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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - I never mentioned the grocery store...don't know how that came about.  We started getting our groceries delivered and will never stop.  I look back at when we had our first baby and how much resistance DH gave then to going out.  So I think COVID is just an excuse for him to stay home.  Maybe this is a DH problem...

I'd like to address the vaccine.  The baby won't be able to get it for another 6+ months when she is two.  Also, it's like a million degrees outside and we don't take well to the heat, I'd rather eat inside.[/quote]

I am super liberal and have been eating inside for months. You are more likely to get food poisoning than COVID at this point. Do not listen to the COVID crazies. They have severe anxiety disorders and cannot assess risk rationally.

And just to say it again--even with a seat belt/the best carseat you can buy, your kid is MUCH more likely to die in a car accident than from COVID. Also to drown. So, stay home if you are worried about car accidents or drowning so much so that you can't leave the house. COVID is like a boogeyman for loonies at this stage in the game. [/quote]

OP here - my husband will go out to eat (inside) with just me.  He was pissed when I told him I took our 4 year old to eat inside one time...at 4pm with no one else there.

I'm not asking what people do.  I know my limits, I guess he knows his.  We are on very different spectrums.  I have little fear and if my kids catch covid (which is so so so unlikely) then they will very likely be OK.  My husband still has a lot of fear.  He calls me an anti-masker.  I still make my 4 year old wear a mask inside and I do when I'm with her.  I am frustrated because I accommodated his wants before we were vaccinated and cases were super low.  If not now, then when?[/quote]

I’m sorry.  This sounds really hard and exhausting.  It would be tough to keep this up for so long.  Maybe it is an excuse for your husband to keep his introverted preferences?  I guess all I can say is to start small.  With a splash pad outside?  Promise to sanitize and stay away from others as much as you can.  Eat with the kids outside at off hours.  It will cool if this weekend.

My husband was very cautious for a long time.  Drove me crazy too.  His mom died and he had to go out of town. I took the kids to the grocery store.  He was mad.  I said I had to.  We were fine.  I think once he saw that he opened up.  Outside plays dates and ect.  We are pretty much back to normal now.

And by the way - the kids thought the grocery store was amazing!  They hadn’t been there in times they could
Remember.  It is still a “special treat”.  Sshhh.  Don’t tell them.[/quote]

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