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Am I allowed to visit my family on Easter Sunday?

209 replies

LidiaM · 09/04/2020 09:52

hi guys,

I live 30 mins drive from my parents who are in their mid 40s, they also live with my younger brother. We are normally very close and we havents seen eachother in about a month (since law have suggested that we should stay at home)

We stay at home, my husband goes shopping once every 2 weeks, my baby who is 8 months old havent been out for the last month.

We understand the risk of going out and we even stopped walking together or exercising...
I am wondering if in UK we are allowed to visit my family on Easter Sunday?
I am asking because I know they are safe,
we arent sick either.

I am very annoyed because I have friends who visit their families or siblings who they not live with all the fricking time and I am sticking to this quarantine but a little bit fed up now knowing that peope still visit their families and I havent,

I really want tl go to see them on Sunday, what you guys think?

OP posts:
corabel · 09/04/2020 09:58

Don't stop going for a walk. You won't get COVID from going for a walk in the fresh air. Get out and enjoy the lovely Spring weather.

DowntonCrabby · 09/04/2020 09:59

No, but it’s shit you’re sticking to the rules while seeing others so blatantly flouting them. Flowers

TeddyBeans · 09/04/2020 09:59

I was contemplating getting my parents over for my son's birthday in a few days as they've been isolating and we're isolating but with the death toll hitting 900 yesterday there is no way I'd risk anyone in my family. So we're having a party (me and my son) and we'll have a catch up party with everyone else when this is over.

Put it this way. You spend this Easter with them and they could potentially be gone forever. Forego this Easter and you'll have many more Easters to spend with them. It's not rocket science

Original poster
LidiaM · 09/04/2020 09:59

@mateysmum I am so angry at them, they dont give a shit and I have explained that they shouldnt but they dont seem to care at all.....

OP posts:
EmmaGrundyForPM · 09/04/2020 09:59

I'm just watching TV where a cell biologist has just advised a viewer who asked if he could meet up with his partner who lives a mile away and who has had Covid symptoms that he should wait another week. The GP on the same programme had to overrule her and say they can't meet at all even if they have had the virus.

Geometricprince · 09/04/2020 09:59

Of course you can, the rules don't apply to you and everyone knows viruses don't spread on Easter Sunday.

AnnieAnt · 09/04/2020 10:00

No. I haven't seen my parents since Christmas and probably won't get to see them until the Summer.

We'll use Zoom and hope we get through this more quickly as a result. It sounds as if your parents are young and well - there'll be plenty of time to see them in future.

Doyoumind · 09/04/2020 10:01
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Sennetti · 09/04/2020 10:03

You’re going to do it anyway aren’t you?

Sennetti · 09/04/2020 10:05

Op can you explain why you thought this would be ok and where you have seen ‘they’ saying that we can?

Who is ‘they’

And is this real or just a goady thread

TheWordmeister · 09/04/2020 10:06

Yes of course! It’s Easter so a virus won’t spread.

iVampire · 09/04/2020 10:07

No - and ‘don’t do it’ (for all travel and visiting other households this weekend) is at the forefront of messages coming out today

Fleamaker123 · 09/04/2020 10:07

Keep safe and give it a miss this year, I've accepted that this year is more or less a write-off in terms of parties and get togethers. Very tough I know. I'd still go for a walk though, no problem there. Your friends are completely out of order, why would you do that??

Frompcat · 09/04/2020 10:09

Why are people piling on the OP when she's already said OK thanks, she won't do it?

PeacockPies · 09/04/2020 10:09

You don't get to trade off the fact that you haven't taken your baby outside at all with going to visit another household.

And you should be taking a walk.

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mylittleavalon · 09/04/2020 10:10

It's really really hard when you watch others not stick to the rules- well done for sticking to them yourself xx

wildthingsinthenight · 09/04/2020 10:10

Nope

Frompcat · 09/04/2020 10:13

OP HAS ALREADY SAID SHE WON'T BE GOING.

Jeez. It isn't even a long thread. Would take you 2 seconds to read it and see.

Thefaceofboe · 09/04/2020 10:15

Why the hell would they change the rules because it’s Easter Sunday? Honestly baffled by this

CloudsCanLookLikeSheep · 09/04/2020 10:18

What part of no are you struggling to understand?

unhappyclap · 09/04/2020 10:19

No.

diddl · 09/04/2020 10:19

"I am very annoyed because I have friends who visit their families or siblings who they not live with all the fricking time"

That obviously doesn't make it OK for others to do the same.

Is it that people don't understand or don't care?

I'd be very tempted to report them tbh.

I get pissed off enough when joggers who are huffing & puffing & overtake as closely as possible without even going to the other side of the path!

Roussette · 09/04/2020 10:22

Confused.

Why when you are so mad at your friends for doing this, do you start a thread asking if you can do it?

JudyCoolibar · 09/04/2020 10:25

@Cloudscanlooklikesheep, which part of "I will stick to the garden" are you struggling to understand?

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