My mother has broken lockdown rules and endangered my severely asthmatic daughter

DEAR DEIDRE: MY daughter has severe asthma and has been hospitalised in the past, so we have been shielding her during lockdown. Yet Mum and her partner turned up at our house, out of the blue, ten days ago. They had masks and gloves but the masks were around their necks, so were doing no […]

DEAR DEIDRE: MY daughter has severe asthma and has been hospitalised in the past, so we have been shielding her during lockdown.

Yet Mum and her partner turned up at our house, out of the blue, ten days ago.

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My asthmatic daughter was put in danger when my mother broke the lockdown and came to visit us[/caption]

They had masks and gloves but the masks were around their necks, so were doing no good at all.

My husband and I are in our thirties and our daughter is nine. He quickly took our daughter away and I told my mum and her partner I’d talk to them in the garden at a distance.

I couldn’t believe they’d driven more than an hour to see us. “Why do it?” I asked. Mum just said: “You know what he’s like.”

Her partner drink-drives and won’t wear a seatbelt. I said it was out of order but I don’t know how to deal with this.It’s as if they have no respect for anyone’s feelings – or their safety.

DEIDRE SAYS: She knew very well that behaviour was illegal and dangerous.
Be frank with your mother.

Say you love her and do stay in regular touch with her over the telephone but also be firm that you won’t let them in if they call again uninvited.

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