Will people’s reaction to this change how you view them?

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Essentially I don’t think I’ll look at my parents the same way after this. They are reasonably well-educated, intelligent people who keep up-to-date with news and world affairs etc but yet have been complete idiots/deniers over this whole thing. My mum is STILL saying it’s not that bad! I can’t believe they have been so stupid to be honest and I’m so angry with them.

We told them we were canceling our Mother’s Day plans (big meal with all the family) and staying home, to which they agreed. I explained the concept of having social responsibility so you don’t spread it around but I then found out they went out for lunch with my sister and BIL any way. My mum said they were observing social distancing rules but there were photos on my sister’s Facebook of them all cuddling and being cheek to cheek for a selfie. She claimed they were ‘not in the at risk category’ as they are both healthy, and it ‘might be the last time we can go out in maybe weeks or months’.

It doesn’t help that less than a week ago they were holidaying in Hong Kong and had travelled back through a major transport hub.

I really don’t want to talk to them now to be honest.

I remember reading on here about how families had been fractured because of opposing views on Brexit- do you think the same will happen over this, because of people’s opposite views/people taking risks etc?

Not really, but then those closest to me (family / friends) are all being pretty sensible.

The only people I've found who think it's a joke are my elderly neighbours, and to be fair I hardly know them anyway, and they're not close to me so I don't really think that much either way harsh as it sounds.

Totally agree OP, that's awful. I've already had a couple of tricky conversations with friends who I think are behaving badly under the circumstances.

Yes. One of my friends has disappointed me with her blasé attitude; still arranging to attend playdates in parks with brainless mummies as they just can’t stand being ‘cooped up’. She’s got a science degree and works in medical devices too, so she’s fully aware of the implications. It’s made me quite sad to be honest.

One friend will no longer be a friend after this. On Sunday she was one of the beach day trippers complete with elderly mother in tow.
It was deliberately inflammatory her posting that given that she was telling us we were completely over reacting and its no worse than flu.

No. I can’t understand people’s need to make this into some sort of “campaign”. It’s a difficult situation we are all dealing with.

Yes my mum is still going shopping every day, and I'm being a stupid bitch for saying that she should be buying a weeks worth of food at a time.
I should say that its just her and my dad at home. I also ruined mother's day as I didn't bring my DC to hers and wouldn't let her in when she came round even though we were self isolating due to dd having a fever

My partner. He's lazy and thinks I should do household/childcare bollcoms whilst he's in bed all day smoking weed. I'm thinking of walking away when this is all over.

No. The arseholes I know were arseholes before covid 19 and will no doubt continue to be arseholes after it. They have however ramped up their arsehole behaviour, therefore confirming to everyone who knows them that their reputation as arseholes is completely deserved.