Am I being ridiculous?

[Mackmama]

My 13 year old SD has been at her mums (resident parent) since Boxing Day. Mum has tested positive for covid today. DH wants to collect SD tomorrow and carry on as normal.

We had SD here when she had covid as we wanted to look after her, but I think she should wait this one out at home with her mum and not bring it here putting my two young kids at risk and potentially infecting another household. Maybe that isn’t logical and I’m probably over worrying, kids will probably get it when they go back to school anyway and dad and I are both 3x jabbed at I being ridiculous?

Also, when did your dad get Covid? If it was recently she'll be unlikely to have caught it again.

Just re-read this... I obviously meant "dsd" not "dad"!

If she’s had it already I don’t understand why she couldn’t stay with you now, as she’s less likely to have it again depending on when it was, especially as you had her when she was positive herself.

And you wanted to look after her when she was ill, but not when her mum is ill and can’t really look after her or take her anywhere?

You had her when she had covid but don't want her now when she doesn't have covid in case she infects your household? Yes that's definitely a confusing message to send to a 13 year old, sorry.

Yeah, I think I’m just going to have to suck it up. We’ll be getting her today until she goes back to school. Thanks for your comments.

I don’t really get why you had her at yours when she definitely had covid, but now she may or may not have it you won’t. Why the inconsistency?

@RobinPenguins yes, it’s difficult to understand. I think when she had covid herself in October, we wanted to have her because we were concerned for her welfare and wanted to make sure she was okay. Her general preference has always been to be with us anyway, up until now she's spent every weekend and holiday with us but I think it’s easier to see friends from her mums so shes spent more time there this Christmas. If she’s happy there, why not stay there (provided mum is in a fit enough state to look after her) and keep the infection away from our house. At worst if my kids or me and DH get it we could get very poorly, at best it messes up childcare arrangements for next week as I don’t think my parent will want anything to do with us until we know nobody in our house has it. It’s a moot point though as you’re right, it’s confusing and a weak argument which ultimately I’ve lost.

She's likely to be in contact with loads of people with covid once she goes back to school surely? And presumably would have been so last term too (and your own kids too). So if I were in your situation, I'd ask her to do a LFT before coming, and if negative have her over as planned.