Would you let your child attend a masked indoor birthday party?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. We saw my parents masked for Christmas, just two households joining for all of three hours to keep my parents' sanity. We will likely not see them indoors again until April. I certainly would not attend an indoor party.

If you saw your parents indoors for three hours, you attended an indoor party. That is the definition of an indoor party. The purpose of the party or the relationship of those involved is irrelevant in terms of virus transmission. In fact, engaging with higher-risk people, you probably did more damage seeing your parents then if you sent your kid to an indoor party.

[Anonymous]

We did an outdoor party at an adventure park. Masks the whole time except cupcakes. Invited 8 kids and expected some would say no. Every single kid accepted and showed up.

[Anonymous]

A couple months ago, DD attended one that was only the kids in her in-person class at school. Now with cases rising again, I wouldn’t do it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope. We saw my parents masked for Christmas, just two households joining for all of three hours to keep my parents' sanity. We will likely not see them indoors again until April. I certainly would not attend an indoor party.

If you saw your parents indoors for three hours, you attended an indoor party. That is the definition of an indoor party. The purpose of the party or the relationship of those involved is irrelevant in terms of virus transmission. In fact, engaging with higher-risk people, you probably did more damage seeing your parents then if you sent your kid to an indoor party.

Right, but risk is just one thing we factor in when deciding what to do. Seeing isolated elderly people who are huge risk of mental health problems is way more worthy of a small amount of risk, than a preschool birthday party, especially for a kid who goes to preschool and is thus getting all the socialization a child that age needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope. We saw my parents masked for Christmas, just two households joining for all of three hours to keep my parents' sanity. We will likely not see them indoors again until April. I certainly would not attend an indoor party.

If you saw your parents indoors for three hours, you attended an indoor party. That is the definition of an indoor party. The purpose of the party or the relationship of those involved is irrelevant in terms of virus transmission. In fact, engaging with higher-risk people, you probably did more damage seeing your parents then if you sent your kid to an indoor party.

Right, but risk is just one thing we factor in when deciding what to do. Seeing isolated elderly people who are huge risk of mental health problems is way more worthy of a small amount of risk, than a preschool birthday party, especially for a kid who goes to preschool and is thus getting all the socialization a child that age needs.

Or...stay home and do your part-when it is convenient for you!

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

No way.

[Anonymous]

Why is this even a question?

[Anonymous]

1 in 1000 Americans have died from COVID. Stop being so selfish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1 in 1000 Americans have died from COVID. Stop being so selfish.

This is the most misleading statistic of all time that is now being parroted by the fear mongering crowd. Give it up, most of the people that have died were over 70.

To answer the original poster, no I would not go to indoor party but would attend and have attended outdoor parties maskless, because "science" says COVID doesnt spread outdoors but we gotta keep the fear going.

[Anonymous]

We would not attend an indoor or outdoor birthday party right now.

For my 4 yo's birthday we hired Anna and Elsa to stop by our house. They gave a performance from the sidewalk. We were on the front porch a good distance away. My 4 yo was thrilled by her special guests.

The lady who ran the princess bookings said that her performers usually have acting day jobs and are all really desperate for work right now. Consider supporting the arts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We would not attend an indoor or outdoor birthday party right now.

For my 4 yo's birthday we hired Anna and Elsa to stop by our house. They gave a performance from the sidewalk. We were on the front porch a good distance away. My 4 yo was thrilled by her special guests.

The lady who ran the princess bookings said that her performers usually have acting day jobs and are all really desperate for work right now. Consider supporting the arts.

Can you share the company you used?

DD loves Frozen.

I know I have been blasted on this thread. I am not sure how many guests people thought I would invite. This would be a very small group of people.

The one friend I am definitely inviting no matter what already asked us for a play date and we may go skiing together.

[Anonymous]

Nope.

[Anonymous]

Definitely not. Indoors is a high risk for transmission.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait, all this for a preschooler? Lady, if you don't tell her it's her birthday, she won't even know. Or she would be thrilled to play balloon volleyball and color in the bath with bath crayons.

You are nuts.

1,000 times this right here.