Be honest.. how many of you have seen family during lockdown?

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Family from other households... and why? No judgment here!

We've been shopping for mum, who is at risk and isolating. Grocery dropoff and short chats from the other end of the garden path.

Not since Feb half term. We are in our 60s, DS is a teacher and his partner is an A&E nurse so absolutely no chance we'll see them anytime soon.

I last saw my parents in September. They were due to visit over Easter but obviously that was cancelled. Not sure when we'll meet up now.

We see the kids dad a few times week - plus they sleep over. But we’re both isolated households.
I’ve only seen my parents, and their dads via FT.
Went to delivery bday presents to my 1 year old nephew. We all stood at the end of the driveway.
I’ve had my friend over for drinks several time - on the driveway, definitely 2 mtrs apart. She is a nurse, I’m a single parent. Sometimes we both just need another adult to talk to and a drink together.

Only when dropping shopping off and chatting from driveway for 15 mins.

Nope

No haven't seen anyone.

I've dropped stuff off once to one daughter and twice to the other (who has a young baby). Chatted for ten minutes each time, from several metres away (and daughter with baby inside house and me in front garden)

We are in Lockdown with Ds and Dil last Monday it was Ds's (and his twin brother's) birthday. Dh drove Ds to his bro's and Dp's house to drop presents etc

Nope

Once a week DS and I drive to my mums to deliver her shopping. We sit on her path and she sits at the bottom of her stairs and we chat for 15 minutes. She is 80 and lived alone and hasn't had more contact than this for the duration.

I see my parents everyday, 2 or 3 times, they live about a minute away and we both have dogs and are passing each other's house all the time, we have never been in each other's house which is so weird as we are so used to just going in and out of each other houses!

I haven't seen my sister, brother, grandparents or any of DPs family since before lockdown.

No, and when lockdown is lifted I don’t know if I’ll be able to as my mums hospital was locked down before the official lockdown. Due to her brain injury she doesn’t understand phones so I’ve had no contact.

Just my father in law I have seen. He came to drop some food off we ordered on their delivery slot. He dropped it on the end of the drive...

I have family stuck in the uk from abroad that are staying nearby and it’s horrible we can’t see them.

This thread is a bit dull

Social distanced seeing of family isn't as interesting as 'yes I had a bbq round my brothers yesterday and got smashed so stayed the night

bigchris

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No I haven't only on zoom

I left my house keys inside the house in the first week. Luckily had my car key so drove round to my mums to get the spare from there (dh was at work). She more or less threw them at me. We had a chat. But thats been it.

Dmil and dfil dropped my daughters bike off. I had a chat through the upstairs window. That was on week 2 or 3 i think.

yes Ive dropped food to my mum and chatted at the door from 2m distance. Ive also seen my cousin on dog walks and stopped and chatted from a distance. These are the only ones
We are distancing, but not isolating.

I have 2 kids (3 and 2) - they are very close to my mum because she normally watches them 2 days a week and they usually stay 1 night a week... The oldest has been really struggling with not seeing her, crying about it a lot and generally been very distressed... I took him to see her through her window the other day and he went nuts... screaming he wanted to stay there with her...

We have been isolating for 7 weeks, she has been isolating and is working from home... I let him stay. And he didn't want to come home til 2 days later.

I weighed the risks... the chances of him picking something up when we've both been isolating is slim... but the affect on his mental health was showing and I felt overall letting him see his nana was the least risky choice over him having total separation anxiety.

I've seen my Mum a couple of times a week on average. I stand in her garden and have a chat for half an hour whilst she sits in the chair. My brother does the same but on different days.

I don't feel guilty, because there is no risk of transmission either between us or anyone else as we don't come close enough. I only go on my own when I've got shopping for her or I'm on my way home from work. She hasn't seen her granddaughter or my partner since Mothers day.

No, not at all. We’ve followed the instructions and stayed home as much as possible. Both to protect our family and others.

It's a 7 hour drive to get to my parents' house, further to my sister's flat. We did see my husband's sister and family from the road to their upstairs window one day when we dropped groceries (they are shielding).

I haven't but both of DH's grandparents died within 24 hours of each other last week, so he saw family at their 10 person, socially distanced funeral.

I saw my grandma, once, about 10 hours before she died. Had I not gone, she'd have spent weeks alone without family. The day after my brother came after his daily exercise because that was the closest we could come to comforting one another. But I was at the front door and him on the pavement, about 3m away.