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I’m sorry you’re not going to be able to have your usual family Christmas, that’s really unfair all round. Although I do understand your parents reservations.

If you were in a position to, would you consider keeping your kids out of school for 2 weeks before Christmas to isolate them and allow your parents to come round?

Please don’t be offended by my asking this! I don’t have kids myself but I’m genuinely quite curious whether any families will take measures such as this to ensure they can have a wider family Christmas.
Your last paragraph is a good question, I don’t have kids either and would be interested to know whether any families would do that
 
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We were asked to provide a screenshot of our kids negative results for the school
Some schools are still requiring it but legally, you dont have to. I know a few schools who are phrasing it as if you have no option but you do. PHE and DfE have said we arent allowed to ask for it but if its provided without prompt, we just dispose of the email safely.

I think proof should absolutely be required as in our school we had a girls baby sister test positive. The girl was then taken out of school to be tested but came back negative apparently (parent was very sketch) so was back in school within 36 hours. The parent clearly lied because that bubble popped 5 days later as another 3 children in the girls class then tested positive.
 
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I’m sorry you’re not going to be able to have your usual family Christmas, that’s really unfair all round. Although I do understand your parents reservations.

If you were in a position to, would you consider keeping your kids out of school for 2 weeks before Christmas to isolate them and allow your parents to come round?

Please don’t be offended by my asking this - it is in no way a “dig” at you or anything as such. I don’t have kids myself but I’m genuinely quite curious whether any families will take measures such as this to ensure they can have a wider family Christmas.
I'm not offended by you asking at all, don't stress.

I wouldn't because firstly they live quite close to us so we have been able to see them, just on the door step but also because even if we did they wouldn't come!
My mum really dislikes Christmas. Every year we have this daft discussion about if she will come to Christmas dinner or if it will just be my dad. Last year, even though he loves the get together he almost didn't come because my mum was refusing. They came in the end.

I feel for my dad because he loves family but what can you do?
I also can't push it because last week they had to have their dog put to sleep. To my mum dogs are even more important than her children (yes I know this is odd but I've come to terms with it), so I wouldn't dream of pushing her. People and Christmas just aren't her thing.

Again though, I totally get why some people would do anything be with their family, including breaking regulations.
 
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Can anyone enlighten me what tough restrictions and how they strengthening the weak tier system that sage say does not work.

If pubs are open. All shops and schools
What's so tough.
Will non essential retail and hospitality be open in tier 3 or 4?

I'm annoyed relentless leak guess we have to wait until Monday

Heard some schools are defying dfe and shutting early.

Another 2 case eldest school yet they still won't send whole year group.
Eldest was few seats away same class so annoyed don't want to send her in.

We need non essential retail open husband job and to finish Xmas shopping.
Greetings I forsee a lock down in jan.
Went to bank and 2 shops today wilkos and sainsbury said.
Wilkos was very busy

I did put up 1 tree and some Xmas decs today that cheered me up a little.
 
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Can anyone enlighten me what tough restrictions and how they strengthening the weak tier system that sage say does not work.

If pubs are open. All shops and schools
What's so tough.
Will non essential retail and hospitality be open in tier 3 or 4?

I'm annoyed relentless leak guess we have to wait until Monday

Heard some schools are defying dfe and shutting early.

Another 2 case eldest school yet they still won't send whole year group.
Eldest was few seats away same class so annoyed don't want to send her in.

We need non essential retail open husband job and to finish Xmas shopping.
Greetings I forsee a lock down in jan.
Went to bank and 2 shops today wilkos and sainsbury said.
Wilkos was very busy

I did put up 1 tree and some Xmas decs today that cheered me up a little.
Can only guess they mean more spot checks to enforce the rules... but how they will do this with the coverage they have is a separate issue
 
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I am sick of lockdown this time and have found not seeing my friends and family really hard, I know I can meet 1 outside but weather has been terrible in the NE.
I personally don’t think the meeting up at Christmas is worth the infection risk for family members, it is only 1 day but could infect so many people. We keep hearing about protecting the NHS from being overwhelmed surely this is the biggest chance of them by overwhelmed. We will inadvertently infect our family at Christmas then take any infections into work a few days later. I know I sound bah humbug but am sick of these mixed messages.
 
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Easing restrictions for Christmas makes a mockery of the whole thing. Either lockdown and stay locked down, or don't bloody lockdown.
 
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My friend works in the big Tesco in our town and keeps moaning about people buying non essential Christmas stuff.

I've not been in any shops because shielding, but I told her I do kinda get it. People want to try to lift their spirits and decorating for Christmas is one of few freedoms people have left presently
 
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My friend works in the big Tesco in our town and keeps moaning about people buying non essential Christmas stuff.

I've not been in any shops because shielding, but I told her I do kinda get it. People want to try to lift their spirits and decorating for Christmas is one of few freedoms people have left presently
She should be grateful she works in retail that is classed as essential and still has a job 🙈
 
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I kind of feel at the moment like I don’t want to see anyone for Christmas this year. We are supposed to have my brother up to stay but I’m really annoyed with him at the moment as he’s been going round his mates houses and having them round his during lockdown. I just feel like I don’t want him here now which is sad but I don’t want to risk me or my husband getting ill. We usually see my husbands parents on the 23 or 24th December too but they will also be wanting to see their other children and grandchildren and it all feels really risky to me. Not sure what we’ll end up doing I guess we’ll see closer to the time. But as awful as it might sound to say this I just feel like I don’t want my brother in my house for a few nights now I realise he’s just not being careful at all 😞
 
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I don’t want to socialise this year. I’d prepped myself for that to happen and I feel like them allowing the population to get together and get pissed in pubs etc is just pure madness. It’s dangerous and excess lives will be lost needlessly.

The trouble will be trying to explain the family that we don’t want to see them. Damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
 
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I live in a house share so will 100% be travelling back to my family for Christmas. I’m not spending it with someone who was a stranger before I moved here 😅

I posted the other day about how my Nan will never want to not have our normal family Christmas because she’s so old. My mum has text me this morning saying she’s booked a few days away over Christmas with a friend 😶😶 happy that she is doing what she wants and enjoying herself and it also takes the pressure off all of us to break rules but still quite worrying that she’ll be off galavanting 😂
 
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Gosh I feel lucky that it's not a debate in our family.

We (parents and siblings) are all having our own Christmas' at home. We are going to have a Christmas Zoom quiz. If we are allowed some of us will go for a walk on Boxing Day or Christmas Eve (weather dependent).

Honestly I'm not fussed, it's one year. And before people jump on me and say it might be a 'last Christmas' for someone. That's true of all of us all the time. Tomorrow is never guaranteed.
My husband was supposed to be dead in 2011 and 2013 (if you listen to his doctors) he's still here.
 
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My middle child has woken up not feeling well. She's got a stuffy nose, it hurts for her to breath in. Can still smell a bit but her nose is blocked, no temp, no cough but can taste. Her friend had a cold last week and I'm telling myself it's just that but there's that dread feeling too. Before 2020 I was never phased by illness, would send the kids in unless it was d&v or they were really unwell but now I'm a twitchy mess everytime we get this.
 
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It doesn’t even feel like anything will work if shops, schools and pubs will be open. What’s strict about that? I’m guessing Liverpool are likely to go into tight restrictions again after lockdown so no leaving Liverpool?

I saw some idiot on Twitter last night that my son follows, he’s called Bootlegger, having a party with a bunch of work lads in his house, drinking and doing drugs (disgusting). I hope someone reported him. He’s in Wales where they aren’t in lockdown but still it just made me so angry because so many idiots don’t care. Partying at home or in the pubs. Being selfish. I’ve family in Wales who are being so careful.

My middle child has woken up not feeling well. She's got a stuffy nose, it hurts for her to breath in. Can still smell a bit but her nose is blocked, no temp, no cough but can taste. Her friend had a cold last week and I'm telling myself it's just that but there's that dread feeling too. Before 2020 I was never phased by illness, would send the kids in unless it was d&v or they were really unwell but now I'm a twitchy mess everytime we get this.
I’m the same with my children. It’s a horrible feeling. I hope your daughter is ok, it sounds like a nasty cold, my daughter had similar and we got her tested, she was fine.
 
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My friend works in the big Tesco in our town and keeps moaning about people buying non essential Christmas stuff.

I've not been in any shops because shielding, but I told her I do kinda get it. People want to try to lift their spirits and decorating for Christmas is one of few freedoms people have left presently
I also work in a supermarket, it bothers me when people come all the way in to buy just one bottle of wine or one bottle of beer, that’s hardly essential, but doesn’t bother me if they’re buying non essential stuff alongside their main shop. But I am gratefuI to have a job, and I am grateful that I have a reason to get out of the house!

I’m half way through my pregnancy, if I’d been pregnant in the last lockdown I’d have been put on paid leave, it doesn’t apply for this lockdown though. How does that make sense?

There’s a child in my daughters yr1 class that tested positive (so did 3/4 of the family). They’re isolating but because they tested positive 48hrs after they were last in school, nobody else has to isolate, not even the class teacher. This also doesn’t make sense to me.
 
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