I live in Florida and between the heat and the virus I can't imagine why anyone would COME here now.

Why on earth would anyone want to vacation in Florida in the summer?

Isn't this a moot point? Aren't our borders closed right now anyway?

I would not vacation with another family who has not been quarantining. Hell, I'm not even sure I'd vacation with my own family in a different location than our house.

She might not be able to return?

Send all the news articles and graphics you can, to both of them. Call them and explain none of them should be doing this.

This is when you realize half the population has an IQ under 100.

Anonymous wrote:If your mom visits US, will she be able to return to the country she’s living, given travel restrictions from the US in some places?

Good point. She might have to quarantine for two weeks on arrival back to where she lives now. Does she really have time for that? Is she in a country where violating quarantine is taken very seriously and she could end up fined big time if she blows off quarantining?

I'd look up the rules in the country where she lives and send her that information, if she would have to quarantine. I'd also talk to her and point out that in that country she likely is not seeing any news coverage that truly lays out how awful the situation is in Florida . I'd tell her how if she gets sick there she is quite possibly going to have problems not only getting back home to her husband but getting treatment in Florida. She may need to see some of the all too true scare stories about the virus and how it has spiked so hard in Florida and other areas.

Yeah, it's her choice in the end, but she may not have the same information you see daily in the (real) news here.

OP, I'm also sorry your sister is a grade-A, gold-plated, head-in-the-sand fool. It's bad enough she's taking her own family to a covid hotspot that doesn't even really want them (but does long for the tourist dollars). But the fact she blithely invited your mom along is just crazy ignorant. I truly hope you live a long way from sister and family and get no pressure ever to visit them or, God forbid, "bring the kids to see their cousins" and all that nonsense. Stick to your guns, OP, and keep your own family safe.

"I live on the gulf coast of Florida in a touristy area. Please tell her to stay home. Starting around 6 weeks ago, we were inundated with tourists from up north. Maybe 5% of them wore masks and practiced social distancing. Anyone who started traveling 6 weeks ago is obviously part of a self selected group who aren't taking COVID seriously. Most of us think this group is a huge factor in the skyrocketing numbers down here."

Anonymous wrote:Florida is a big state. There are parts where the numbers are high and other parts where they are not quite as a high as The DMV area. It may not be too bad if they’re going to a county that’s not “in the thick of it” and/or they are not visiting bars/restaurants or crowded places outdoors.

I speak from personal experience as someone who just visited Florida (but stayed at an AirBnB with a friend’s family and grandparents).

Maybe talk to her about safe practices when they’re together? But at the end of the day, it’s her life, her choice. Help her think it through and come to HER OWN decision.

Listen to first poster, and not second. There was a huge influx of visitors from elsewhere and they are still coming in droves. No one is stopping anyone at the FL border.

Just because some areas of FL don't have the high numbers right now doesn't mean anything. Eventually, those numbers will be going up and those people will still fill up hospitals - including in other counties. The healthcare system here is on the verge of where NY was.

If your mother comes to FL and gets sick there is a good chance she might not get a hospital bed. Tell her THAT, and then let her make her own choice.

Florida is a big state. There are parts where the numbers are high and other parts where they are not quite as a high as The DMV area. It may not be too bad if they’re going to a county that’s not “in the thick of it” and/or they are not visiting bars/restaurants or crowded places outdoors.

I speak from personal experience as someone who just visited Florida (but stayed at an AirBnB with a friend’s family and grandparents).

Maybe talk to her about safe practices when they’re together? But at the end of the day, it’s her life, her choice. Help her think it through and come to HER OWN decision.

Anyone who wants to visit Florida in July is nuts and anyone who wants to expose themselves to COVID-19 IS CERTIFIABLY insane.

I live on the gulf coast of Florida in a touristy area. Please tell her to stay home. Starting around 6 weeks ago, we were inundated with tourists from up north. Maybe 5% of them wore masks and practiced social distancing. Anyone who started traveling 6 weeks ago is obviously part of a self selected group who aren't taking COVID seriously. Most of us think this group is a huge factor in the skyrocketing numbers down here.

The way some humans can’t understand a virus is contagious and can be harmful still surprises me.

You are right.

A friend thinks she brought COVID to her mom and her mom died. This visit happened before the pandemic was declared. She did not know better. But now? There is proof all over the place.

If your mom visits US, will she be able to return to the country she’s living, given travel restrictions from the US in some places?

Tell her to stay home. Your sister sounds uniformed/wreckless

Send her links to Florida COVID numbers and tell her to stay in Europe

My mom who is 65 and a former smoker currently is living abroad for my dad's job placement. They're in a country with low Covid numbers. She'd planned to fly back to the US over the summer to visit me and my sister and our kids. So far her trip has been delayed but she's insisting she's going to still do it. I'm encouraging her just to chill there. We miss her but don't want her to risk her health to visit. Meanwhile, my sister booked a Florida vacation spot with her family and invited my mom to fly in for a week with them there. My sister's family is in a state where there has not been a serious lockdown and all her kids have been doing playdates, sports, etc. This is crazy right, the idea that she would fly to Florida? I told her my opinion is that she absolutely should not do it. But I'm not sure she can be convinced.