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[quote=Anonymous]We have not seen my family on the west coast for over 2 years now and finally plan to visit in a few weeks. My parents are divorced and my mom and step father are fully vaccinated and boosted and very COVID cautious (more than we are), as is nearly all of the rest of the family. However, my dad and step mom are not vaccinated, along with my 25 year old half sibling who lives at home. They all had COVID in 2020 and strongly believe it was nothing but a cold so they don’t need to be vaccinated. They also take no precautions unless required by law - so they aren’t really wearing masks, they eat at restaurants indoors all the time, my half sibling frequents crowded bars and clubs, etc.

We are staying with my mom during the trip, but normally spend a lot of time with my dad as well since they live very close to one another. My kids also love doing a slumber party at grandpa’s which is a tradition they really look forward to. Now that we are getting close to the trip I am getting a little nervous about spending so much time with them since the Omicron surge has not yet died down where they live. DH and I are both vaccinated and boosted and have had COVID. One of our kids is fully vaccinated as of early December, and the other is 4 so not vaccinated at all.

Curious for those who are middle of the road cautious (not extreme on either side) what you would allow and be comfortable with based on the below:

1. Hanging out unmasked at my dad’s house for a couple hours here and there. Would likely include eating a meal while there. While I know we could wear masks to be safe I think that will be really annoying for my kids and make things uncomfortable since they think we are “extreme”.

2. Letting just my older, vaccinated child do a sleepover at their house one time. Would mean multiple hours of unmasked time together.

3. Letting my dad/stepmom take the kids to do a couple special activities which would mean driving in their car for 30+ mins unmasked and spending the day with them (would be something like the zoo, going to the American Girl store, etc). Again, my kids will just be annoyed if I make them wear masks in the car and my 4 year old will very likely just take it off, and she is the most vulnerable.

I already told them we will only eat at restaurants outdoors so they can either choose to join or not if we eat out. I can certainly ask them to get tested before we come, and they will do it reluctantly, but if they are still engaging in risky behavior like going to the gym or stores unmasked, not sure what the point is in confirming they don’t have COVID at one specific moment in time.

How would others handle this? Flying across the country and only seeing them for short periods of time outdoors just isn’t going to happen.[/quote]

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