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[quote=Anonymous]The priorities have changed OP and you can't punish yourself for doing at the time was the wise thing.

For me, isolating was always about keeping DH and I healthy and alive. I was never overly worried about the risk to my daughter. But we decided it would be wise to short-term close off our family's contacts for the long-term benefit of healthy and living parents.

Once we crossed the one year mark and it no longer was short-term (and we were past the winter surge), we started flipping the risk calculus to prioritize mental health more and gradually opening exposure back up.

Now that we're both fully vaccinated, as are DDs friend's parents, we've pretty much gone back to normal. But we're doing it gradually, becoming more and more open each week.

The risk calculation here has always been about length of time. Isolation is ok short-term, but the longer it lasts, the more you have to push mental health to the front. I think you did the right thing and your instincts to reintroduce DD to the wider world now are good. She will adapt in time.[/quote]

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