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[quote=Anonymous]Very similar to you, OP. I have a preschooler and am due with my second in October. I am really surprised at some of the decisions made by states and individuals on what to re-open first, and what activities people seem to be scared of doing. During quarantine I have been 100% ok with outdoor activity, unmasked, where social distancing is easy (it is in my neighborhood and several trail stretches in a park nearby) - the research shows it is VERY unlikely that COVID could be transmitted in those circumstances. (I've also had a negative antibody test, so I am pretty sure I have not unknowingly contracted the virus). I'm annoyed that DC still hasn't opened its parks - the more outdoor public space we have, the better people can spread out and safely enjoy the outdoors instead of crowding into tiny parks. But no way no how am I going into a salon before there's a vaccine - that level of sustained indoor exposure seems wildly unsafe, particularly for the stylists. I'm also in no hurry to dine in at restaurants or go to concerts, etc.

The things that I do plan on resuming when the stay at home order is lifted are:

1. Playdates/social gatherings with one or two families - This seems low risk to me, if the families have been isolating (and we know two that are)

2. School/daycare - I know this is higher risk, but my husband and I want/need to keep our jobs, and I think it's important for our kid to start getting socialization with kids his own age (he will be in PK3 in the fall and has been in a nanny setting through now). This is contingent upon outcomes in European countries from places that have re-opened schools, but early data suggests that schools are not contributing to the virus spread in significant ways.

3. Family visit - We won't travel to them simply because it's logistically harder than them coming to us, but I do want to have my parents come visit after my baby is born in October, both to see them and to have them take care of my oldest while I care for the new baby. I want all of us to get COVID tests first though (you can easily get a test w/o symptoms in their state).[/quote]

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