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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I absolutely agree with a cautious approach. [/quote]

And if a few kids commit suicide because we’re telling them to stay in their houses all summer, who cares right? [/quote]

Who is saying kids have to stay in their houses this summer? Kids in my neighborhood are outside playing, not near unrelated adults, right now. Are many people dealing with mental health issues, yes.

Stop exaggerating, we are tired of hearing it. [/quote]

And I’m tired of people acting like this year is comparable to last year, despite the fact that we have over a million people in this state vaccinated and are giving 15,000 people their first show and 20,000 people their second shot every single day.

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That is very little and no kids are vaccinated.  And, we don't know if the vaccines are long term and many other issues.[/quote]

So then what’s your proposal?[/quote]

We are waiting it out.  Simple.[/quote]

You're going to keep your kids home until they are vaccinated?

That's just cruel. Cleary you haven't actually looked at the risks of COVID in kids if you think that is at all rational.[/quote]

NP. No, dummy. Because we are creative, resourceful, and flexible, we do way outdoor things, again, some more, like the list that follows. I'm sorry you are an incompetent parent if you can't easily think up:

-Going to our neighborhood pool, which was open from June-October last summer

-Going to the zoo, which was open last summer

-Biking and trampolines and sidewalk chalk and playing tag and all sorts of neighborhood outdoor fun, just like last spring/summer

-Going to a fully sanitized beach house with grandparents with socially distanced protocols and a few changes to how we interact, just like last summer; this time, with all adults vaccinated

-Enjoying take-out nights and BBQ nights on our back deck, which my kids like better than restaurants anyway, just like last spring/summer.

-Being the kind of flexible, low-key, happy kids who are thrilled by a Popsicle and a sprinkler in the back yard, just like last summer.

-Going to Jug Bay, Allen Pond, Watkins Park, Patapsco Valley and numerous other hiking trails and parks, just like last spring/summer

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Do you really think the "waiting it out" pp is going to go to a community pool or the zoo? And what if you don't have money, or the time off from work, to rent your own beach house for a week? That's a completely different kind of "resourceful."[/quote]

...Didddddd you not see the public parks listed?

Were you unable to read the lines about popsicles, sidewalk chalk, bike rides, playing outdoors?

A simple evening of takeout on the back deck?

Are you really this unimaginative and hapless?

-Catching fireflies
-Walk around the neighborhood
-Make your own bubbles
-Butcher paper and finger paints outside
-Public gardens, trails, historic sites
-Plant a garden or even an indoor herb garden
-Fly a kite
-Movie night at home
-Neighborhood scavenger hunt
-Daycares and many camps still open

Still stumped? Google.[/quote]

Nice ideas for activities, but an utterly cruel personality and definitely someone who could benefit from increased interaction with the outside world.  (And therefore, her children could benefit from some time away from mom).[/quote]

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