AIBU.. to report my own parents (coronavirus)

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Sorry, NC as outing..

They are in a tier 4 area.

I live abroad in a country which has struggled hugely with coronavirus and has put a ban on Brits entering there. I’ve avoided the virus so far with extreme diligence as I work a zero hour contract with no sick pay..

They turned up unannounced on my doorstep.

Whilst I’m pleased to see them, I’m furious that after all our care and sacrifice, they’ll have brought not only the virus but the “British variant” and then when it’s reported in the press it will be patently obvious to the neighbours who is responsible. Also, whilst being not an at risk group, we’ve been really careful to minimize our risk precisely so this nightmare can end sooner and we can visit them safely, in the uk. I’m cross with their arrogance. They won’t even isolate in my home either, they miss shopping and eating out...

So... WIBU to report them?

What's the difference between "OP's parents" and "OP's own parents"?

Does "own" make it more heart-rending?

Like children always having "little faces"?

Nothing to do with the thread, I realise: curious.

(Thread-wise, I suspect I'd now be in the same situation as the OP:
Blindsided by unexpected appearance of parents; would automatically answer the door and ask them in (especially if little children were present), then start to think about the consequences and begin to get mad as hell about the implications of their acts.
I don't think they would have. My mother might have...
And I couldn't have even blamed it all on narcissism. My mother was a bit OTT but didn't have an actual problem, thankfully.
I think I'd have told them they had to leave the next day and threatened to report them if they didn't)

@sazzysazz337

if they’ve had a negative test they won’t suddenly release covid-19 S Plus into your home

please relax

They tested negative at the point at which they left the UK.

How do you know they haven't developed it since.

Sounds like they came via France. Rates there are still in excess of 20k/day.

@Gwenhwyfar yes in many places with high rates now without even symptoms ? And also lots of countries allow people in with one negative test all the lorry drivers etc
Are you in the uk ?

@Gwenhyfar have a look at how many tests are being done country by country the data is there
All countries have different rules for tests , in an ideal world we would all get tested weekly

@Gwenhyfar they are banned by sa as well

@Gwenhyfar i mean banned from flying to ireland as well

This is fully idiotic but what benefit is there now to report them? Genuine question.

I’d focus my efforts in making sure they isolate with you now, I’d be upfront that if they don’t or won’t you would have to report. Also I love that you used patently correctly, it’s a pet hate of mine when people say blatantly

[quote donewithitalltodayandxmas]@Gwenhyfar i mean banned from flying to ireland as well[/quote]
Then I suppose they can't get in to the UK.

Your poor parents, reporting them? Ffs get a grip

If your concern is about them spreading Covid, then I can't really see what the point is of reporting them to 'the authorities' (do you mean the police?) in a country that they are not in and haven't been in for a several days.

The best way to prevent them spreading Covid in your village, as you seem so confident they have it, would have been to refuse to let them in and ask them to go straight home. But it seems you chose not to do that.

I would be careful of reporting them where you are as you could be held liable for allowing them to stay, which I don't think your neighbours would consider unreasonable.

Presumably they plan to return to the UK at some point and will have to deal with whoever's dealing with Covid at the border or when they board whatever means of crossing the Channel they are using. They will probably be asked to isolate, but it's very unlikely that anyone will check on them.

I wouldn't encourage people to report each other because it's all becoming like history repeating itself. Becoming spys for the government. A government who's members have broken the rules and have made a hash of the whole thing.

I feel as though generations to come will laugh at us and wonder why we all submitted to having all freedom taken away and how we could possibly report family members.

I can’t understand why you were unable to turn them away when they turned up on your doorstep, but feel able to report them to the police (although it is still unclear which law they have broken)

If you feel so strongly they are putting you at risk, why they them in?

[quote donewithitalltodayandxmas]@Gwenhyfar i mean banned from flying to ireland as well[/quote]
If you were a South African resident, but had a different passport, I suppose you could travel to another country and then travel to the UK with the different passport and not say where you were originally travelling from.