I’ve been pondering this after a very frustrating conversation with my very religious mother. (I’m not btw)
My mother’s place of worship is the most important part of her life. Nothing else comes close, even her husband (my dad; religious more because of tradition rather than observance ikswim) her only child (me) or her two grandchildren. I missed out on so much as a child because of this. When I was pg with dc2, I was due to be induced on the day she normally goes. She said there was no way she could not go that week, none at all, and this was not a good enough reason. Mercifully dc2 arrived at a different time.
Anyway, my mother thinks it’s outrageous that her place of worship isn’t open, and they are thinking of online worship. She thinks this is an absolute disgrace. When I said that if the government said they couldn’t open, then they couldn’t open. She raged at me!
So as not to drip feed, my mother is supposed to be shielding (has a letter which she denied for weeks) but thinks that’s nonsense and as she feels fine it doesn’t apply to her.