown is doing terrible things to people.

We've had two invites to get together with friends over Easter.
I despair.

I wonder if part of the problem is the lack of testing: it makes the risk seem lower than it really is.

I won’t be seeing anyone outside my own household this weekend and it feels quite sad because there are four people in the extended family with milestone birthdays around now, so this was originally going to be a big celebration weekend for us. But we’ll wait (a year? two years?) until it’s safe.

I can understand why people want to make occasional exceptions but it’s not at all sensible.