Thanksgiving with a side of COVID

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so I am trying to figure out my plans for Thanksgiving with my family up in NJ.

right now the news is pushing that if you are planning on spending the holiday with people outside your normal circle, you should quarantine for 14 days, which is pretty damn impossible...also means it has to start tomorrow.

how is everyone planning on doing this?

my aunts and uncles and cousins are all doing their own thing, which is outside the norm for us.

also, this stinks.
 
CaptainStubing said:
Stay at home by yourself locked in a closet with your mask on. It's not worth the risk.
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definitely not worth getting a family member sick...especially if they are at risk.
 
FIL cancelled it this year, but I dont know what my side of the family is doing.
 
We're traveling to spend Thanksgiving with people. Typically, the grandparents of the family would host, but they aren't doing anything for it, so it'll just be some kids, some 30-40 year olds, and a couple parents. Not quarantining before. Coming back, depends on the covid numbers. If they're high, I'll probably quarantine for a few days then get tested.
 
Half my family is nuts the other half is crazy. According to my mother yesterday we are not having a thanksgiving ( usually 21+ of us in just the immediate family when we include our children en sech)

If my mother can be disciplined i told her we could just get together at some point but she is crazy and tired of being locked down and having it hurt her business so she has over corrected and what not. She has had contact with a COVID 19 positive person who just told everyone yesterday that was at Sundays Basketball game for my Nephew. Not cool considering she is 70 and her husband is 80 and has the diabetes
 
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ill said:
so I am trying to figure out my plans for Thanksgiving with my family up in NJ.

right now the news is pushing that if you are planning on spending the holiday with people outside your normal circle, you should quarantine for 14 days, which is pretty damn impossible...also means it has to start tomorrow.

how is everyone planning on doing this?

my aunts and uncles and cousins are all doing their own thing, which is outside the norm for us.

also, this stinks.
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So, we're staying in-state, and we're keeping to our "circle" as much as we can in advance.

Our in-laws have been to the house here multiple times since Little Guy was born, and we will spend Thanksgiving at their place. We'll certainly be doing some things differently (probably will be eating at separate tables, BiL might not come because he's teaching in a high school), and one other precaution that we've taken at our house and the in-laws will use is adding an air purifier. Hopefully it's not balls-cold, and the house can have some open windows for air exchange.
 
ill said:
definitely not worth getting a family member sick...especially if they are at risk.
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My mother is 80 and still hosting this year. Some of us are moving on with life. Those that are scared can continue to isolate themselves for months or maybe even years. What kind of life is that?
 
my sister sent a text saying her bf's family invited us over for Thanksgiving and I am kind of like...umm...first off, I don't like this idea at all...second, that might not be smart.
 
CaptainStubing said:
My mother is 80 and still hosting this year. Some of us are moving on with life. Those that are scared can continue to isolate themselves for months or maybe even years. What kind of life is that?
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one that goes on?

I'd hate for this to be your mother's last Thanksgiving.
 
Guy Incognito said:
So, we're staying in-state, and we're keeping to our "circle" as much as we can in advance.

Our in-laws have been to the house here multiple times since Little Guy was born, and we will spend Thanksgiving at their place. We'll certainly be doing some things differently (probably will be eating at separate tables, BiL might not come because he's teaching in a high school), and one other precaution that we've taken at our house and the in-laws will use is adding an air purifier. Hopefully it's not balls-cold, and the house can have some open windows for air exchange.
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My sister had her first child in april and still has not let anyone (grandmas or grandpas) even come within 6 feet (she is a nut job though)
 
NU_FTW said:
My sister had her first child in april and still has not let anyone (grandmas or grandpas) even come within 6 feet (she is a nut job though)
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that sounds pretty normal to me right now.
 
ill said:
my sister sent a text saying her bf's family invited us over for Thanksgiving and I am kind of like...umm...first off, I don't like this idea at all...second, that might not be smart.
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Simple say "when he is family we'll do thanksgiving at his families place"
 
Probs doing two different thanksgivings. One with my parents and one with the broads family
 
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that sounds pretty normal to me right now.
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It is and it isnt this was even when everyone was quarantined she wouldnt allow her own mother to hold her only daughters first born child (and still hasnt) even when my mother was following all the rules etc... she is overly cautious (but right now with the way my mother is behaving i am on my sisters side)
 
ill said:
kind of where I plan on pushing it.
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That has been the easy out my mom pushed on us kids when we had long term s/o's that were not family yet
 
NU_FTW said:
It is and it isnt this was even when everyone was quarantined she wouldnt allow her own mother to hold her only daughters first born child (and still hasnt) even when my mother was following all the rules etc... she is overly cautious (but right now with the way my mother is behaving i am on my sisters side)
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one of the older women I play tennis with just had her first grandchild a few months ago but she has yet to hold the kid.

she has driven down to North Carolina (from MD) to see this kid...but basically just made faces at him in the driveway.

that's just sad.
 
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one that goes on?

I'd hate for this to be your mother's last Thanksgiving.
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Meh. It gets to the point where its the 80 year olds' decision. Everyone knows what is going on at this point. The elderly and at risk should play it safe. But if they decide they want to spend the holidays with their family, knowing the risk, they are grown ass adults. They can make that decision on their own
 
RubinRock said:
Meh. It gets to the point where it the 80 year olds decision. Everyone knows what is going on at this point. The elderly and at risk should play it safe. But if they decide they want to spend the holidays with their family, knowing the risk, they are grown ass adults. They can make that decision on their own
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I don't know...

my mom is in her late 60's and I told her I don't want to get her sick. It's as much my decision as it is hers.

everyone suffers if she passes away because she wants to take that risk.
 
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