What is your plan regarding COVID? End game? Is there an end in sight?

[Anonymous]

Honestly I don’t know. My teen is really starting to struggle with the social isolation. It’s just hard to spend all day by yourself at 14. If the new year doesn’t bring real hope of a return to in person school and resumption of some sort of normalcy for my teen, we will likely move from the DC area to someplace where we can live a bit more normally.

[Anonymous]

My kids are in school (private) and we work remotely, I have a nanny to help with the toddler. We see friends outdoors or in our backyard. What hurts me the most is not seeing my family that leaves in another country. We saw them this summer, but we used to see them 4 times a year minimum. We are super close and my kids miss their grandparents. We had some financial loss so I hope the economy will recover too...
my youngest tested positive back in April and was 100% fine in 36 hours and did not give it to anyone (we all got tested multiple times)

[Anonymous]

The Daily podcast (from the New York Times) actually dug into this today and suggested that we should have widespread vaccine distribution by early next summer. Even though that's a long time (and they do predict that it's going to get worse before it gets better), just hearing someone informed explain why they think we should be coming out of this in about nine months made me feel like I could manage this.

I've been feeling despondent lately over my PK kid, who has always been shy and a little timid, and really needs to be in a socializing environment in order to work on her skills and just acclimate to being around others. I've loved the togetherness with her at this age these last 7 months, but I'm truly worried about the impact of all of this on her long-term confidence. But just hearing something resembling an end spurred me into action and I just signed her up for two days a week of an outdoor daycamp through at least the end of November. And I started looking for outdoor classes for the spring. I'd been feeling overwhelmed, but just having a schedule made me feel better and forced me to act. I think the uncertainty has been paralyzing for me.

[Anonymous]

I thought vaccines weren't being tested for kids so you can't expect kids being vaccinated until much much later?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just not worth it. Covid isn’t bad enough for this.

I disagree. I am doing everything I can (within reason) to avoid contracting it/spreading it. Watching the President gasping for air after receiving the best care possible lets me know covid is not nothing.

Uh, where did you see that? He's 75, obese, and out of the hospital in 3 days (and working while there, so not exactly incapacitated).

Dp, but he was clearly struggling to breathe in the video released last night. Painful to watch and I detest Trump.

That's what I'm talking about. He has a "mild" case and the best treatments, doctors, monitoring, etc and his breathing reminds me of the last days of life of my uncle, who died from ALS.

He didn't get a magic pill. There is no magic pill. He got pretty much the same treatment that is available to everyone; oxygen, monitoring, antivirals, steroids. Yes he received an off label med, remdesivir, but drs all over the US are using this too. It takes a 2 physician sign off, but it is available, it also isn't shown to be effective, which is part of the reason it isn't approved to treat covid yet. The presidents advantages are early detection. But there is no cure and he didn't get some secret cure. MOST people, even old and obese people, don't need to be hospitalized and don't get super sick.

[Anonymous]

Our plan is to keep on and keep safe. We are a resilient bunch and will stay flexible and do what needs to be done. If we need to stay out longer so others with greater needs can go in, we will do so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly I don’t know. My teen is really starting to struggle with the social isolation. It’s just hard to spend all day by yourself at 14. If the new year doesn’t bring real hope of a return to in person school and resumption of some sort of normalcy for my teen, we will likely move from the DC area to someplace where we can live a bit more normally.

There is no reason for your child to spend all day in total isolation. Put a mask on him and go to a park with friends and stay 6 feet apart.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly I don’t know. My teen is really starting to struggle with the social isolation. It’s just hard to spend all day by yourself at 14. If the new year doesn’t bring real hope of a return to in person school and resumption of some sort of normalcy for my teen, we will likely move from the DC area to someplace where we can live a bit more normally.

There is no reason for your child to spend all day in total isolation. Put a mask on him and go to a park with friends and stay 6 feet apart.

Exactly, take precautions but if child is still in isolation, it seems that may be worse for kid. Get out

[Anonymous]

We go to the grocery store, but we don’t go out to eat.
We have gotten together for play dates with friends only outdoors and distancing and/or wearing masks. We spent the summer in another state with family who was also isolating. One kid is doing one sport that we feel is relatively safe. We do a lot of hiking and other outdoor activities. I’d love to reschedule our cancelled 2020 spring break trip for summer 2021 but have no faith it will happen then, either. One day at a time (which drive a planner like me crazy!).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly I don’t know. My teen is really starting to struggle with the social isolation. It’s just hard to spend all day by yourself at 14. If the new year doesn’t bring real hope of a return to in person school and resumption of some sort of normalcy for my teen, we will likely move from the DC area to someplace where we can live a bit more normally.

Please, do not isolate. Put on a mask, go to the park, etc. Do you have fellow mom friends?

Our kids are meeting up at our local elem school playground. All wearing masks. We go everyday. It has been good for all of us. We wash our hands when we get home.

[Anonymous]

There’s tons of kids playing outside in our neighborhood. Basketball, bikes, on the playground, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just not worth it. Covid isn’t bad enough for this.

I disagree. I am doing everything I can (within reason) to avoid contracting it/spreading it. Watching the President gasping for air after receiving the best care possible lets me know covid is not nothing.

Uh, where did you see that? He's 75, obese, and out of the hospital in 3 days (and working while there, so not exactly incapacitated).

Dp, but he was clearly struggling to breathe in the video released last night. Painful to watch and I detest Trump.

That's what I'm talking about. He has a "mild" case and the best treatments, doctors, monitoring, etc and his breathing reminds me of the last days of life of my uncle, who died from ALS.

He didn't get a magic pill. There is no magic pill. He got pretty much the same treatment that is available to everyone; oxygen, monitoring, antivirals, steroids. Yes he received an off label med, remdesivir, but drs all over the US are using this too. It takes a 2 physician sign off, but it is available, it also isn't shown to be effective, which is part of the reason it isn't approved to treat covid yet. The presidents advantages are early detection. But there is no cure and he didn't get some secret cure. MOST people, even old and obese people, don't need to be hospitalized and don't get super sick.

He also got the antibody infusion, which is definitely not available to anybody. I agree that there's no magic pill, but Trump sure would like us to believe that there is. He called it a "cure" yesterday.

[Anonymous]

Living life & hoping for the best

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly I don’t know. My teen is really starting to struggle with the social isolation. It’s just hard to spend all day by yourself at 14. If the new year doesn’t bring real hope of a return to in person school and resumption of some sort of normalcy for my teen, we will likely move from the DC area to someplace where we can live a bit more normally.

Please, do not isolate. Put on a mask, go to the park, etc. Do you have fellow mom friends?

Our kids are meeting up at our local elem school playground. All wearing masks. We go everyday. It has been good for all of us. We wash our hands when we get home.

You shouldn't rely on school for your teen's socialization anyway. When/if school resumes, it won't be for the benefit of socialization. Your kid needs to call their friends and make plans. Or join a club. Or a sport. Or something to get out of the house.