DD has covid and BM makes it all about her
Our DD tested positive for covid this weekend. We were testing in anticipation of our first trip in two years. The same day we tested, we got an email about an outbreak at her daycare. We were shocked that she was positive because she has virtually no symptoms (she is still only slightly congested). We had to tell BM because SSs were with us on the day she tested positive. SSs are with MIL and have been since Saturday. They have all been testing daily and are negative. BM has sent five messages. To summarize:
1) She demands to know if the at home test was a true positive and tells DH that skids better not get sick from being exposed to "your daughter". She gets no response to this one. DD has since had a PCR that confirmed her positive status, but also the at home test went positive almost immediately, so I knew it was correct. Also, there have been cases at skids schools and they have stayed home sick and then still come to our house. Not to mention that BM went on a "business trip", coming home three days before our DD was born, didn't tell DH anything about that and then insisted that skids be allowed to see their newborn sister, so really, I think she's just lucky they didn't bring covid into our house. Skids also socialize without masks and have throughout the pandemic, so again, not as if BM has been managing risks.
2) She demanded to know how much contact skids had with DD. DH responded to this one and said they had spent time with DD on Saturday and she rode in the car with them to MIL's house. Both happened before we tested and discovered she was positive.
3) She demanded an update on DD's testing and symptoms. She also told him she was mad that she hadn't received any response from "your family" on the status of skids. No response because DD's health is none of her business. Also, she made arrangements with MIL herself without consulting with DH, so he won't be the messenger for MIL.
4) She sent a message saying that DH never told her he was not traveling, so she didn't feel comfortable with skids spending new year's with him because we might be traveling. No response on this one because a) of course we aren't traveling with our covid positive child! BM has traveled all over, including going to a concert near us that was a super spreader event and she never cleared her travel with DH first or told him that she'd traveled or might have been exposed. BM also had a house full of people on thanksgiving and one SS traveled and then took a sick day, but nothing was said to us when he came to our house days later.
5) She sent a message saying she didn't want skids coming to our house for new year's if we were positive. DH responded and said he would send an update closer to New Years and wouldn't take skids if any of us had covid. Seriously, we're not that selfish BM. If we have covid, we'll continue to isolate. I'm sure if we don't take them, there will be a flurry of messages about how DH owes BM money because she had to cancel her new year's plans because DH didn't take skids (even though she's said she didn't want them coming to her house if we have covid).
Please send positive vibes that SKids do not get covid because I do not want to hear about how BM had to change all of her Christmas plans because our DD got covid...as if we somehow gave her covid on purpose to ruin BM's plans...
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I hope your DD feels much
I hope your DD feels much better soon & you & your DH are lucky enough not to catch it from her. My BM makes everything about her too - so you have my sympathy. She's thrown out things before like 'you only have to clean a house that has two people fulltime' when she makes the decision to have more children with her current husband & she agrees to longterm houseguests & she keeps buying designer pets she can't afford & then complaing they're hard work. Urgh. Anyway, I live in a place with low COVID numbers, it's not 'normal' here & I feel for family & friends dealing with it more than I am. All the best.
Typical BM tactics - wring
Typical BM tactics - wring the maximum drama from any situation whatsoever. I'd carry on ignoring any inappropriate and/or unnecessary communications. My own experience from living in the UK where Omicron numbers are extremely high now, is that if one person in a household gets it, everyone does, so be prepared. Even before Omicron, Delta had become more transmissable, and we caught Delta 5mths after our second vaccinations.
Miraculously, the rest of us
Miraculously, the rest of us are still testing negative. I'm hoping it stays that way....my daughter has been breathing in my face (literally less than an inch away at times) since she was positive, so I'm still not convinced I'll make it without catching covid....
Well, based on a different
Well, based on a different thread, there are plenty on here who think BM has the right to do this, but I think she's just being high conflict and jumping on the nearest excuse to do so. I say let her keep the kids until after New Years, go radio silent, and enjoy your peace and quiet.
I think BM has a right to
I think BM has a right to know that her children were exposed to someone who tested positive with covid...that's it. And we did that.
Should MIL be updating her on the testing status for skids while they are with her? Maybe, but that's up to MIL. MIL and BM made the plans for skids to be with MIL all week and neither consulted DH or even told him the details of the plans, so the two of them can communicate. Not DH's problem if his family isn't responsive.
BM does not have the right to know what's going on in our home or with our health if skids aren't impacted. If we have covid in our home before the next visitation, she'll get an update. We know there have been cases at skids' school and we also know that skids have had cold symptoms, but didn't hear either from BM. We also know that they haven't been following basic precautions, also not from BM. I guarantee that if she had plans, she'd send skids anyway, even if they were quarantining.
And five emails over three days are not warranted. It's unfortunate that this happened around Christmas, but we didn't purposefully expose our daughter to stick it to BM.
Just High Conflict BS
While I fully agree parents should discuss CoVid when it may/may not affect each other's homes due to exposures, this is just BS from a troublesome woman. A simple request to "know" when everyone is clear is all that she needed to ask. Good for your DH on ignoring the stupid messages. I would follow your plan and keep ignoring the stupidity.
EDIT: I'm going to add...while I don't have an issue with sharing CoVid info between homes, I do take issue with it being demanded. Understand when I give "advice", I had a wonderful co-parenting situation with my ex. We never demanded from each other...we spoke to each othe with respect and kindness, putting our kids first. So much of my "advice" comes from working with a sane individual. I'd probably have a different reaction had DHs kids been younger, we still had visitation and I was dealing with crazy BM during CoVid.