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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just curious what OP is thinking given the majority of these responses. Has she changed her mind? [/quote]

OP here.  Thanks all.  I am less angry about it after reading the responses.  I still would prefer that he drive in, though, at least until news on how Delta works is more clear, but I am less resentful and more calm and accepting about it.

I think some of it was also that he just decided this is what he was going to do-- no discussion with me about it that was frustrating.  As well as the news of the Delta variant being transmissible through vaccinated people.

We do have our kids in day care, but to me that is different than the metro, because it is a pod-like setting, with the same people, masks mandated, teachers vaccinated, and protocols for symptoms, exposure, temperature testing, etc.  And also it would be a more significant hardship to pull them from school, in my mind at least, than for him to drive in to work, so there is a different benefit/risk analysis.  And he does have some risk at work, but again, it is a pod-like setting, with everyone in their office with doors closed and masked- they are still meeting over zoom despite being in the office.  It is all surface streets for the commute, so not like he is speeding along on the freeway with that risk.  And I used to drive in for the commute before, so to me it wasn't a hardship, in fact it saves time overall so he could get home earlier to spend more time with family. And we aren't going indoors in stores, only outside play with the kids, so still trying to minimize risk there.

For the trip in December, we are going out first week of the month, not over Christmas, so it is not the busiest time, and we are not visiting an infant- the child will be almost 2 so they are not in the 12 months or younger elevated risk category- they also are flying in from out of state as well, whether we come or not. And honestly, I booked it before news of the Delta virus came thinking the pandemic would be more under control, so yeah, may be rethinking the trip depending on what the news is at that time.

So, still not super excited about regular metro use again now, but not feeling as resentful about it. Thanks all. [/quote]

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