Neighborhood kids are allowed to play together

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel like I"m loosening up a bit. after dinner we let the kids ride around on bikes and almost half the neighborhood is out- kids on bikes and scooters but within 6 feet of each other. it lasts for like 30-40 minutes and isnt scheduled. we make the kids go inside and shower afterwards and get ready for bed. we've been home for a month and while DH has gone to the grocery store once a week and we've done curbside take out a few times, no one is going into the office, adults staying far away, no indoor play dates, etc. I'm sure people will flame me but i honestly think we are doing a really good job considering all factors.

How can you possibly think you are doing a really good job? You are not social distancing if you are interacting with half the neighborhood. Clearly you don’t understand how any of this works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I’m sorry your neighbors are bad parents but please stand firm. A little girl from DS’s school as just diagnosed with COVID 19. Her parents were very “relaxed” about social distancing and accused everyone else of “catastrophizing”. The father has it, too.

Lots of people are going to get it. We are just trying to not all get it at once but it is expected and necessary that some people get it now - we are just spreading the infections over time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am tired of talking to people who say they are social distancing but went to Home Depot 3 times in the last 2 days for plants or went to three stores today trying to find yeast. Hold your ground OP. Every little bit counts.

Especially when they say, "OMG I've developed a low grade fever and a cough and I've been strictly socially distancing. We've only been to the grocery store twice a week."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No. I’m sorry your neighbors are bad parents but please stand firm. A little girl from DS’s school as just diagnosed with COVID 19. Her parents were very “relaxed” about social distancing and accused everyone else of “catastrophizing”. The father has it, too.

Lots of people are going to get it. We are just trying to not all get it at once but it is expected and necessary that some people get it now - we are just spreading the infections over time.

I don't want to get it. Sorry. It looks horrible even for people who get it and never go to the hospital. I don't want to feel like hell for a couple of weeks and then spend the next couple of weeks regaining my strength. No thanks. Plus they think there are long lasting effects on various parts of the body.

Again, no thank you. I'm hoping not to get it.

[Anonymous]

I have been on walks in my neighborhood and out once to do a curbside pick up- where I said my name and they put groceries in my trunk- in the last two and a half weeks. My kids go on walks, play in our driveway/yard, and only see other kids on Zoom. My husband goes to work but sees no one because only a handful of essential people go in. He picks up the take out twice a week and has been to the grocery store once in the past two weeks. It really surprises me how many people aren't doing this. Stay home should mean stay home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No. I’m sorry your neighbors are bad parents but please stand firm. A little girl from DS’s school as just diagnosed with COVID 19. Her parents were very “relaxed” about social distancing and accused everyone else of “catastrophizing”. The father has it, too.

Lots of people are going to get it. We are just trying to not all get it at once but it is expected and necessary that some people get it now - we are just spreading the infections over time.

I don't want to get it. Sorry. It looks horrible even for people who get it and never go to the hospital. I don't want to feel like hell for a couple of weeks and then spend the next couple of weeks regaining my strength. No thanks. Plus they think there are long lasting effects on various parts of the body.

Again, no thank you. I'm hoping not to get it.

+2. It’s an extremely painful illness. I don’t want to get it and I certainly don’t want my kids to get it. It’s certainly not necessary that some people get it now!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No. I’m sorry your neighbors are bad parents but please stand firm. A little girl from DS’s school as just diagnosed with COVID 19. Her parents were very “relaxed” about social distancing and accused everyone else of “catastrophizing”. The father has it, too.

Lots of people are going to get it. We are just trying to not all get it at once but it is expected and necessary that some people get it now - we are just spreading the infections over time.

I don't want to get it. Sorry. It looks horrible even for people who get it and never go to the hospital. I don't want to feel like hell for a couple of weeks and then spend the next couple of weeks regaining my strength. No thanks. Plus they think there are long lasting effects on various parts of the body.

Again, no thank you. I'm hoping not to get it.

+2. It’s an extremely painful illness. I don’t want to get it and I certainly don’t want my kids to get it. It’s certainly not necessary that some people get it now!

I am not saying anyone wants to get it but they were forecasting that over the next couple of years upwards of 50%+ of the population will get it. Right now, estimates suggest about 3-5% have gotten it. A lot more people will catch this over time, each time restrictions ease, there will be another segment of the population that gets it. A vaccine will help but it won't be a cure all and the chance they will get a rushed vaccine right the first time is pretty low. It will be helpful but won't end the circulation of the virus right away. The purpose of flattening the curve is not to reduce the overall infections over time but rather to reduce the number of people infected at any given time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If they are all staying inside and not going to stores or anything then I don’t see the big deal. Do you trust them? I take my kids to another county to see their cousins who I know for sure are social distancing. My sister is crazy and goes above and beyond so we all play together twice a week

Very few people are not going to stores.

Not in my neighborhood. Everyone gets food delivered and work from home. Walks, bikes, yes, but they are indoors.

Then they’re assholes for using up the delivery spots when many high-risk people can’t get a spot.

[Anonymous]

I think letting neighborhood kids play together is pretty low risk, assuming none of the parents are going to work.

Is there a risk? Yes. But it's not very high.

FWIW we're completely locked down in our house and not allowing any sort of play dates, indoors or outdoors, but I am not judging the families that interact a little bit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If they are all staying inside and not going to stores or anything then I don’t see the big deal. Do you trust them? I take my kids to another county to see their cousins who I know for sure are social distancing. My sister is crazy and goes above and beyond so we all play together twice a week

Very few people are not going to stores.

Not in my neighborhood. Everyone gets food delivered and work from home. Walks, bikes, yes, but they are indoors.

Then they’re assholes for using up the delivery spots when many high-risk people can’t get a spot.

No, stores are hiring more delivery workers. We should all order groceries from home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think letting neighborhood kids play together is pretty low risk, assuming none of the parents are going to work.

Is there a risk? Yes. But it's not very high.

FWIW we're completely locked down in our house and not allowing any sort of play dates, indoors or outdoors, but I am not judging the families that interact a little bit.

No, because you cannot trust all these people to protect themselves and others when they do run errands.

You must understand that keeping your circle as small as possible is very important. Every time you add someone, it means adding the entire household of that person, plus any person they've interacted poorly with.
And this is how infections spread.

The surge is not yet over, people. If you want to infect yourself, please wait several more weeks. Then hospitals will have the room and attention to hang on to your every last little cough, and make sure you come out of it relatively unscathed. If you catch it now, your risk of death and trauma is much greater.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If they are all staying inside and not going to stores or anything then I don’t see the big deal. Do you trust them? I take my kids to another county to see their cousins who I know for sure are social distancing. My sister is crazy and goes above and beyond so we all play together twice a week

Very few people are not going to stores.

Not in my neighborhood. Everyone gets food delivered and work from home. Walks, bikes, yes, but they are indoors.

Then they’re assholes for using up the delivery spots when many high-risk people can’t get a spot.

No, stores are hiring more delivery workers. We should all order groceries from home.

We should ALL order groceries when there are pick up and delivery slots for ALL of us. Until then let the high risk people take the slot, asshole.

I have an elderly high-risk neighbor whom I am bringing groceries to because she can’t get a slot. I’m happy to do it but what would she do if she didn’t have me or another helpful neighbor?

[Anonymous]

80% of my block is outside playing together in close contact. My DD is an only child and is so lonely and it’s awful for her to watch the other kids 20 feet in front of our house. We have a tiny yard and no driveway and so if the other kids are out, she can’t even be on the sidewalk or in our front yard. The adults in these families include one who walks to the grocery store every morning, one who gets Starbucks every morning, a doctor based at a hospital, and a contractor who has his crews coming over and working at his house daily. These are not kids whose families are otherwise not in contact with the outside world. We live in a hard-hit area and yet people are doing things like walking in big groups, taking caution tape off playgrounds, and playing group sports. I’m over this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been on walks in my neighborhood and out once to do a curbside pick up- where I said my name and they put groceries in my trunk- in the last two and a half weeks. My kids go on walks, play in our driveway/yard, and only see other kids on Zoom. My husband goes to work but sees no one because only a handful of essential people go in. He picks up the take out twice a week and has been to the grocery store once in the past two weeks. It really surprises me how many people aren't doing this. Stay home should mean stay home.

Lol! Case in point. I'm doing it right and don't understand why everyone else is not doing as good as I am at this, meanwhile one of us still goes to work and gets take out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have been on walks in my neighborhood and out once to do a curbside pick up- where I said my name and they put groceries in my trunk- in the last two and a half weeks. My kids go on walks, play in our driveway/yard, and only see other kids on Zoom. My husband goes to work but sees no one because only a handful of essential people go in. He picks up the take out twice a week and has been to the grocery store once in the past two weeks. It really surprises me how many people aren't doing this. Stay home should mean stay home.

Lol! Case in point. I'm doing it right and don't understand why everyone else is not doing as good as I am at this, meanwhile one of us still goes to work and gets take out.

What are you talking about? He goes to work because he's essential. I just wrote it right there. It's a building built for thousands of people and a handful of people go in. He literally doesn't see anyone all day while he's there (except on virtual meetings). We're supposed to be ordering food as take out to keep people working. Again, he does curbside pickup. He calls, they bring it out. That's it. There is no evidence you can get this virus from food. Once to the grocery store in two weeks with an N95 mask on. We're doing exactly what we've been told, and more.