If you have broken Lockdown rules then what is your reason?

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I doubt I'll get a lot of responses as no one will admit but I'm getting a bit fed up of people around me clearly disregarding the rules. Having friends and family around mainly, not just dropping off shopping but going into the house, several barbeques, two families (sisters and OHs) with all their kids in their front garden in a paddling pool this afternoon). And it's not just one person, it's loads of people. Call me a curtain twitcher all you want but I'm genuinely interested in people's reasons and I'm too chicken to ask them in real life.

I am desperate to see my Mum who lives 150 miles away, My lovely Dad died 3 weeks before lockdown so she's grieving and depressed but we are sticking to the rules, even though it pains me to see her in tears on our daily messenger chats.

Many other people seem to be doing whatever the hell they want and I'm wondering if we are actually the stupid ones for sticking to it.

The reasons are outing because very unusual but I did drive across the country. Spoke to police in advance and was told it was fine as long as it was essential

Oh and we walk the dog 3 times a day as normal, I'm not putting anyone at risk so not compromising his health for a non existent threat

Because I wanted to. I know myself and my health better than you or the government do and I’m pretty certain I won’t get Covid19. I also do not believe the current guidelines are the correct way to deal with this virus and feel we should have gone for heard immunity from the beginning.

According to MN folk have been rampantly breaking Lockdown since week 2 - or maybe week 1. But obviously not rampantly enough since the community r0 seems to still be around 0.5.

Today was the first time I felt like lots of us (I saw when out cycling) were pushing rules boundaries if not actually breaking rules, but all of it will probably be 'allowed' behaviour on Monday. I could not give a shiny.

On the flip side, my family haven't left the house apart from an emergency hospital admission x 3 in 7 weeks, my DS is shielding and I am in the vulnerable category.

I am so fucking sick of people telling me to 'just go out for a walk after dark/early morning' etc etc ... I can't put it any more bluntly, the way my DS's health is, if he gets this HE WILL DIE. I would never forgive myself if my own selfish need to get some space ended up in him dying and yet I'm called 'over the top' and 'dramatic' 'scaremonger' quite frankly if people break rules and get it well then tough shit on them. I'm keeping my family safe regardless of how badly people think of me.

DH is shielding & will most likely die if he catches it. He goes out for a walk every day for the sake of his physical & mental health. Better to fight it with a fit body if he does get it.