Are you still social distancing with close families?

[Kaj29]

Above says it all? Those you don’t live with..

Haven’t actually seen my family in 3 months now. Have been over to in laws but social distancing in garden so they can see grandchildren. They are cool with that as one of them is vulnerable (not shielding but vulnerable) is all happy to do this.

Thinking of going to see my family soon. I’m very happy to sit in the garden social distancing - not a hugger anyway 🤣 But my mum insists that social distancing isn’t important anymore as most families are meeting up like normal, going in each other’s houses etc.

Firstly, I don’t know who my family have socialised with and they probably haven’t social distanced from them. My dad and brother both work with the public. My mum has been socialising throughout.

Secondly, I’m trying to teach my son about social distancing before he goes back to school - he has asd and has been told about social distancing and I think he understands but putting things into practise really helps. Plus he will be confused if he has to social distance at school but not with family, easier to do it all around, he likes rules and regulations. The school have actually said that children can lose their place at school if they find out families aren’t obeying social distance guidelines.

Also, my mum is caring for elderly relatives so I’d much prefer to social distance from them just in case we were carrying it without knowing and spread it around.

Feel like it’s safer for everyone.

Aibu?

Yabu - social distancing isn’t happening with families.

YANBU - insist on social distancing.

Yes. It was a family members birthday the other day so I made a cake and my toddler made something for them. So I dropped off the bits and had a 10 minute chat while I sat in the car and then outside. I deliberately left my toddler home as she would get upset if she saw them and wasn't allowed out the car

Yes, I have seen my Mum, however we chatted through the window.

Definitely social distancing.

Do the non social distancing people want this to go on forever?

We'll never get the numbers down if we're all hugging.

I'm shielding and the sooner it's safe for everyone the better.

I can't wait to see my mum.

DH has no family nearby & I only have my parents who are in their early 80s so have been shielding. I still social distance when I see them which is usually once a week to drop their shopping round. We’re all going over tomorrow for Fathers Day. I miss hugs with them so much!

YES!!!

100%.

We are a two-person household and DP is the only person I am not socially distancing from. I’m asthmatic and I’m furloughed so I am very fortunate in having the opportunity to dodge this bullet, and that is exactly what I intend to do.

I would have done, but I started seeing my Mum (in the garden) a couple of weeks ago and the first thing the kids wanted to do is hug her (they are only 5 and 3) and we agreed not to tell them off for it, as how can you really tell off young kids for wanting to hug their Nanny? And then they kept wanting to hold her hand etc. And then frankly I gave up too since it seemed a bit pointless trying to socially distance from my Mum myself when the kids had already hugged her etc.

Yes absolutely still sd. We go to my parents garden but they stay up on deck and we stay down in the garden.
Neither household has been to a shop since March and neither household leaving for work etc. We do for a walk from the house but that's it. And I've turned down requests to meet up in the garden with friends or extended family but my mum has just started chemo. We are continuing to self isolate in the mindset of as soon as her drs say it's say then we can hug her knowing we havent been in contact with others. All she wants is a hug from her only grandchild. Ds is 2 and she usually minds ds while I work and visit us over the weekend prior to lockdown so would have seen us daily so it's hard to not see and hug her but it's the safest thing to do.

I’ve not seen family since the start of the year. I can’t visit as we’re not allowed to stay anywhere overnight (4hrs away). I miss my parents a lot.

We have seen dps parents once (last weekend) in their garden for a few hours. We left as I needed the toilet. Dps dad is 70 and high risk so I didn’t want to use the loo but dps mum offered drinks (we declined) but i think she would have let use the loo anyway if I asked.
I miss friends but ultimately I’m an introvert and enjoying the excuses. Friends met up last week in a friends garden. I declined as I don’t drive and couldn’t get there but it was a nice excuse. Love them all but my mind space is not in the right place for socialising

yep still social distancing and staying the garden my niece i have to remind shes only 5 bless her but no hugging whatsoever

dont know where your mum gets noone is doing ti anymore-unless she means social bubbles but thats different

Still socially distancing here I ent gonna risk it

No. I'd rather be dead than live like that and all my family feel the same. Life is too short to be like that with people you love.

We were until last week. My sister and nephew came down and we were supposed to go for a walk to the park but it started raining and didn't go off. She sat in her car for a bit then just thought fuck it just come in. We're not a buggy family anyway so no getting close to one another. I went out with my friend yesterday and I sat in the back with the window fully wound down and my head out.

I drop food and cooked meals off at my dad's a couple of times a week - I haven't been inside his house since before lockdown (we'd already told him not to go out then as he's in his 80s and vulnerable)
My sister lives alone, as does Dad, so they've now formed a bubble so she goes into the house.
And we've had one socially distanced fish and chips dinner in his garden one evening - that's it.

I can't control what other people do but I'm going to carry on with the 2m rule whatever Boris says next week - my health is my reponsibility (I'm lucky though, I can work from home)

You're doing the right thing. We are too.

We're still following the rules. I haven't hugged anyone at all.
Have seen my adult daughter, my son, and my sister (on different occasions) outdoors, 2 metres apart for walks/park etc. Nice to see them in person and catch up as I don't do Zoom/Skype, but no hugging or anything. Think it's best that way.
I also use gloves and a mask whenever I go out, my son uses a mask, the others don't use anything. Interestingly, only my son and myself have had the virus, we had it badly (at different times and not caught from each other) and both of us wouldn't want to go through that again, it really wasn't nice at all. Therefore we are the ones taking the greatest precautions, just in case, even though theoretically, we may be the ones most protected.....

We are still distancing from family members.

We still are, although my mam is old & tends to forget & come too close, I just back away from her. Last weekend my DD11 & I formed a bubble with my boyfriend & his DS13. But only for that one weekend, as DD & I returned to school on Monday... my bf has a bad chest & Id hate to pass anything on, so we are back to socially distanced cuppas in the garden. Its impossible to completely SD in school from staff & pupils, so trying to be very safe elsewhere.

Seen both sets of parents recently quite a few times. But strictly in garden or at a park and we've all social distAnced the whole time.....including DS who is 4 but even he understands that there are social distance rules we have to follow (even if he doesn't understand the reasoning fully!)

Still distancing. We've met MIL at the park and I went on a dog walk with my sister in the week. I'm not a huggy person anyway so I'm secretly quite liking it!

We had to go to FIL funeral this week. It was awful. Couldn't go into MIL house as she is extremely vulnerable, only 10 at the funeral, again distanced, couldn't comfort anyone. Couldn't stay the night with any of the other family as they are in MIL's care bubble. Worst experience ever.

Yes

Garden, max 6 of us and 2m still being maintained

Yes. Social distancing with everyone.

I am seeing my son and his partner who live together and my brother and my mum who live together seperately. I am doing this for their mental health and mine and I do this once a week

My mum and dad have just visited for the first time in 6 months. I’m so happy to have seen them, but ensured that we kept 2m distant at all times. I washed my hands and hand sanitised them before passing anything to my parents (cups of tea, lunch etc). They didnt come into the house. I could not forgive myself if I passed something on unknowlingly to them, so not worth taking the risk.

My friend has a different view and said ‘you know, you can hug your mum if you want to’. I would have liked nothing more than to hug my mum, but I wont do so until it is safe.