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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids go out twice per day and at the same times. We had a neighbor kid knock on our door twice. He immediately stepped back when my kids answered. They played outside a couple of times &quot;together&quot; staying far apart. I know because we reminded them and watched them. I've seen unrelated neighbor kids that are younger (&lt;8) playing together very closely and not being supervised. They are too young to be outside in the current situation unsupervised. Op, hopefully your kid is still getting some exercise outside. There is no need for him to hang with your crazy neighbors.[/quote]

You can tell me I'm being a jerk, but I have seen this sort of "social distance playdate" several times, and kids are NOT staying 6 feet apart-- even on the way outside chance yours are, 100% of the time-- 6 feet should be a very bare minimum when unavoidable. Adults aren't either. They're chatting 3 or 4 feet apart-- and I get it, because I had to take out a tape measure and realized 6 feet was significantly farther than I had estimated it was. And again, we're not supposed to be regularly hanging out even 8 or 10 or 12 feet apart.

My neighborhood seems about 90% to be taking this seriously, but even *among those people*, some are not quite getting it in practice. I am 1000% sympathetic, because it's hard for our brains to turn on dime after decades of habit and social norms. But I saw two kids (8 years old) from different, very very responsible, educated families biking/walking together and I'm certain told they should be apart... but they were often about 2 feet apart. I don't want to police other people, but it's frustrating.  [/quote]

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