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Should I pick dd up

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MozzchopsThirty · 24/03/2020 06:37

Dd lives in a shared house in London
Last week she went to stay in Leeds with her best friend.
Now she wants to come home as her friend doesn't want her to stay during lockdown

WWYD??

Do I go and get her? It'll be an 8 hr round trip for me, obviously I wouldn't be getting out of the car, but there is a possibility she's already infected.

I don't know what to do

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Rubyroses3 · 24/03/2020 06:44

Personally I would get her. What other choice does she have if her friend doesn't want her there.

MozzchopsThirty · 24/03/2020 06:56

But in doing so it breaks the guidelines set out by the government
I'm torn between staying here with younger dcs and going to rescue my daughter

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mummyyessy · 24/03/2020 06:59

I would DEFINITELY go & pick her up. Immediately. Your poor DD has no other choice. If her friend chucks her out she would definitely be classed as vulnerable.

NellMangel · 24/03/2020 07:02

I would get her.

mintyt · 24/03/2020 07:04

Go and get your child

CanIHaveAPenguinPlease · 24/03/2020 07:05

I’m going this morning to pick up my dd from uni. It’s a 6/7 hour round trip traffic depending. Usually she’d come back by train for a couple of weeks but this maybe going on for a while so going to bring her & her stuff back.

MyOtherProfile · 24/03/2020 07:06

How old is she? Tricky because while pp are saying go get your child, if she's an adult and can sort herself out you shouldn't travel.

NewIdeasToday · 24/03/2020 07:06

Of course you should go and get her today.

Hillocrew · 24/03/2020 07:07

Get the girl home with you now while you still can

FoxEars · 24/03/2020 07:08

Go and get her for goodness sake

MozzchopsThirty · 24/03/2020 07:14

She's 23
But im not suggesting she should risk herself further by getting the bus or train home.

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Crookshanksthecat · 24/03/2020 07:22

Go and get her now.

Solasum · 24/03/2020 07:32

There are still trains running. Most of them will be pretty empty. I’d get her to get the train at least some of the way. You don’t want to break down on a long drive at the moment.

MozzchopsThirty · 24/03/2020 07:37

I think the risk posed by public transport is much greater than the chance of me breaking down

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TeddyIsaHe · 24/03/2020 07:38

Go get her!! You’ll be in a car, don’t get out, don’t go for a walk while you’re there and stay away from people.

BuffaloCauliflower · 24/03/2020 07:39

Go and get her, but make her wash as soon as she gets in (hand sanitiser in the car, full shower and clothes change when she gets home) and isolate her to her room for a bit to see if she gets symptoms.

MozzchopsThirty · 24/03/2020 08:01

What can I pee in??? I don't want to stop at services

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slipperywhensparticus · 24/03/2020 08:03

Pee in? Use a Bush?

TeddyIsaHe · 24/03/2020 08:09

Turn off somewhere and find a remote bush!

CanIHaveAPenguinPlease · 24/03/2020 08:15

I was just thinking the same!! There’s no way I can last that long without a wee.

Thinking service stations may be a good place as well to pick up fresh provisions for the week instead of going to the supermarket tomorrow.

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