My dm lives a 25 minute walk from my house. She’s 70 but much fitter than I am, we’re ‘bubbled’ together but I’m in no way caring for her. She lives alone.
I decided that I’d take my 2 dc to hers everyday for a couple of hours after they’ve had their Zoom lessons so they can get on with their work in peace without being distracted by their toys/ tv/ iPads etc which my dm doesn’t have. My dm is very happy with this arrangement and is the one who suggested it in the first place. Then, after they’ve done their work we’ll walk home via park/ beach.
I told my dsis about this arrangement, saying it’s nice as it gives a bit more structure, means dm isn’t alone and will hopefully be manageable throughout this lockdown. Dsis thinks I’m massively stretching the rules - I shouldn’t be bubbled unless we’re providing care or dm desperately needs company, it shouldn’t be done just because you can. I can find nothing that suggests this is the case. That even bubbled together I shouldn’t be going into her house unless absolutely necessary so, again, I’m interpreting the rules to suit me. We need only allowed out to exercise once a day - my walk to DM’s, walk home AND the inclusion of beach/ park is again taking us out of the house for much longer and more often than we’re supposed to be. The walk from mine to DM’s isn’t through town, it’s a pretty rural area across fields and woods, the beaches here are pretty inaccessible and not busy even in summer and I wouldn’t let them go on playground equipment if others were using it.
Am I taking the piss? Is it much more risky to walk to my DM’s house and spend a few hours there or just have DM stay at mine for a while (plenty of room, the main reason she’s not come yet is because she wants to water the plants at hers).