Are you letting your teen have a friend over to hang out for a bit?

[Anonymous]

I’ve posted this before but hold the line people. No cheating. Read this. https://elemental.medium.com/hold-the-line-17231c48ff17

[Anonymous]

My 13 yo dd is still getting asked to hang out or sleepover a few times each week.

We have a high risk person in our house so she understands the need to isolate.

It’s crazy how many invites she’s getting, tough.

We got rid of all screen time rules and she’s perfectly happy FaceTiming all her friends. She spent two hours earlier on FaceTime cleaning her room while her friend cleaned her room as well. Crazy but okay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, my good God. The level of overreaction and hysteria on this board is out of control. We are not under a national quarantine. We’ve been asked to limit gatherings to 10 people or less. Yes, this is serious but some of you people need to take your anti-anxiety meds and stay away from DCUM for a while.

The virus had an RO of two in China. That means each person with the virus infected two others.

In a group of ten, I infect two.

Those two go hang out in different groups of ten and each infect two more.

Six not including me.

Those six each hang out in new groups of ten and infect two each.

12.

Plus two visit the grocery and infect two each.

18.

One does not feel well and visits doctor.

20.

The 20 keep hanging out in groups of ten and each infect two.

40.

But some are hanging out in multiple different groups of ten because that is “safe.”

80-100.

One takes a train to NYC.

One walks with a friend.

One puts her daughter to bed.

The 80 hang out in groups of ten...

170...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t see anything wrong with two or three friends coming over. We live in an affluent area and the teens haven’t been to any areas where they could be exposed.

Well that’s the dumbest thing I’ve read in awhile. This disease was brought here by people wealthy enough to travel internationally. Why do you think Montgomery County is the hardest hit in Maryland?

🙄 Because it has the most people. Duh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t see anything wrong with two or three friends coming over. We live in an affluent area and the teens haven’t been to any areas where they could be exposed.

How can you not understand this by now? Mrs X still has her housekeeper or manicurist come to her house who just bought flowers from an infected person. The manicurist or housekeeper gives the virus to Mrs X who gives it to her child who comes to your house and gives it to all of you. All are not symptomatic and seem fine until the virus hits.

A teen in New York with no preexisting health concerns died on Friday.

Do your f-ing gotta job as a parent and protect your child.

[Anonymous]

Huh! DS and friends were already hanging out virtually playing video games. This isolation has done them no harm.

[Anonymous]

I don’t trust other people.

Some of my neighbors are social distancing- but still have 3 cleaning people come to their house, have a kid’s girlfriend come over, go frequently to the store, etc.

We cancelled our cleaning lady, kids only see friends online. We have only had groceries delivered (have not been in a store since 3/6).

My kid got invited to a sleepover. One parent still works outside if the house. The kid still has play dates in real time.

You can’t know how other households handle hygiene- Hand washing, where they go, etc.

Nobody but Immediate family in our home, No outside play dates. The only people within 6 feet are those of us in my own home.

[Anonymous]

Parents don’t know how to say “no”.

It’s really easy: No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think people are already tiring of the isolation. If you have isolated for close to two weeks and no one around you has gotten sick it is easy to start being a little more lax.

Yesterday I took the kids to a soccer field to run around and there were 6 late teen age boys playing a basketball game. There was also a group of similarly aged girls sitting in a car in the parking lot - they would occasionally get out and sit on the curb then get back in the car.

I also saw a group of six adult neighbors who had all been out walking their dogs and they met on a street corner and were all standing in very close proximity chatting.

People are tired of being inside and some more desperate for interaction than others. I think since they haven't gotten sick and a couple weeks have passed, people feel like they can relax

This.

There are still plenty of guys playing soccer in our MoCo neighborhood at the parks.

Plus people meeting up for walks, etc. Some parks took down the basketball hoops because people were still shooting hoops.

Tough to enforce in any meaningful way.

[Anonymous]

No, we are not letting our teen have a friend over.

Why can’t you people grasp what is going on? This is serious and a big deal. No contact with anyone outside the immediate family (living in the same home) except my absolute necessity (like getting food and medicine).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t see anything wrong with two or three friends coming over. We live in an affluent area and the teens haven’t been to any areas where they could be exposed.

How can you not understand this by now? Mrs X still has her housekeeper or manicurist come to her house who just bought flowers from an infected person. The manicurist or housekeeper gives the virus to Mrs X who gives it to her child who comes to your house and gives it to all of you. All are not symptomatic and seem fine until the virus hits.

A teen in New York with no preexisting health concerns died on Friday.

Do your f-ing gotta job as a parent and protect your child.

This. Do your f-omg job as a mother and simply say “no”.

[Anonymous]

12 yo DD's best friend lives with us after he met unfortunate circumstances. We are letting them do things together, but still reminding them they have to stay at least 6 ft apart from each other. They're mostly drawing, playing video games and baking together and they've done very well sticking to that rule. She misses playing just dance with him and wrestling with him in the backyard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:12 yo DD's best friend lives with us after he met unfortunate circumstances. We are letting them do things together, but still reminding them they have to stay at least 6 ft apart from each other. They're mostly drawing, playing video games and baking together and they've done very well sticking to that rule. She misses playing just dance with him and wrestling with him in the backyard.

Also we're not allowing them to bring other friends over for a while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:my sons girlfriend is quarantined with us. We traveled in a car and we are far from DMV

Why? I'm hoping the answer is because she has a bad family situation or something along those lines. My OBGYN friend is already expecting a rush of deliveries 9 months from now. Hope congratulations aren't in order for the newest addition to your family next year. This is probably not the best time for a teen to get pregnant. Are abortions even an option right now?

This is really none of your business.

[Anonymous]

There is no requirement to not see people. It's stay home and groups less than 10. If people are doing that, you need to MYOB.

And fwiw, we have been home (save grocery stores and essentials). I'm WAH 100% during this. But, yes, I do let child out to ride bikes with friends on the street on occasion. That is not out of line with what the current rules as set are. You may not like it, but I don't much care.