Opinions on the potential of Christmas being cancelled?

[Blak]

Hi everyone. With what’s being said in the news etc about the government being wrong about relaxing rules over Christmas I was just wondering how everyone is feeling about it if it does get cancelled. I’m getting very anxious as I was looking forward to spending Christmas with my family after the year we have had. Also my partners parents live in a different part of the country and we haven’t seen in months so will be upsetting not to see them after Christmas. My baby is 6 months old and I want to enjoy my first Christmas with her. They say that people can have a Christmas next year but both me and my partner will be working next year so we won’t be able too. All I want to know is how is everyone feeling about it and how what will people be doing for Christmas if things change.

Tbh if that was my Nan I’d book us in a big family Christmas dinner in Valentines Day. Hats, turkey, Queen’s Speech on YouTube, the works.

I've kept to the rules since they were announced and I'm sorry but I will be seeing my family whether the rules change or not. I've not been home in over a year, gone through pregnancy practically alone, my parents have seen my 6 month old twice, I've made plans within the restrictions and me and my parents household have been isolated for weeks to prepare for Christmas. Next year I'll be back to work and won't be able to see them so this year is my first chance in 3 years to have a family Christmas.

October89 if everyone were like your family and isolating in advance there wouldn't be a problem. You have taken precautions.

It's the people who will be seeing too many people, or one person but not maintaining distance, in the run up to the big day that's the problem.

@FindHungrySamurai

Tbh if that was my Nan I’d book us in a big family Christmas dinner in Valentines Day. Hats, turkey, Queen’s Speech on YouTube, the works.

Would be better. It'll be Easter probably before rules are relaxed though.

Jan-Feb i'd expect a firm lockdown regarding household mixing at least.

@Jobsharenightmare

October89 if everyone were like your family and isolating in advance there wouldn't be a problem. You have taken precautions.

It's the people who will be seeing too many people, or one person but not maintaining distance, in the run up to the big day that's the problem.

Yeah, other than maybe one trip to the Co-op next week, at a quiet time, I won't be going anywhere before the 25th and we've bought all our Christmas shopping already online.

It's still on they've said, just advice to stay local and not see vulnerable family.

I said from the outset that it should be cancelled and was flamed for doing so.

TBH though I think that people need to remember that just because the government says you can see other people, doesn’t mean that it’s mandatory. As things stand we’re looking at being self isolated over Christmas anyway as DS’ work colleague has symptoms following being in contact with someone who tested positive and the employer have been irredeemably irresponsible in their handling of it, so much so I am considering reporting them to whoever I have to report them to as they are a large national retailer.... I am considered vulnerable so crossing everything that DS doesn’t catch COVID and I don’t end up spending Christmas at the behest of the NHS.

But either way we’re not planning to see anyone anyway.

Christmas will IMO just be an opportunity to drink to the January lockdown.... There will be other days people can get together, doesn’t have to be the 25th of December

This sort of over-reaction is ridiculous. Of course it isn't cancelled. No one can cancel it.
Even if they do tighter restrictions, which I think they should, it isn't cancelled. Get a grip.

THey are now saying :

"Leaders discussed cutting the number of days families can meet from five to three; reducing the number of households mixing from three to two; and introducing travel restrictions –"

Those are still minor changes. It shouldn't stop anyone having a nice Christmas.

This sort of scaremongering and drama really gets on my nerves.

@Oblomov20

This sort of over-reaction is ridiculous. Of course it isn't cancelled. No one can cancel it. Even if they do tighter restrictions, which I think they should, it isn't cancelled. Get a grip.

THey are now saying :

"Leaders discussed cutting the number of days families can meet from five to three; reducing the number of households mixing from three to two; and introducing travel restrictions –"

Those are still minor changes. It shouldn't stop anyone having a nice Christmas.

This sort of scaremongering and drama really gets on my nerves.

It’s just so weird isn’t it? Of course Christmas can’t be ‘cancelled’. They can’t ban people putting presents under a tree and opening them. Or people having a nice celebratory meal. Or indeed celebrating the birth of Jesus. Christmas will happen whatever the government do or don’t do. ‘Cancelling’ Christmas is such weird emotive language.

I'll be seeing my family on Christmas regardless.
My mother and MIL both babysit DS once a week whilst I work, so I'll be damned if I'm not seeing them over Christmas when I see them every week.