I have differing opinions to certain members of my family as my father at least is the most right wing, racist person I’ve ever known (he’ll be watching TV and complain about the amount of black people on it for instance) - I get called a Leftie if I challenge him. His dad was the same, my brother less extreme.
I’m currently taking early maternity leave because of the Coronavirus, baby due in a few weeks. Normally I’m a frontline NHS worker and my partner is too, he continues to work.
My relatives think this whole thing is blown out of proportion and no big deal. I got sent a propaganda link by my brother and got into an argument with him over it. I said people my partner knows have died from it so was that no big deal? and then regrettably said that I’d laugh if he and my dad got it, what I wanted to mean was that it’d be like pot kettle black and that dismissing it is insulting to those sick, dead or at risk but it came across much worse in the text but by then it was too late. He then said of course he knows it’s dangerous and the risks etc but still said it wasnt a big deal. Ended up after messaging back and forth him ringing me and calling him a c**t and not to talk to him anymore. He’s informed my dad who isn’t happy either.
On the one hand I know I said wrong and I did apologise and explain myself later but received no reply. On the other, me and my partner are fed up of having to listen to their opinionated rubbish at every gathering and don’t want our baby exposed to it - my parents wouldn’t be outwardly racist to people but the comments happen every time we meet. They’re point blank refusing to eat from any Chinese/Indian places from now on because ‘they’re all filthy’ when I said no they weren’t I got shot down. I feel like they think they’re always right and anyone with a different opinion is wrong.
I was thinking of just leaving it to cool down and see if they contact me. I love my parents I just don’t like some of their attitudes! What do you think?