I feel I’m going to fall out with family and friends over this.

[Honeysucklecastle]

I have been following Dr John Campbell on YouTube since early January I started telling my family and friends and voicing my concerns about the spread of this virus, they all said I was being ridiculous!
The same family are friends are still not taking it seriously imo.
Yesterday, I FaceTimed my parents for Mothers Day, only to see that my sister and her other half were sitting there with mum and dad, I asked what was she doing there when mum and dad are over 70’s and have health conditions, only to be told that they said it was ok for her to pop over! My sister is a cleaner, she is in different households each and every day and most of her clients are now working from home so she is exposed to god knows what! She has potentially put my parents at risk and I am so pissed off with her.
Rang the in-laws yesterday, both late 70’s and mil has a very serious health condition. They told dh they had ‘popped’ into town, on the frigging bus, just to get some bits from M&S!
Kids now off, I’m keeping mine at home and I know it is going to drive them insane but it has to be done. Spoke to friend who’s kids are same age and she was like ‘I’ll pop over with the kids next week and we can all go out for some nice walks’, eh, no!!
I work for a disabled lady, driving her to her day centre, which I hope will be closed from this week. She lives with her parents and when I asked what is the plan when day centre closes, to be told I could take her round some garden centres!!
I walk a dog for a 90 year old lady, she insists I come in an chat each day which I normally do as she is lonely and I enjoy our chats and she has no family, I’ve said I shouldn’t come in but she just gets angry and says she should be allowed to make her own decisions and if she gets the virus, she gets it!!
I don’t think any of the people around me are watching the news, I’m so frustrated and scared!

[Strugglingtodomybest]

It is frustrating, but you can't do anything about it so try to let those feelings go. I'm not sure which bit is scaring you though, the thought of your parents getting ill? That's hard, but it's their choice to risk getting it sooner rather than later. Maybe they have just accepted that they will get it at some point, so why curtail their activities?

[redcarbluecar]

Understand your frustrations, but I’d say try not to fall out with people- just stand your ground where you can. I think most people’s habits will change anyway as things get worse and there’s hardly anything open.

[Hazelnutlatteplease]

Yep. Poor teen DD has had the sane problem. Some relationships will never be the same