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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

I don’t understand why you call it “caving”. We aren’t under stay at home orders any more. Were you just planning on being in phase zero forever? Indefinitely? [/quote]

How about until ti's safe to go out? Instead of, "it's okay if you get deathly ill because now we have hospital beds in the ICU available for you and your loved ones"?[/quote]

It won't be "safe" for possible years.

Just tell your kids their lives are over now.

Us, we are socially distancing at outdoir parties, going to restaurants, hotels, pools. And have for weeks. We stay away from bars and indoor parties.

We are all fine. Kids are thrilled.[/quote]

You're "all fine" until the day you're not.  But that's OK.  Keep persisting in your delusion that "it won't happen to meeeeeeee."  Some of these families are in for very rude awakenings, and then they'll be crying about "but HOW could this HAPPEN?"[/quote]

I'm the PP. I will not remotely be saying that.  Just like I wouldn't scream, "How did I get in a car accident! I was  only driving in a car!"

Life is full of risks. We are following the law, and staying away from crowds.

I am in a state that has crushed the curve at this point.  There are very few cases where I live. The hospitals are pretty well empty of COVID patients. [/quote]

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