Outdoor gathering with elderly grandparents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh my gosh - it’s all fine - this is a virus - it’s not going to leap 20 feet thru outdoor air - only concern is two year old so I’d put up some fencing to keep him contained and away
It could be their last Christmas - why wouldn’t you find a way to do this safely

But no one is talking about 20 feet. They are literally touching the same serving utensils, have an unmasked 2 year old, and have a 4 year old who is going to sing without a mask on (albeit from quite a distance away).

[Anonymous]

Op here. I saw my grandfather yesterday to help him fix his iPhone. He simply cannot understand anything when I’m wearing a mask, even if I’m literally yelling at him. It really breaks my heart. He’s super lonely, he was isolated because his phone was broken and he was very distraught to have a broken iPhone at the holidays because he was expecting phone calls from his children.

I got his phone fixed, but I’m really not sure wearing masks is going to work at our get together today.

I can nix the food, but I’m thinking I just really space us apart and we don’t wear masks. Can anyone share articles that demonstrate people getting sick from small outdoor gatherings? I really thought these were considered ok. Even the CDC website does not include them in the high risk category. Even my most cautious friends are still doing outdoor gatherings in very small groups. Maybe the norms are just very different in Arizona because it’s so much easier to be together apart outside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. I saw my grandfather yesterday to help him fix his iPhone. He simply cannot understand anything when I’m wearing a mask, even if I’m literally yelling at him. It really breaks my heart. He’s super lonely, he was isolated because his phone was broken and he was very distraught to have a broken iPhone at the holidays because he was expecting phone calls from his children.

I got his phone fixed, but I’m really not sure wearing masks is going to work at our get together today.

I can nix the food, but I’m thinking I just really space us apart and we don’t wear masks. Can anyone share articles that demonstrate people getting sick from small outdoor gatherings? I really thought these were considered ok. Even the CDC website does not include them in the high risk category. Even my most cautious friends are still doing outdoor gatherings in very small groups. Maybe the norms are just very different in Arizona because it’s so much easier to be together apart outside.

OP, I get it. My mom is very hard of hearing, and she's totally isolated and depressed now, because she can't understand anyone who is wearing a mask...she depends heavily on being able to read lips, and that is of course impossible now. She has health issues, and navigating her medical appointments with everyone masked up has been a nightmare for her.

I may have missed it, but...are your kids in daycare or preschool? Exposed to other children? We have a 4yo and an infant, they've been home with us for the past month and have seen no one else in that time, and both had negative covid tests 2 weeks ago. We are hosting my parents tomorrow...inside. But we've all been isolating for weeks to make this possible.