Anyone else disappointed Christmas is NOT cancelled?

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2 points I want to cover here. Firstly, when the 2nd lockdown came into play across the UK we kind of resigned ourselves to the fact we wouldn't be able to spend christmas with our extended families. We were actually relieved to not have to commit to any plans and just spend christmas with my husband and children. Secondly, covid doesnt just take a holiday. I'm not convinced it's such a good idea to mix with other families over the course of 5 days for the sake of saving christmas. My parents are putting the pressure on for us to visit on boxing day now that restrictions have been lifted. I was kind of looking forward to a quiet christmas this year just us and the children. Anyone else not keen on it being a "normal" christmas this year? I know it's a selfish opinion before anyone points that out. Shit. This has been a strange year!

Apart from a couple of weeks in summer we've not been allowed to see family inside. It's been really hard. I'm glad that I can spend Christmas with my parents without breaking the rules.

There is a risk but I think the odds are still fairly slim of us having coronavirus that week. If we have any symptoms we would of course cancel our plans to mix.

@delatron the risk was lower. Currently we have the highest cases in wales. But my sister's and brother's family are isolating for 2 weeks before travelling 30 mins and and hour respectively to come and see us Christmas day (sister) and boxing day (brother). I live my elderly parents providing care so they're coming here. It's the safest way we can do it. Positive tests barring of course in which instance we'll postpone.

Been a tough year for everyone. 2 days after 2 weeks isolation should be okay fingers crossed. The risk here is very real, and there's every chance it won't happen, but family even filling up cars with fuel tomorrow so they don't have to break isolation etc. All bases covered hopefully.

Oh sod off. If you want a quiet Christmas then have one. Just don’t impose your boring miserable mindsets on the rest of us!

Yes. Family still want to see us. I feel it's too unsafe because of th absolutely massive risk I'm at at work. I'm not worried for myself but I am for sheilding grandparents (all sets ). They're debating what to do but I truly feel I'm too much of a risk (I've said so). My DH wants to see his family- we would see his sister - as he is really really struggling having worked at home so long and feeling really isolated and understandably wants me to come to help with the kids, as if I wasn't there it would be more stressful for him (I'd offered to stay at home so he could see all of his family with our kids and then I wouldn't pose a risk to people if I stayed away).

I just feel really responsible either that I could make people unwell or that stuff is getting messed up because of where I work. If Xmas get together a weren't possible then this wouldn't be an issue.

But then everyone wants to get together. Oh I don't know. I just feel so rubbish for everyone about the whole thing to be honest and I don't know what to do. It would be easier if it just wasn't happening.

As it goes everyone is miserable, exhausted and wanting a break .

As it goes everyone is miserable, exhausted and wanting a break .

That is the prime reason why they are allowing some mixing at Christmas, while the schools, colleges, unis, many workplaces are closed. Probably less mixing overall.

It gives people a break from the monotony of wft, missing family, a window of opportunity in a dark winter. After Christmas the night start to change and people will be able to see Easter coming as the light at the end of the tunnel.
Covid and SD won't be over by then but the weather will be better and people won't mind mixing so much outside.

@Bikingbear I do wonder if they discussed how many extra dead bodies it'll cause though.

Will there be, remember probably less mixing overall.
Shops are pretty much closed for two days, education at least 2 weeks, construction and manufacturing 2 weeks.

MH is important to, people have been isolated for months. The suicide rates are normally published mid year. I don't know about England but Scotland never published them this year. What does that tell you?

I am very disappointed too.
I was hoping we won’t be able to mix households.

We have to travel across the whole England to my in laws as every year, with being there bored, listening to loud farting of them.
No telly as PIL hates the news, so not allowed to put it on.
so just sitting there and staring at each other for 4 days like fucking idiots!

@Hiddennameforever

I am very disappointed too. I was hoping we won’t be able to mix households.

We have to travel across the whole England to my in laws as every year, with being there bored, listening to loud farting of them.
No telly as PIL hates the news, so not allowed to put it on.
so just sitting there and staring at each other for 4 days like fucking idiots!

Why go, just say no, I manage to do that every year to mil and sil, it's quite easy, No

I don't understand why people have to have rules in place that affect everyone just because they can't say no. It seems many can only say no if the government tells them to

We have to travel across the whole England to my in laws as every year, with being there bored, listening to loud farting of them.
No telly as PIL hates the news, so not allowed to put it on. So just sitting there and staring at each other for 4 days like fucking idiots!

Make your excuses and say No, "Sorry PIL too long a drive, too short a time, don't want to take the risk".

I think the bending of the rules during the festive season is a prime example that many people are just following the rules they're given rather than because they are able to make a safe judgement of risk.