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Come on who has broken the rules, .. No need for reasons why you have, just curious as to what you've done.

85 replies

IWannaBreakFREE20 · 15/05/2020 23:12

I'm curious.

I did today. I let my dc go to grandparents for weekend.

OP posts:
KTyoupigeon · 16/05/2020 14:11

Not broken any rules and been self isolating for 10 weeks - I have a vulnerable child so I’m not risking it. I’ve not even been out of my garden perimeter but have sat on my drive talking to a neighbour over 2M away. My DD is 18 and virtually housebound so used to being home. My DH is working (but managing to social distance at work) so has to change clothes and shower when he gets home and is sleeping in a separate room. I’m very worried how the virus would affect my daughter so I’m personally doing everything I can to protect her.

Nonnymum · 16/05/2020 14:15

I haven't broken any despite being desperate to see my children and grandchildren. I would also like to support my DD who is struggling. But she wouldn't ask for or accept help becaue she knows it is not the right thing to do. If people continue to break the rules as they seem to be the R will rise again and we will be back where we were in March.

QuaverQueen · 16/05/2020 14:21

I got a bit pissed and had sex with DH.

RufustheLanglovingreindeer · 16/05/2020 15:45

Didn’t break any rules for the first 6 weeks

Ds1 and partner moved back in with us last week for the remainder of the lockdown due to illness (not covid related)

But thats it, probably in a physical shop once a week so we’ve been pretty good there

(That’s probably the main thing i miss...being able to nip to the shop for something stupid)

Oopsiedaisyy · 16/05/2020 18:17

Seeing partner

CoachBombay · 16/05/2020 18:20

QuaverQueen your post made me smile, do you and DH not live together or something. 😂😂

JesusInTheCabbageVan · 16/05/2020 18:21

@Fatted 90% of the "should I report this?" threads are probably about you Grin

Bananasandorangesss · 16/05/2020 19:16

Children have been to MILs house and DMs house and DM has been to ours for a BBQ. Just went for a walk with friend who also came inside. Went for unnecessary drives with DC to get them out of the house. DM is going to second home this week. DM and I have had CV already.

SnuggyBuggy · 16/05/2020 19:21

To be honest the only thing stopping me from breaking the rules now is that no one has offered.

carlywurly · 16/05/2020 19:26

Dp came over for a weekend. He lives alone not far away and had been working from home, as had I, so both of us had only seen anyone during our weekly shops. I felt uncomfortable so he hasn't been back since.

Right now, he's at his and I'm at mine and it all feels a bit ridiculous.

Other than that, we've behaved.

tiramisualwaystiramisu · 16/05/2020 19:32

Let my 4 year old and toddler run around with our next door neighbour's kids while I chatted to their mum for 10 minutes - us adults were 2 metres apart the whole time though. My sister and BIL drove 100 miles to pick up some baby bits from us, we talked about them stopping for a coffee, but decided against it, so had socially distant chat on doorstop. It was the first time we'd seen each other since Xmas and probably won't see them again until after the baby arrives next month.

I'm on the shielding list, but I take the kids outside for daily walks otherwise they get too hyper stuck inside all day. We go on very quiet routes and give the few people we see a wide berth, despite the toddler being desperate to pat every dog that comes past Hmm

PatchworkElmer · 16/05/2020 19:36

On a couple of occasions, I went out for a run and then took DS for a bike ride when the guidance was to go out once a day.

Glitterzzz · 16/05/2020 19:36

Daughters 18th bday last week. Met her and her bf at her fathers house with him there and his nephew and brought her younger brother along. Stayed about two hours inside no social distancing ... came home and washed hands :-) I couldn’t miss seeing my daughter on her 18th and I’m happy to take the risk.

hauntedvagina · 16/05/2020 22:28

I've had a friend over for a drink in the back garden.

I've taken my children to play in my parents garden.

I've been for a walk with a friend and her child, socially distancing of course. I will be doing this again.

I've been in a shop just to buy hoisin sauce.

Everyone I have spoken to has done something similar.

NotABeliever · 16/05/2020 22:47

I've let my teenage DS invite a friend over for lunch today. I don't feel bad about it.

SnuggyBuggy · 17/05/2020 06:18

If I had a teenager I don't think I'd be that strict. It's low risk and its not like they'd be seeing grandparents anyway.

Reginabambina · 17/05/2020 06:20

I went on holiday.

Bienentrinkwasser · 17/05/2020 06:26

I let our neighbours come and look at something in our back garden. Not through the house (there is a back alley) and we remained 2m-ish apart. Very tame rule breaking.

emilybrontescorsett · 17/05/2020 06:38

I went to my mum's and say 2 metres apart in her kitchen and then 2 metres apart in her very large garden.

majesticallyawkward · 17/05/2020 07:09

My mum is coming to see us today. We'll probably be in the garden as it's a nice day but the kids (and me) will definitely hug her! It's been 2 months and she loves alone, I have zero guilt.

However, our neighbours have had at least once non-socially distanced visitor a day every day of lockdown. My mums neighbours have had their grandkids to stay over- and they have a sahp so it's not keyworker childcare. Her friend has continued as normal with family and friends visiting and having her grandchild over and a street close to her took all their fences down and have parties almost every night with zero distancing... and at least one is supposed to be shielded. some just aren't bothered or have grown fatigued with it all.

Oh and I've ordered a shit ton from amazon

QuaverQueen · 17/05/2020 16:56

I thought it might confuse people @CoachBombay Smile We do live together.
He’s shielding as is a transplant pt, the rest of the household don’t need to but should practice stringent social distancing, I can’t as am an NHS nurse so we’ve to distance from each other, sleeping, sitting and eating in separate rooms until that one Saturday night. Blush
Have got to keep my resolve for another month!

iVampire · 17/05/2020 17:22

I’ve been out for a run 4 times. and have walked the dog about the same number of times. Early morning and with rigid distancing

This is a breach for me, as I am in the shield group

spababe · 17/05/2020 17:48

Kept away from elderly parents for the first 3 weeks but then my Mum died suddenly and I was called to go to their house by the ambulance service. Since then I have been visiting my Dad in the mornings to help with the funeral, admin, food prep and household things as well as socialising. He's never lived on his own before. He has one carer that comes twice a week so I go on the other days. I'm safer for him than a carer that's been to other houses whereas I have only had shopping delivered and not been anywhere else. I think of us as one household 'bubble' although we are two households.

burdog · 17/05/2020 18:05

We've nipped out for non-essential things.
I walked the dog twice (TWICE!!!!) in our quiet village during the full lockdown. Well, one was a proper sanction exercise walk, the other was taking her 500m down the road to a patch of grass to pee and coming straight home.
Sometimes I don't stay 2m away from people in supermarkets and on some of the narrower countryside paths near my house. To be honest, a lot of times people don't stay 2m away from me so what can you do apart from try your best? Some of the paths are narrow and winding with hedges/banks hemming you in and it's hard to see someone until you're on top of them.

HatRack · 17/05/2020 18:10

Drove about catching pokemon with a car full of kids (5)

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