‘My son’s birthday party is off’ – the sacrifices UK parents are making to save Christmas
by Donna Ferguson from on (#5SYS1)
Families tell of their heartbreak' as parties and other social plans are cancelled in the wake of Omicron
'Tis the season to be jolly, and last week Marieke Navin and her boyfriend were planning to attend three Christmas parties between them. But now, following the rise of the Omicron variant, they are not going to any.
I was looking forward to those parties," said Navin. But my priority is protecting Christmas. I don't want my children to be isolating in their room on Christmas Day, or be unable to visit their dad or my parents. I don't want my partner's kids to be unable to come to us on Boxing Day. I don't want to jeopardise the movement of the children, and I don't want anyone being poorly over Christmas."
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