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Coronavirus stepkids being around our young kids

Sounhappy909.'s picture

I am wondering if there are any other stepmothers out there that are completely distancing themselves and their kids from their stepkids during this time? 
I have been staying at our weekend cabin for the last 3/4 weeks. My husband came up to see us for one weekend without his 2 kids that he has 50% custody over. I made sure to ask him to check his temp for days leading up to the visit as it scares me that he will get the virus and give it to us. For years I have tried to teach stepkids basic hygiene. Their only responsiblilities in our home is to clean up after themselves after meals and to wash their hands and change after school and sports. They have blantantly ignored this for years, they pretend to forget, they have brought l so many sicknesses into our home, with newborns and beyond that. Just one example, their mother (who "doesn't understand why I ask them to wash their hands") has dropped them off with pinkeye without letting us know when we had a 2 week old in the home. There have been too many occasions like this to name. The kids are pre-teens. Their mother still sees her brother, sister and their kids as they all live in the same community. 
anyways, I've been isolating with our two (10 months old and 4 years old) and he's gone back and forth between understanding that I fear this virus and I am doing what is being asked of everyone during this pandemic to asking me if it's ok if the kids come up to the cabin "because they want to". 
this situation (having stepkids) is extremely hard for 'me right now. I am afraid to be around them with my kids as they can be carriers and I fear that it is just a matter of time until one of them gets it and I don't want them to give it to one of my two or myself and to not be able to care for my babies or even worse-one of us die. My mom is a nurse and has had too many fellow nurses pass away from this virus and too many patients. 
my husband hasn't had anyone directly effected by this and I suspect he is in denial of the severity. 
basically, is anyone else in a similar situation? Am I wrong here? Thoughts? I feel that I'm doing what's best for myself and my two kids..along with what is being asked of us for the health of everyone (staying home/stopping the spread/helping to flatten the curve). 

StepByStepOhBaby's picture

This just happened to me recently. DH brought SS over yesterday and i was being so cautious as we have a 1 y/o toddler in our house. Last month i asked DH what to do with SS because of this quarantine and social distancin . I was worried because they have 50/50 custody and BM works 2 different job so who can guarantee that both of them wont bring virus to our house? DH works from home and i dont work. When i raised that issue DH got angry saying "what so i cant see my son at all??"

Yeah yeah wahtever so yesterday DH brought SS over and i wore mask the entire time during his visit. My relationship with SS has been veey rocky so i wasnt welcoming at all. Plus i got very anxious we have a toddler here too i didnt feel safe at all.

i said to DH i am feeling unconfortable having someone else coming over during this pandemic. He was like "HE IA NOT SOMEONE ELSE HE IS MY SON!".

dude i know he is your son! Does it mean he is immune to covid 19???????????

Sounhappy909.'s picture

Ugh, I feel for you. This is an impossible time and our husbands do not make it easier on us. 

sunshinex's picture

Stand your ground here.

For what it's worth, my stepdaughter only sees her mother in the summer for visitation. She is not going this year because back-and-forth isn't safe. It sucks, but it is what it is. Health and safety come before feelings. If SD was at her moms when this went down, she would not be coming home. DH would be fully on board with me on that. 

My son is 2.5 and had bacterial meningisits when he was a baby. Watching your child suffer through a disease is terrible. Heart-wrenching. I wouldn't wish it upon anyone. Keep your kiddos safe and stay where you are. If your husband can't resist seeing his other children, don't even let him come to the cabin.