klw
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Post by klw on Oct 19, 2020 6:07:51 GMT -6
We (H and I) had a rough week last week. I am struggling with the reports of cases increasing, talks of food shortages, etc. But then myy H was reading the CDC guidelines about not having holiday get togethers with others besides your immediate family. So now he is insisting that we stay home. Our holidays are always spent with our large family so it was going to just be my parents and sister, her fiance and their baby.
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ohreally
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Post by ohreally on Oct 20, 2020 14:27:41 GMT -6
My mom recently sent my sister and me an email with her plans to host Thanksgiving. It would be my parents, my aunt (80 yo), my sister's family (4 ppl), and the six of us. My husband has doubts about spending the entire weekend with them all. But I also understand my mom's desire to get everyone together for the holiday.
I know she personally feels on borrowed time. Her father passed away in his 50s and her mom passed away at 66. My mom is 71 and never thought she'd live this long. She has already survived ovarian cancer, and is painfully aware that tomorrow is never promised. She also knows that the damage done to her heart by the chemo nearly 20 years ago make her even more high risk if she gets COVID. My parents do take a lot of precautions, as well as calculated risks. They don't eat out, they limit trips to the store, they mask up, etc. But they also have to take some risks for their mental health. They've taken road trips but have kept activities to the outdoors and brought most of their own food.
I'm sure we can strike a compromise with my husband for the holidays. I don't think it'd be unreasonable to ask people to wear masks at the gatherings. Sometimes the cousins will have a sleepover when my sister's family is in town, but we can forgo them all sleeping in close quarters during a pandemic.
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Post by pbandjelly on Oct 22, 2020 7:13:43 GMT -6
DS (4) is in preschool and cases in the county are beginning to increase rapidly. I'm considering withdrawing him from school because the kids don't wear masks. H wants him to stay because he is super social and loves school, but says he will default to me. I'm home all day with DD, so it wouldn't be a big deal to keep him home too. I'm torn.
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