Are you letting your teens hang at friends houses, inside?

[Anonymous]

Our teens both hang out with friends, indoors. Yep.

[Anonymous]

Outside only with masks. Walks, bike rides, hanging out in our yard when it’s not frigid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our teens both hang out with friends, indoors. Yep.

Mine too. And trust me, these other teens are too. Unless these mothers are (a) lying, (b) barricading their kids inside, or (c) going with them everywhere and supervising.

[Anonymous]

Outside only except for one teen's boyfriend. She goes in his house and he in ours; his dad is diabetic and they don't have anyone else in their house.

[Anonymous]

We have one family that we allow our kids to go inside. We have been pod-ing with them the entire time so we often go over each others homes and hang out with out masks.
My kids only hang out with their other friends outside and masked. Fortunately several families have screened in porches that they can hang out on.

[Anonymous]

Of course. This isn't March 2020.

[Anonymous]

Everyone who says no drives wearing a mask alone in their car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I have two kids and each has a group of friends that they hang out with outdoors and indoors. No masks. Other than the couple of weeks of shutdown last spring, they have been allowed to see friends the whole time. No issues and no regrets.

One of my friends has done that - and the group is pretty large, maybe 10 kids for each of the 2 kids. So that's a heck of an extended pod. She wants us to pod with them and doesn't understand why we won't. I am fine with others taking risks that they deem appropriate, but I personally don't want to be exposed to those risks.

[Anonymous]

no. outside only

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone who says no drives wearing a mask alone in their car.

I truly don’t understand this sentiment. Risk isn’t all or nothing, and we all make choices about the risks we are willing to take.

Our family is trying to be guided by the science, which says that outdoors is better than indoors, that indoor with windows open and masks on for limited periods is best if you have to be with people from outside your household. If you have to take risks in certain areas, you should limit risks as much as possible in other areas.

The riskiest thing I do is grocery shop in person; I wear the best quality mask I have and limit my time in the store. I run quick errands to the drug store and to pick up take out food from restaurants. We see grandparents and friends occasionally, outside and masked and distanced. Our kids see friends outside and masked and distanced. We aren’t having indoor social gatherings, period: adult, kid, or family. This works for us and feels like a reasonable risk balance.

Why is it so hard to fathom?

[Anonymous]

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our teens both hang out with friends, indoors. Yep.

Mine too. And trust me, these other teens are too. Unless these mothers are (a) lying, (b) barricading their kids inside, or (c) going with them everywhere and supervising.

Mine do too and I echo the sentiments above.

[Anonymous]

No

[Anonymous]

Yes, all of my kids see their friends inside, maskless. Not as many friends as before this of course, but each child has a small handful of friends that they play with regularly. I’m no longer enforcing zero contact, as it’s been nearly a year. They are homeschooled now, so social interaction is important for the emotional and mental healthy. Right now that’s a bigger threat to them than covid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone who says no drives wearing a mask alone in their car.

I truly don’t understand this sentiment. Risk isn’t all or nothing, and we all make choices about the risks we are willing to take.

Our family is trying to be guided by the science, which says that outdoors is better than indoors, that indoor with windows open and masks on for limited periods is best if you have to be with people from outside your household. If you have to take risks in certain areas, you should limit risks as much as possible in other areas.

The riskiest thing I do is grocery shop in person; I wear the best quality mask I have and limit my time in the store. I run quick errands to the drug store and to pick up take out food from restaurants. We see grandparents and friends occasionally, outside and masked and distanced. Our kids see friends outside and masked and distanced. We aren’t having indoor social gatherings, period: adult, kid, or family. This works for us and feels like a reasonable risk balance.

Why is it so hard to fathom?

+1

No one in my house has been in anyone else's home

My kids do, however, go to school and a sport. Part of our agreement with the schools is specifically that the kids are not risking excess spread by socializing indoors. I am confident my 12 and 15 yos are not in others' homes because that is the understanding in their circle of friends and they are rarely gone from home in their free time.