I’m in a difficult position of co-parenting with a person who’s extremely arrogant and not taking the guidance of staying away from extended family seriously. He’s also insisting on continuing to work (self employed) and I know that he’s very well off financially, a few months off work wouldn’t leave him unable to pay any bills.
He has just lost a relative (not Corona related) and so I’ve been trying to tread Carefully in discussing my concerns to avoid the inevitable argument whilst he’s grieving.
However, I’m becoming increasingly concerned for my own health and the health of my DC. I have an autoimmune disease, mild asthma and also ME/CFS. I’m unsure, as of yet if these put me in the risk category but I think it’s best to be safe. I’ve also heard from a nurse friend about children being hospitalised and not being taken care of properly Because they’re so over-run. That with them having to be isolated so we wouldn’t be able to stay with them to look after them, has me really worried.
So given all this and the fact that there are now people without underlying conditions dying from the virus, I spoke with him again today to try and get some reassurance he will follow guidelines. After an argument (because he thinks he’s invincible and money he doesn’t need/seeing extended family is more important than mine and DC’s health) he agreed but I don’t believe him. There’s a long history of him telling lies.
I don’t relish the thought of having the DC alone for the next 3 months as my health conditions mean I’m low on energy and unwell often, but if that’s what it takes to keep us safe then I will.
Any advice on how to proceed in conversation with him? Am I being over the top? What would you do?