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In reply to the discussion: I am at my dads house - he does NOT believe in the Coronavirus. [View all]Dorian Gray
(13,496 posts)My mother in law has been sending us daily texts about the coronavirus.
They create anxiety in both my husband and myself.
We are aware. We are taking precautions. We have a child. We have offered her and my father in law help if they get sick.
But the daily texts are a drumbeat that really make us more anxious.
My husband asked her last night to stop sending them to me.
She may have been wanting simply to share information, but to me it felt more of a "look how bad this is! You need to know!" (I do know. I'm keeping on top of the news and the home preparation.)
(The anxiety regarding personal parent/child relationships is real, and many relationships have unspoken communication patterns. So, it's possible that your communications were being read as something you didn't intend.) Speak to your child on the phone, ask, and accept their reasoning even if it sounds strange. We are all handling this the best way we know how.