Christmas Bubble - what are your plans?

[ClaireP20]

Hi all, I can't sleep as worried about the bubble! Determined to be good and stick to the bubble, but struggling to work out how. My mum is going away to stay with her sister. That's good, one less. I have my brother and children, my mil and fil, my sil and children. My mil and fil, and sil and children all want to meet as 1 gathering. But they will definitely see others during that time. Tricky..

But...what are your plans? How are you managing your bubbles..are you honestly sticking to the 3 households?
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@Littlefluffyclouds13
work in a school and have two teens at big secondaries. We won't be seeing anyone, as sadly the people we'd normally see at Christmas are vulnerable to covid and there just isn't enough time to self isolate before Boris's 'magical' little Christmas window.
The whole thing is a joke!
I'm dreading returning to my crowded classroom a week after everyone has been doing 5 days of indoor mixing
Exactly the same here☹️ Vulnerable adults in the family who I wouldn’t risk seeing, I’m currently in 2 weeks isolation due to contact and will be lucky if not again over Christmas. I’m absolutely dreading going back after Christmas when everyone has been mixing with more people.

Just me and DH with adult DS staying over as usual, only difference is DH is picking him up whereas usually DS would get a train (150 miles away)

No bubbles here Ds is due a big operation some time in January not taking the risk
Also D's and DD both been shielding can't see how the virus suddenly safe for 5 days

Will miss seeing my sister and her children but she will have lots people round not just 3 bubbles

We're staying at home for Christmas Day and seeing DM and her partner abs brother (one household) Dsis and her DH and children on Boxing Day. And that's it. And we are all being very careful for two weeks before (all children at private schools so break up on 11th).

DH and I (no kids) are going to in-laws for Christmas dinner. There will be no hugging or anything, but we do accept that we will be less than 2m apart around the table. They have a DGC living with them who’s parents are not around, and because of their circumstances we are very close. The DGC would be really upset not to see us at Christmas. PIL know that DH and I go out to work, and accept that risk.

We will only see them Christmas Day, and although PIL will add a 3rd household to the bubble (they will see BIL at some point in the 5 days) we won’t be seeing them or anyone else outside of work for the other 4 days.

I’d personally rather we didn’t mix at all, but I don’t think we could do that do our DN who has no siblings and has felt very isolated this year. I work in the NHS and I’m absolutely dreading work at the end of January when we really feel the effects of this Christmas break.

Another here who is not planning on visiting anyone. Dp doesn't have any family other than me and our DC and the only people I would visit are my parents who are vulnerable, one is in hospital now and I'll be lucky if they come out for Christmas.

I sound mean but I always do the day just our family and I'm relieved that it was my parents who said they wanted a quiet Christmas this year, as it means I don't have to grapple with guilt between not wanting to expose them by going and not wanting to upset them by staying home