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[quote=Anonymous]We have three kids: 8 yrs, 13 yrs, and 16 yrs.  We have kept them all away from playdates/hanging out with friends.  (They hang out and have play dates virtually.) We have kept our socializing to the grandparents and only outside with the grandparents (there are 4 still living). We have just been informed (in a very dramatic display of yelling and tears by the 13 yr old) that we are the worst parents ever, that every other kid gets to hang out with their friends, and that she is going crazy.  (I actually worry that she is.)  Honestly, what are you doing?  I am hearing from a number of friends that they have caved.  They are letting their kids have playdates/hang out in homes (it is too hot now to stay outside). Many parents seem to have given up.  We feel like hold outs and as though we are torturing them.  We are considering caving, but it doesn't feel right as Coronavirus numbers are increasing (although apparently not in Virginia). What are you doing?  Do you think we should hold firm to socially isolating or give in and let our kids hang out with their friends indoors (they say its too hot to be outdoors and we are not members of a pool)?[/quote]

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