Neighborhood kids are allowed to play together

[Anonymous]

I dont understand the big deal. I do not care abkut what other families do. I set the standard for my home and let my kids know that different family's have different rules. Under normal circumstances i dont enforce bedtimes but other families do. I wouldnt call them bad parents just because they have different standards in this case.

[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.

You and your husband likely have more exposure than the ops neighbors. People think they are social distancing bc they are only doing essential things. Thats not social distancing. I truly havent left my yard in 2 weeks. I also avoid carry out and cook at home. If my kids wanted to play with friends in the yard and the friends also havent left for 2 weeks i would have no problem with the kids playing.

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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."

Does your family eat? How exactly do you get food? Do you really think some stranger pawing the food in the grocery store is better? We are all doing the best we can. Get over yourself.

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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.

Haha! That post is amazing.

[Anonymous]

My kids ride bikes in the neighborhood. They do not play basketball or go near each other or share anything. They need fresh air and to live their lives. Go ahead and shake your fist from the window.

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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."

Does your family eat? How exactly do you get food? Do you really think some stranger pawing the food in the grocery store is better? We are all doing the best we can. Get over yourself.

Yes food purchases are required...but exposure to other people expands exponential every time you go to a different place. Landscaping and a particular food item are not reasons to go to more stores. No one will starve without yeast. Many people are not doing the best they can.

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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."

Does your family eat? How exactly do you get food? Do you really think some stranger pawing the food in the grocery store is better? We are all doing the best we can. Get over yourself.

Yes food purchases are required...but exposure to other people expands exponential every time you go to a different place. Landscaping and a particular food item are not reasons to go to more stores. No one will starve without yeast. Many people are not doing the best they can.

So when your world what’s an arbitrarily acceptable amount of times to go to the grocery store?

[Anonymous]

I haven’t seen kids playing together in my neighborhood. If I did, I would be livid. If there’s a neighborhood group, I would report them to that, if not, contact 311.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have been getting together with one other family and my parents. Two of us have been going to stores (one from each family). We are all aware of the risk and willing to undertake it. For us the risk reduced social contact and support outweighs the virus risk. If anyone wasn't comfortable we would stop.

This makes sense - pairing up with one other family.

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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?

DP and disagree. There is no way for us as consumers to offer up grocery delivery slots to high risk people. If the stores want to create that kind of system, where high risk or elderly have priority or get the first slots, I'm all for it, but until then, online grocery slots are available to everyone.

[Anonymous]

Kids in packs all over our neighborhood. Very little social distancing going on here. Why did they close schools again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t seen kids playing together in my neighborhood. If I did, I would be livid. If there’s a neighborhood group, I would report them to that, if not, contact 311.

It's not against the law.

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Anonymous wrote:We have been getting together with one other family and my parents. Two of us have been going to stores (one from each family). We are all aware of the risk and willing to undertake it. For us the risk reduced social contact and support outweighs the virus risk. If anyone wasn't comfortable we would stop.

This makes sense - pairing up with one other family.

Most people in our neighborhood are doing this. I have no issue with this. It's been months with little contact to the outside world and parents changing clothes and showering after a grocery store run.

It's low risk.

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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.

Feel free to apply for the job!

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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.

I'm not getting into the whole neighborhood kid issue, but please understand that the odds are that you will be exposed no matter what we do. All evidence suggests that this virus isn't going away. Social distancing is NOT about eradication of the virus which only vaccination could achieve. It's about avoiding overwhelming the hospital system at one time and buying time for medical treatment research and advancements. I wish more people understood this because I'm concerned that when we do relax restrictions and people interact again, and inevitably some managed number of people will get sick (which the CDC understands and accepts will happen), that people will mistakenly think social distancing at this point in time was unnecessary or false advertising as eliminating risk.