Please let's be honest here!!! no arguments, no judgement, no bit##ness. Have you started hugging your family yet? Have you been inside someone's house?

[Fishies]

Let's be truthfully honest !!! no judging,no bitchyness ,no arguments
a simple yes or no will do

1-Have you or your children started hugging your family members yet ?
2- Have you been inside someone's house?
Do you wear masks still and keep your distance if you are doing either of these?

I haven’t but seeing my parents for the first time since December today (and that was a 15 min quick present exchange when we went into tier 4). They’ve both had both jabs, and I WFH and go no where so I’ll be hugging 100% and although we plan to sit outside as it’s meant to be lovely, if it’s not they’ll be sitting in our conservatory!

Yes, yes, no masks.

I can't. I'm the only member of my family in Scotland. My brother, sister in law, dad, and every other family member is in SW England.

My only nephew was born in September last year. I've still not met him.
My brother sent me a video today of him saying da da da etc. I cried 😭

Hugging- yes I did. Very emotional year for my family with my mum dying and I really could not stand 2m away from my dad and offer him no comfort when I got to see him for the first time in 6 months (the last time being mum's funeral).

Indoor meeting- intended not to but then the weekend we invited MIL (vaccinated) for DH b'day it unexpectedly snowed and I didn't feel I could leave her in the garden in the snow so let her in the kitchen well ventilated and did attempt to social distance (I expect DH had a hug though which I do not begrudge him)

Distancing and masks- when I met my family it was outdoors so no masks. Little attempt was made to distance. Could have tried harder I guess but just wanted a normal family day.

Dad who is the most vulnerable and I who am the most likely to get/ carry it (hcp) have had both doses of vaccine. We all did LFTs before travelling for whatever those are worth and we have all been doing them twice a week through school and work so I felt fairly confident. DH and I have both had confirmed COVID anyhow.

I know that it's minor transgressions like this that will push cases up but as long as hospitalisations stay low that doesn't greatly matter in my opinion. There is a limit to how long we can all abide with no social contact and I am at my limit now I think.

Next week DH, BIL and Dsis will get their first doses so things are looking up.

I hugged my parents at Christmas after we had isolated for 10 days. I am in a support bubble with them and stayed in their house for a week.
I am now back to keeping my distance and staying outside again because I can't isolate that long and nor can they.

We see my parents, in laws and my SIL indoors now. I am not a hugger in normal times but my kids hug them. They have all had vaccines. We have had covid in my house. Not keeping my kids away from close family anymore!

We've stayed outside but yes I have hugged and not social distanced with my family when we've got together.

Yes and yes

I've been inside my friends house. We intended to sit in the garden but it was raining.
We're both fully vaccinated and work in large schools! We didn't hug and sat well apart.

Dh is cev and living elsewhere until he's had both jabs. I miss him and did hug him at the weekend when we out on (yet another bloody) walk. We both had masks on and I held my breath!

No and no.

Have hugged family (never stopped hugging my parents whenever we managed to see them over last year tbf) not friends.

Some indoor interaction, but limited.

No and no
Yes we've been vaccinated. No that's not an excuse

@sleepwouldbenice when will you hug people/mix indoors? What are you waiting for? Infection rates are tiny.

[quote Chickenriceandpeas]@sleepwouldbenice when will you hug people/mix indoors? What are you waiting for? Infection rates are tiny.[/quote]
Because I understand the fact that we don't have the right balance between the vaccination rate and protection yet.

The only house I've been in is our family who are in our support bubble. We're still avoiding hugging in general though until they've had their vaccinations.

I'm not a hugger, but MIL and FIL (both vaccinated) have cuddled and played with 10mo DS. We are going in their house and introducing DS to new people and locations.

Enough with this bollocks.

sleepwouldbenice. I believe 30 something million have now had at least 1 jab. There were 2000 ish cases confirmed today and 4 people died. What balance do you want? Honestly? There will never ever be zero covid. Better treatments, less dangerous reactions due to vaccs will (already have) brought death rates down to a negligible level - we have to deal with this at a statistical level, not a personal one, (on which obviously even one death is too much) but we can't operate like that forever - at least, society at large and the economy can't. I suspect and fear that there will be some who never recover their confidence to resume normality.

No. All my family are a long haul flight away. I haven't seen them for 2 years and probably won't see them for at least another year. Although they are all healthy I do worry that something will happen. I can't remember the last hug i gave them, it was most likely at the airport and rushed as I was trying to wrangle the kids. If they were here I'd definitely hug them.

Yes on all counts and not sorry.

Hug - yes. My Mum after not seeing her for 6 months. Ditto my sister (9 months).
In someones house - no although have allowed a child from my sons class go up and play in his room for a bit.

No!

Yes, I’m in middle of divorce and selling/buying new home. Not seen my adult sons since august 2020 as live 200 miles away, and living with stbexh

Went to see a sibling locally who was supporting me with decisions and just having someone to talk to. They’re not in bubble with me technically. I’d not seen them since September either.
I did hug them..they were so kind and helpful and I was pretty distressed at the time.
First hug or touch with anyone since last august.

We were both fully vaccinated I’d add

Yes, I have been in people's houses and had them in my house when we weren't supposed to. Not loads, and not when things were really bad in terms of cases/deaths, but I have broken the rules in that way.

As for hugging, I fucking hate it, and have been glad to have the excuse not to do it! My close family aren't huggers anyway, the worst people for trying to get me to do it are my friends!