Am curious to know if others have dealt with extended family connections that have differing beliefs about the seriousness of COVID-19 to the point of traveling across state lines to visit with grandchildren you share and family you share.
I have been following all the rules and guidelines. My entire family and my brothers, sisters and their husbands and their families have as well. I have not seen my grandchildren, daughter and son-in-law since the first part of March. All three of my young grandchildren have some level of asthma.
Last week-end, the other in-laws drove from Pennsylvania (30 miles or so from Philly) into Virginia to "visit". They have two sons here and apparently the other son, wife and grandkids , "said yes, come on down". My daughter and her husband said, "No we are not comfortable. Yet when they got here, they felt compelled to visit for about three hours with everyone. All grandchildren, including my own, were together for the first time in weeks. I gather on some level things did not go well I think because of my daughters concern about asymptomatic infections, etc.
Apparently the other Father-in-law and mother-in-law feels it is their inalienable right to express their freedom of what they believe to be a hoax and government oppression, freedom of travel, etc. One of the baffling things about this for me is that he retired from the Navy, has held Government TSA positions while serving in Reserves, etc. One would think he would abide by Presidential guidelines and Government Stay At Home orders...but no.
It is not the first time they have traveled. They have visited other family and grandchildren in the Poconos, hiked state park trails that are technically closed etc. And she post pictures on Facebook of these visits and travel with statements that make it sound like she was sent these pictures from her family-because they don't want the judgement. (or so my daughter said).
At the end of the day, I know these are not my decisions to make. I can only decide for myself and my family still here. But are these decisions to be made in a vacuum without any consideration for other family that may be affected? When there are other grandparents that share grandchildren? Even when they know the philosophies about this are different? (i.e, you have now potentially exposed my grandchildren so they should be quarantined for 14 days which is what my daughter is doing).
So again the question is, has anyone else had other extended or non-related type family travel from states away to visit with "shared" family members or grandchildren? What did you say or do?
I have been following all the rules and guidelines. My entire family and my brothers, sisters and their husbands and their families have as well. I have not seen my grandchildren, daughter and son-in-law since the first part of March. All three of my young grandchildren have some level of asthma.
Last week-end, the other in-laws drove from Pennsylvania (30 miles or so from Philly) into Virginia to "visit". They have two sons here and apparently the other son, wife and grandkids , "said yes, come on down". My daughter and her husband said, "No we are not comfortable. Yet when they got here, they felt compelled to visit for about three hours with everyone. All grandchildren, including my own, were together for the first time in weeks. I gather on some level things did not go well I think because of my daughters concern about asymptomatic infections, etc.
Apparently the other Father-in-law and mother-in-law feels it is their inalienable right to express their freedom of what they believe to be a hoax and government oppression, freedom of travel, etc. One of the baffling things about this for me is that he retired from the Navy, has held Government TSA positions while serving in Reserves, etc. One would think he would abide by Presidential guidelines and Government Stay At Home orders...but no.
It is not the first time they have traveled. They have visited other family and grandchildren in the Poconos, hiked state park trails that are technically closed etc. And she post pictures on Facebook of these visits and travel with statements that make it sound like she was sent these pictures from her family-because they don't want the judgement. (or so my daughter said).
At the end of the day, I know these are not my decisions to make. I can only decide for myself and my family still here. But are these decisions to be made in a vacuum without any consideration for other family that may be affected? When there are other grandparents that share grandchildren? Even when they know the philosophies about this are different? (i.e, you have now potentially exposed my grandchildren so they should be quarantined for 14 days which is what my daughter is doing).
So again the question is, has anyone else had other extended or non-related type family travel from states away to visit with "shared" family members or grandchildren? What did you say or do?