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Post by gale w on Mar 29, 2020 2:29:48 GMT
DS works with the public so he opted to skip his every-other-weekend visit. Normally I do his laundry then too (he doesn't have a dryer so he only washes his work clothes at home). So today I stopped by his work to pick up his laundry. Tomorrow dh and I were thinking of getting fast food and ds mentioned bringing it to his apartment to eat with him. On one hand it seems like if we do there was no point in him not coming over. On the other hand I miss him and he seems lonely. 😢 If everyone feels healthy, are you visiting your kids who don't live at home?
ETA: DD also works with the public (retail) and she lives here at home so there's still a risk anyway...
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Post by seaexplore on Mar 29, 2020 2:32:37 GMT
Nope. If you don’t live in my house, we will see you on FaceTime. Not worth it to expose anyone.
I wouldn’t even be getting laundry to wash or take out.
Every time you interact with someone, you are putting yourself and them at risk.
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 29, 2020 2:33:07 GMT
My son moved this weekend, so we were there to help. We had dinner last Friday together, but opted not to see them today as planned. We're playing it by ear as for now. The other son stops by every week. He works outside on a boring machine.
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Post by cmpeter on Mar 29, 2020 2:33:40 GMT
No. My son and his gf live about an hour away. We visit on FaceTime or Teams, but not in person. That would violate the shelter at home order.
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Post by gale w on Mar 29, 2020 2:33:53 GMT
I think him going to the laundromat is more risky (for him). I washed my hands after handling his laundry.
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Post by scrapngranny on Mar 29, 2020 2:35:41 GMT
We haven’t seen our kids or our grandchildren since March 3rd, when we self quarantined because we are in a high risk group.
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Post by tincin on Mar 29, 2020 2:36:26 GMT
Through my glass door. If they’re coming by for something I leave it on the porch and they grab it from there. We chat through the door. I miss them.
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Post by scrappinmom3 on Mar 29, 2020 2:36:40 GMT
I watch my granddaughter when my dd and her bf are at work. She will be one on Tuesday and I took a year leave from work to do it. (Best decision ever). They live an hour from us so we meet half way. They are both RN’s in the covid ICU units in downtown Detroit at a hospital that is at capacity. We are as careful as we can be with the handoff of the baby but it’s still scary. One ds lives with us and is still on the job outside our home and our other ds and daughter in law we do not see mostly because she is almost 7 months pregnant and we are somewhat at risk because of out other kids.
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Post by Neisey on Mar 29, 2020 2:41:32 GMT
One DD is too far away and the other DD is splitting her time between my house and her father's. Both her father and I are working from home and isolating so we are ok with the shared custody (although she is 18 so the custody has no standard schedule anymore, just when she feels like a change lol) She is not seeing anyone outside of us either.
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Post by Scrappyhappy on Mar 29, 2020 2:42:19 GMT
No, we FaceTime with our kids and grandkids. They live 30 minutes away. We miss them!
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Post by seaexplore on Mar 29, 2020 2:47:37 GMT
I think him going to the laundromat is more risky (for him). I washed my hands after handling his laundry. He can wash at home, right? line dry my friend. |
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Post by femalebusiness on Mar 29, 2020 2:48:08 GMT
My daughter lives a few blocks from us and has been working at home. She lives alone and waited the fourteen days after she started working from home and then came and ate dinner with us. We still didn't kiss and cuddle like we usually do. We talk/message many times a day though.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 2:48:53 GMT
Nope, I wouldn't if there's a shelter in place order. We haven't seen oldest DS for over a month now. Even thought DS works from home, his roommate works at a grocery store and DS doesn't want to put us at risk by visiting.
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Post by used2scrap on Mar 29, 2020 2:51:33 GMT
No. I haven’t seen my college son since he came back into self isolation. We text daily and have driven by and waved once. My heart aches, but I’m doing my part. And getting fed up with those who aren’t.
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Post by gale w on Mar 29, 2020 2:54:04 GMT
I think him going to the laundromat is more risky (for him). I washed my hands after handling his laundry. He can wash at home, right? line dry my friend. He has a 1 bedroom tiny apartment. He's already washing and line drying his work clothes and towels. He doesn't have room to hang much else. Considering my daughter is in close contact with way more public, and unable to maintain a 6 ft distance, and lives at home, I think his laundry poses little risk. Especially since most of what I washed never leaves his apartment. |
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Post by ntsf on Mar 29, 2020 2:56:11 GMT
its been two weeks since he was at work. so he will probably drop by and just pick up some stuff. up to now, we drive by and open the trunk to give him stuff. we maintain distance. his girlfriend has been working from home for three weeks.
he lives about 8 mins away..
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Post by used2scrap on Mar 29, 2020 3:00:15 GMT
He can wash at home, right? line dry my friend. He has a 1 bedroom tiny apartment. He's already washing and line drying his work clothes and towels. He doesn't have room to hang much else. Considering my daughter is in close contact with way more public, and unable to maintain a 6 ft distance, and lives at home, I think his laundry poses little risk. Especially since most of what I washed never leaves his apartment. [ I think the bigger point is keeping your dd away from his laundry so she doesn’t spread to him. |
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Post by gale w on Mar 29, 2020 3:02:31 GMT
She was at work when I did his laundry. I always wash my hands after touching the dirty clothes, before and after transferring the clean clothes from the washer to the dryer, and before taking the clean clothes out of the dryer. I had them folded and bagged before she ever got home.
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Post by seaexplore on Mar 29, 2020 3:02:43 GMT
He can wash at home, right? line dry my friend. He has a 1 bedroom tiny apartment. He's already washing and line drying his work clothes and towels. He doesn't have room to hang much else. Considering my daughter is in close contact with way more public, and unable to maintain a 6 ft distance, and lives at home, I think his laundry poses little risk. Especially since most of what I washed never leaves his apartment. I hear you but at the same time.... yikes! Be safe! |
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Post by moodyblue on Mar 29, 2020 3:07:11 GMT
I watch my granddaughter when my dd and her bf are at work. She will be one on Tuesday and I took a year leave from work to do it. (Best decision ever). They live an hour from us so we meet half way. They are both RN’s in the covid ICU units in downtown Detroit at a hospital that is at capacity. We are as careful as we can be with the handoff of the baby but it’s still scary. One ds lives with us and is still on the job outside our home and our other ds and daughter in law we do not see mostly because she is almost 7 months pregnant and we are somewhat at risk because of out other kids. This situation makes me very nervous. If they are both RNs working with Covid patients they are at super high risk of getting it. As hard as it might be, if I were them, I’d be very concerned about exposing a child and would probably have the baby live with you guys until we are past this horrible time. (A baby under one year old just died in Chicago.) |
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Post by seaexplore on Mar 29, 2020 3:07:51 GMT
I watch my granddaughter when my dd and her bf are at work. She will be one on Tuesday and I took a year leave from work to do it. (Best decision ever). They live an hour from us so we meet half way. They are both RN’s in the covid ICU units in downtown Detroit at a hospital that is at capacity. We are as careful as we can be with the handoff of the baby but it’s still scary. One ds lives with us and is still on the job outside our home and our other ds and daughter in law we do not see mostly because she is almost 7 months pregnant and we are somewhat at risk because of out other kids. This situation makes me very nervous. If they are both RNs working with Covid patients they are at super high risk of getting it. As hard as it might be, if I were them, I’d be very concerned about exposing a child and would probably have the baby live with you guys until we are past this horrible time. (A baby under one year old just died in Chicago.) I was thinking the same. |
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Post by paigepea on Mar 29, 2020 3:09:45 GMT
My parents live 5 minutes from us and we haven’t seen them. I don’t want them going to a store so I drop groceries at their house. I drop at the front door and run back to my car before they open the door.
Aren’t we not supposed to see anyone? Dh is working out of the house in a hospital (where’s a mask every moment) so he is the one who does all of the grocery shopping / pick up. We read it’s better to just have one person who leaves the house. He does grocery pick up and the odd store if he’s wearing a mask. Since he goes to work and does grocery pick up I wouldn’t risk being around anyone.
I don’t know what I’d do if my parents didn’t have laundry. I suppose I’d do what something similar to what you’re doing but with no contact.
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Post by paigepea on Mar 29, 2020 3:12:55 GMT
This situation makes me very nervous. If they are both RNs working with Covid patients they are at super high risk of getting it. As hard as it might be, if I were them, I’d be very concerned about exposing a child and would probably have the baby live with you guys until we are past this horrible time. (A baby under one year old just died in Chicago.) I was thinking the same. We were just talking about this at dinner. Dh works with patients in a hospital. We really don’t have a great space for him to isolate if he has exposure. We came up with a plan tonight but it’s not perfect as it’s in older dd’s room and older dd would be with me. Dh said he heard that some docs in big US cities like New York are sleeping in their cars to avoid going home and being around their families as they feel the virus is every where and it’s too hard to decontaminate. I think it depends what area you’re in. Right now we feel ok with Dh coming home and showering. |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Mar 29, 2020 3:14:20 GMT
No, I’m in a shelter in place state so no visiting. When I bought my parents their groceries I left them outside and called from the car to let them know the groceries were there.
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Post by ExpatBackHome on Mar 29, 2020 3:16:24 GMT
Can you get on zoom and have a family dinner online? That would be the safest thing to do while still getting to “see” and talk to each other. When my DH worked in India and my DS and I were in the US, we tried to eat together once a week like this.
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Post by seaexplore on Mar 29, 2020 3:39:39 GMT
We were just talking about this at dinner. Dh works with patients in a hospital. We really don’t have a great space for him to isolate if he has exposure. We came up with a plan tonight but it’s not perfect as it’s in older dd’s room and older dd would be with me. Dh said he heard that some docs in big US cities like New York are sleeping in their cars to avoid going home and being around their families as they feel the virus is every where and it’s too hard to decontaminate. I think it depends what area you’re in. Right now we feel ok with Dh coming home and showering. A coworker’s DH is a respiratory therapist. He strips in the garage and runs thru the house to the shower. Lol (he’s pretty easy on the eyes, so not a bad mental image 🤪) |
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Post by maryland on Mar 29, 2020 3:40:15 GMT
We were just talking about this at dinner. Dh works with patients in a hospital. We really don’t have a great space for him to isolate if he has exposure. We came up with a plan tonight but it’s not perfect as it’s in older dd’s room and older dd would be with me. Dh said he heard that some docs in big US cities like New York are sleeping in their cars to avoid going home and being around their families as they feel the virus is every where and it’s too hard to decontaminate. I think it depends what area you’re in. Right now we feel ok with Dh coming home and showering. Thanks to your husband for what he is doing! Such a scary time.
The hospitals in Pittsburgh are having health care workers move into some dorms at Pitt if they need to. It's a great idea to keep their families safe, and to have a safe place to shower and sleep. That's so sad about doctors sleeping in their cars. I would worry about sleeping in a car, and not getting enough sleep, and have to have a stressful job (where they have to protect themselves as well as patients). Such a scary situation! We really have it good here in Pittsburgh with the dorms and hospitals almost connected. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 3:42:08 GMT
We’re not seeing our folks because THEY suck at quarantine. If they’d stayed home like we have been, we’d consider it after we’d all stayed symptom free for two weeks.
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Post by MaryMary on Mar 29, 2020 3:49:30 GMT
Nope, my oldest moved out and I won’t see her until this is over. My sister lives around the corner, I will not see her either.
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Post by teacherlisa on Mar 29, 2020 3:51:24 GMT
Not visiting my parents for the same reason as @missjen. My children are adults, one I have had to help with some things (groceries) and he is good at self quarantine, so we have been sharing the same risk (grocery shopping). My other son and his wife I have not been visiting. Tomorrow we are planning a lunch date in a parking lot. We are each going to eat in our respective cars and have lunch. My state does not have a shelter in place order at this time, and all of us adults are still working.
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