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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I keep thinking that we’re going wrong in believing that returning to our previous before corona lifestyle is the only answer.  I totally feel the stress too but that can’t justify just giving up and pretending the virus doesn’t exist.

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PP directly above you, and why are those your only choices?  They’re not.

Here’s what we’re doing: getting together with a few other families, outside only.  Our kids run around together and the adults stand apart.  We don’t share food or drinks, we don’t go inside together.

I’m not comfortable spending time inside with other people, with the exception of once weekly grocery shopping, and during which I wear a mask.  We’re not getting our hair done or pedicures, or eating inside at restaurants (or even outside), or going to malls, or planning to go to the gym.  That, to me, feels like a reasonable middle ground.  There is no solid evidence that outdoor transmission is robust in non-crowded settings, and there’s some evidence that kids don’t transmit the virus as much as adults do.  The things we are doing have eased our stress considerably, and yes, that matters, *especially* when those things confer minimal risk of us contracting the virus.  I’ll add that none of us are high-risk for complications, either, which we also take into account.[/quote]

Agree. We have shifted our lives considerably from pre-COVID times, but we are no longer staying within the confines of our property lines. We are both working from home and are not getting our hair cut or our nails done, eating at restaurants, going to the gym, [b]even going to grocery stores anymore[/b], but we do see people outside now and allow our children to do the same. [/quote]

You’re having get-togethers with friends but you’re too delicate of a flower for a grocery run?[/quote]

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