To think I'm missing something and the rules have changed for social gatherings? Genuinely confused

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This isnt goady...
Lots of people I know seem to have had parties or gatherings in their houses this weekend
I have to admit I haven't been watching all the daily briefings now but thought it was only single person households that could go into another chosen household?
Are we okay to go visit our parents etc now? I've looked online but can't see anything

The idea that it’s safe to go shopping at Primark on Oxford street but not to go into my mum’s kitchen is ludicrous. No wonder people are now ignoring the rules.

I’m in the opposite position. I’m a single parent but haven’t made a bubble.

I still don’t want to put my parents at risk by bubbling with them, and they aren’t nearby. And I can see my friends who live nearby outdoors - I don’t need to stay at or go into their houses.

That said, my youngest is at school, the eldest is doing school work in the garden with three friends (including a set of twins) and they go to their Dad’s for contact frequently. So we’re probably exposed enough already!

I’m pretty sure we’ve had COVID 19 but don’t want to take unnecessary risks to stay at someone else’s house.

Also to the pp who said about not SDing on pavements, I really think at this stage we can stop leaping onto the road to avoid passing people momentarily. Incidence and transmission in community is low, especially outside. Unless the person directly coughed or sneezed in your direction with no attempt to cover their mouth just as they passed you, and bearing in mind less than 1 in 1000 are reckoned to have it right now, I wouldn't worry.

SeasonFinale or perhaps there's a secret side bubble I don't know about

I think people are now quite rightly making their own risk assessments and coming to the conclusion that any minute risk to them (so long as they are under 75 with no health conditions) is far outweighed by the damage to mental health of not seeing anyone.

Clearly it would be irresponsible to have a party with 20 people, but as a family we now believe there is very limited risk in meeting indoors with one other family.

@TheFlis12345 it is ludicrous so I do understand I was just a bit baffled that I was out of the loop

And I'm not being a dick and trying suggest people shouldn't socialise at all, we've had a socially distanced picnic with three others, had my mum over for coffee in the garden... But we mind out of the way on pavements, give people space, haven't thrown any parties. On some streets it seemed like there wasn't a pandemic going on at all

I agree that the rules send such mixed messages though.
Going to Primark which is INSIDE is fine but going inside your mum's house and staying socially distanced isn't. It doesn't make any sense apart from keeping the economy afloat of course and my mum's kitchen doesn't do that

@HugeAckmansWife I agree we don't need to leap.out of the way but I'm talking about people actually brushing past the buggy when we've moved right out of the way. I don't think that's right nor is there any need for it.

I’ve been staying over at my parents and MiL’s house as DH is military and working away.

Police haven’t jumped out of a bush and dragged me away yet!

If your DH is away for any length of time , I think you would count as temporarily living alone so you are free to bubble with your parents.