College Kids returning... house rules?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^^^^ 9/15

NCAA rules 14 days isolation, 7 days back to health plan with full cardio and lung tests before fully practicing with the team.

I would say for my no son it took the full 21 days to feel good enough to practice. But he suffered from depression and anxiety after (more related to the isolation) and is still being treated for that.

They test all players 3x /week but once they test positive no testing for 90 days.

I’m sorry about your nephew I hope he fully recovers.

If you haven't already done so, you should get your son in to see a cardiologist at Children's before returning to sports. Inflammation can be deadly.

And your own house rules are nuts. Im hoping you're a troll. Your plan risks the health of a dozen people just in thr first round.

It's myocarditis and appears to be a fairly common/non-rare development in young people who have had COVID-19. It appears to last at least for months after a person tests negative, although it is too early to tell if it persists longer or leaves behind permanent damage. Myocarditis is the leading cause of sudden death in high school and college athletes. Get you son to a cardiologist before he goes back to practice. Truly can be a ticking timebomb.

And just to add what others here have written, your cavalier approach to this uncontrolled, lethal pandemic is scary. I'm truly hoping you are a troll, getting your jollys seeing everyone else tell you that you're an idiot.

NCAA requires it. So every athlete dies that. Also playing was not really optional for athletes on scholarship, they said it was but it wasn’t.

Hope you enjoy fear porn you seem addicted.

You're out of your mind. You have no idea--because no one can have any idea--what the long-term health consequences are for your son if he had COVID. But would definitely check for myocarditis and keep him out of practice for a few months. OP, or whoever is posting, is so ridiculously opposed to any kind of understanding of the pandemic, that I assume either you are just a troll stirring the pot or you are writing this note from some bar in South Dakota.

You want me to tell the NCAA to change their rules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is coming home, and we informed our close friend (like a grandma to my kids), so she had the option of not joining us for Thanksgiving. She agreed that she would wait and see us when the numbers are back down. My son has had four covid tests due to random testing at his campus, and all have been negative. Still it's a risk.

Our house rules are the same as they have been since graduation: no drinking, no weed, (he's not 21) need to be home at 1am, or find some where else to sleep. Doors are locked at 1, unless you've cleared it with us first.

I'm not even sure he will go back to campus in January.

Any rules about where he can hang out? With whom? Indoor vs out? If he goes to a friends to watch a movie does he have to wear a mask?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sophomore lands on Friday, their school is testing all of the kids on the way out (just got their test back, negative). I realize they may catch it on the plane home (too far to drive, across country) so we're setting up a test on this end again. If that comes back fine then they don't have to quarantine.

Any rules about where he can hang out? With whom? Indoor vs out? If he goes to a friends to watch a movie does he have to wear a mask?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sophomore lands on Friday, their school is testing all of the kids on the way out (just got their test back, negative). I realize they may catch it on the plane home (too far to drive, across country) so we're setting up a test on this end again. If that comes back fine then they don't have to quarantine.

Any rules about where he can hang out? With whom? Indoor vs out? If he goes to a friends to watch a movie does he have to wear a mask?

We prefer outdoors to anything (wander around the outdoor mall, go to the beach, go play sports) and we ask that they wear masks but we can't control everyone else's kids. During the last break, there weren't really requests to hang out inside someone else's house - they were all doing things outdoors. We're in CA so easier to say those things here than in DC I would imagine due to weather. We'll see what comes up regarding indoor requests this break.

[Anonymous]

Op coming back here to share this as I just saw it and it confirms what many have been saying here about indoors, in case it is helpful

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/617122/

[Anonymous]

Parents who allow gatherings at their house or throw graduation parties cause fights for other families whose parents are trying to be more cautious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op coming back here to share this as I just saw it and it confirms what many have been saying here about indoors, in case it is helpful

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/617122/

That's an opinion piece.

It basically says... don't go to work, do go eat, don't go to gym, don't every stay inside with anybody who has left their house, including your spouse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents who allow gatherings at their house or throw graduation parties cause fights for other families whose parents are trying to be more cautious.

This is the actual issue, I have come to find out.

(Nobody is throwing a party in this situation.)

Kids want to see friends, they are going to invite each other over for a movie/football in their basement. Many of these kids actually live together at college and have been doing so all Fall. A few parents now expect all these kids to not see each other indoors because their kids will feel "left out". It's causing a fight with the kids and the moms.

Parenting is hard, it's not on others to "make it easier".

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My son is coming home, and we informed our close friend (like a grandma to my kids), so she had the option of not joining us for Thanksgiving. She agreed that she would wait and see us when the numbers are back down. My son has had four covid tests due to random testing at his campus, and all have been negative. Still it's a risk.

Our house rules are the same as they have been since graduation: no drinking, no weed, (he's not 21) need to be home at 1am, or find some where else to sleep. Doors are locked at 1, unless you've cleared it with us first.

I'm not even sure he will go back to campus in January.

Any rules about where he can hang out? With whom? Indoor vs out? If he goes to a friends to watch a movie does he have to wear a mask?

Movies are closed here, plus he doesn't have any money. He always wears a mask. I'm not going to police an adult about who he hangs out with. In fact I would like him to get his old job back or find a new one, as I said I don't think campus will re-open in January, plus he's not getting much out of sitting in a dorm room for online classes anyways. I'm more concerned with drinking, smoking, and being out until the wee hours.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My wife is a bit lax. But I am not. I recall during pandemic since I had a pool and a nice flat backyard my kids friends would come over. Parent drop them off with mask enter my yard. Pretty soon using my bathroom as hot and buggy. I have a full finished basement I never use. They come in and hang out. Whole group, parents pull up and text kids would put on mask and go out my back door and appear from yard. Eventually all parents did this. Kinda pod.

Go to Cabin John Mall in Potomac on a nice day at lunch around 200 kids outside no masks hanging out.

I guarantee you Thanksgiving weekend Cabin John Mall will be packed with college kids.

I guess life kinda sucks if you are a college kid and Cabin John Mall is your hangout space. LOL

Only because it has multiple restaurants outdoors. It is not normally. My daughter is there now. Potomac village by Starbucks also gets people. They also go Rio. Colleges kids can’t drink and bars are not politically acceptable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is coming home, and we informed our close friend (like a grandma to my kids), so she had the option of not joining us for Thanksgiving. She agreed that she would wait and see us when the numbers are back down. My son has had four covid tests due to random testing at his campus, and all have been negative. Still it's a risk.

Our house rules are the same as they have been since graduation: no drinking, no weed, (he's not 21) need to be home at 1am, or find some where else to sleep. Doors are locked at 1, unless you've cleared it with us first.

I'm not even sure he will go back to campus in January.

Ha Ha when I was in college my brother and I stayed out till 4-5am and drank beer whenever we wanted. My parents did not pay for college and charged us rent, mow the lawn, shovel, pick up groceries and handiman work. Kicking us out hurt them not us. I guess you are running a luxury hotel.