AIBU to be disappointed that uncle won’t visit us and the kids now social bubbles possible?

[britflick]

The kid’s uncle who lives on his own (aged 39 and healthy), won’t visit us and the kids cos he’s still extremely anxious about coronavirus. He sees us as a big risk to him. The children are craving family contact, and he’s just getting depressed and isolated on his own. AIBU to be annoyed?

He may well love to, but is protecting himself. Cut him some slack.

Yabu yabu yabu and yabu. Also you are very selfish

@britflick

The kid’s uncle who lives on his own (aged 39 and healthy), won’t visit us and the kids cos he’s still extremely anxious about coronavirus. He sees us as a big risk to him. The children are craving family contact, and he’s just getting depressed and isolated on his own. AIBU to be annoyed?

You're totally out of order.

Good grief. There are some bloody horrible people on here!

Is he your brother op?

I'm a similar age and live alone. I caught the virus just as we went into lockdown, and was off sick from work for 8 weeks, and I'm still sleeping 12 hours a day.

Coping with being as ill as I was alone - unable to manage to get downstairs for two days so just crawling to the bathroom for tap water, shitting myself because I couldn't move fast enough to get to the loo in time, lying on sweat soaked sheets for hours because I couldn't muster the energy to change them, it was fucking hideous. I don't blame him for not wanting to catch it.

That said, I'm now clear of the virus, although my blood results show I'm still ill. I'm staying with family now for a couple of days and having company, and physical contact is wonderful. Just sitting watching the children here play, and snuggling up on the sofa with their dog has been so beneficial for my mental health.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines/

You can't force him to meet you.
Try someone e else

It's not compulsory to meet someone if you don't feel up to it.

Also, if he has any underlying conditions he's probably better not meeting people just yet (you said he hasn't but my siblings don't necessarily know all my medical history).

Being 'annoyed' that someone doesn't meet up with you isn't usually a way of expressing concern about them, which probably explains the harsher posts

@ElizabethMainwaring

Good grief. There are some bloody horrible people on here!

I know people can be vile