Anonymous wrote:Her 4 year old isn’t vaccinated, they don’t want to catch COVID and her mother and step father are being very cautious. Dad and step mother are unvaccinated jerks that don’t take precautions. This one is easy as the jerk side of the family shouldn’t force their bad decisions on two other families. The jerk side can wait until the 4 year old is vaccinated and OP’s mother feels OK about visiting with people who have been around unvaccinated jerks.

My MIL is fully vaccinated and boosted but she takes no precautions. Her mask is always fallen below her chin, she forgets it and lies about wearing it. We FaceTimed with her once and she was out with friends. She started going on about how she wears her mask and we had to remind her that FaceTime video is two way. We can see you sitting there with friends not wearing the mask lol!

We did not let her visit until all of us were fully vaccinated and we were comfortable that we would get COVID. She came over Christmas, caught a ‘cold’ , refused to get a PCR, pretty sure she faked the rapid test and flew back as scheduled. Once she returned home, she was quite sick but is adamant that it was just a rare severe strain of bronchitis. My family had three positives and one negative. Luckily the positives were pretty much asymptomatic. She knows she caught covid while traveling about up here and gave it to us. Her main focus is not admitting it. We are very glad that we didn’t let her visit before we were all fully vaccinated and willing to risk covid.

Anonymous wrote:We would only see the unvaccinated relatives outdoors with masks on, and explain to the kids why they can’t do the sleepover tradition this trip. “Ask Grandpa why he won’t get vaccinated to protect himself and everyone around him.”

Anonymous wrote:Repeat the 4 year old is vaccinated AND the other set of elderly parents are being very cautious. The dad and step mom are bad people because they don’t care about the four year old or the other elderly parents.

This is why people view the unvaccinated as scum. They expect to be welcomed, invited along and embraced even when it means risking someone elses’s health.

We have several older relatives going through chemo and others over 90. They are only interacting with relatives who are fully vaccinated and boosted and cautious..meaning willing to test and avoid indoor exposure for a week or two before visiting, This is cutting out the unvaccinated yahoos who are livid that they are not included. Too bad, so sad. In fact, they have behaved so badly during the pandemic no one is planning on reconnecting with after things return to normal.

Anonymous wrote:You are all a bunch of anxiety ridden morons. If YOU are vaccinated, wtf do you care if the next person isn’t? YOU are protected. Get off your high horses and stop with the virtue signaling. You are no better, no more worthy than anyone else. Stop the madness!

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Anonymous wrote:What’s your goal here? To not get covid? you’re flying and going to be exposed to so many people on the way there where you might get covid. Just accept that you might get covid either from the flight or your family and have a normal visit. Youre overthinking it. You also might not get it! I know people who traveled who didn’t

Agree with this person, you have to decide what your goal is. It's obviously not to never expose yourself to covid because you are flying with your whole family and are willing to go to public places while there. So, why wouldn't you also see your other unvax family members? They are probably not any more likely to have or spread to you. You yourself noted that you are boosted and also had covid, so you know that vaccination doesn't mean you won't get or spread covid. Now if your goal is to protect your unvaccinated family members from something you might bring to their house with all of your travels, then you should limit your contact so that you don't spread anything to them. And testing would help with that. If your goal is to make a political statement, then use some of the tactics others here have suggested about making your stance known.

Personally, I've stopped caring about vaccination status. If you choose not to be vaccinated you are at a higher risk of complications from the disease that is circulating everywhere. That's a terrible choice. And some times I lie away wondering about the guilt I would feel if my (vaccinated) child exposed my unvaccinated father and he died - but ultimately, I cannot control other people I can only control myself, so I'm not going to shoulder that blame. Seeing family is important to me, so while I will be as careful as possible and test before going to my parents house, I won't stop seeing them just because of their choice.

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I'm late to the party but ultimately your vaccinated relatives could also pass COVID to your family, in the unfortunate chance any of them have it. Your family is as protected as they are going to be around both vaccinated and unvaccinated relatives, as the virus doesnt prevent transmission to you or from you. If you're looking to protect unvaxed family then there's that, otherwise, let's try to not let COVID divide us any longer-see your family, enjoy these moments

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Anonymous wrote:What’s your goal here? To not get covid? you’re flying and going to be exposed to so many people on the way there where you might get covid. Just accept that you might get covid either from the flight or your family and have a normal visit. Youre overthinking it. You also might not get it! I know people who traveled who didn’t

Agree with this person, you have to decide what your goal is. It's obviously not to never expose yourself to covid because you are flying with your whole family and are willing to go to public places while there. So, why wouldn't you also see your other unvax family members? They are probably not any more likely to have or spread to you. You yourself noted that you are boosted and also had covid, so you know that vaccination doesn't mean you won't get or spread covid. Now if your goal is to protect your unvaccinated family members from something you might bring to their house with all of your travels, then you should limit your contact so that you don't spread anything to them. And testing would help with that. If your goal is to make a political statement, then use some of the tactics others here have suggested about making your stance known.

Personally, I've stopped caring about vaccination status. If you choose not to be vaccinated you are at a higher risk of complications from the disease that is circulating everywhere. That's a terrible choice. And some times I lie away wondering about the guilt I would feel if my (vaccinated) child exposed my unvaccinated father and he died - but ultimately, I cannot control other people I can only control myself, so I'm not going to shoulder that blame. Seeing family is important to me, so while I will be as careful as possible and test before going to my parents house, I won't stop seeing them just because of their choice.