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This is the worst thing about the whole close down thing. I haven't been out to see live music, when I usually go out at least once a week. Worst being relative to me and not the rest of the people. As they say first world problems.

I dont have this dim of view

we will get over this and while some things will take time to return I feel the Austin music scene will be one of them

Grandma didn't make the bad choice - the kids did.

I've noticed more and more my two boys are hanging out with friends, and all that. We're not seeing them much, and when we do, it's outside and spaced.

All the neighborhood kids hang out, that's including from elementary level to college level since most of the college kids are home now while campuses figure out how they're going to manage the Fall. The kids are entirely over it.  It's hard for me to blame them, I'm over it too but I have a lot more responsibility including seeing my aging parents. I allow my kids to hang out with a handful of their friends, whose parents I know and we are like-minded.

My wife has to go into work every single day, meeting new patients with hands-on 1-on-1 care.  They all wear face masks, are required to take temperatures, wash hands all of the time, but she's still the largest threat vector for our family.  So visits with our parents are outside, and distanced.  I haven't hugged my folks since late February, nor have my kids.  It sucks but it's better than spreading the coronas.

We don't have "obviously great" and "obviously terrible" options from which to choose.  We have "bad" and "maybe a little less bad, but possibly a little more bad" as our options.

And to be honest, even if you agree that a certain politician is advocating to reopen schools for purely self-serving political ends, that doesn't mean we shouldn't open schools just because He wants it. 

The balancing test should be choosing the least bad option. 

I'm not convinced that a year of distance learning is the least bad option, for MANY reasons. On a personal level, I don't think it's the least bad option for my kids. 

I should point out that the OC board of schools just announced that neither masks nor physical distancing will be a requirement. That, IMHO, is a mistake. 

The kids' in the charter school is saying that they're going to offer both in-person 5 day a week learning and 5 day a week online option. Luckily, the ex and I both agree that we want in-person learning. They're talking about things like staggered start times to avoid a lot of congregation, and I think there will be a lot of parents who choose online, which will make distancing easier on those who are in person. And whether the school mandates masks or not, I am mandating masks for my kids and I will email the teachers at the beginning of the year to let them know that if the kids aren't complying that I expect them to email me and let me know. 

For the one in the special ed program it's TBD... He's the one that needs in-person schooling the most IMHO, but he's in a different school district and it's today unclear what their plans are. 

I do find it interesting the number of people I see on social media who are just terrified to send their little precious babies to school... Must be nice. I am able to WFH, but I can't support their education that well because I'm WFH. My wife goes to the office every day. I don't trust my ex to be a good substitute teacher on her best day. And then we'd have to balance how we handle coordinating their education across multiple households. 

All these Real Housewives of the OC may be able to be substitute teachers, but if I'm asked to do it the kids might as well write off the school year. 

I feel for you guys with kids to manage and jobs to manage.

if it were me the minute they hit the door from school Id take their temp and might even send them up for a bath

if it were me the minute they hit the door from school Id take their temp and might even send them up for a bath

When we get them from their mom for a 5-day stretch, the first thing we do is take their temp. 

And even before this, they were taught a LONG time ago that when you get home, the very first thing you do is wash your hands. Do not pass Go, do not pet the dog, do not touch anything... Wash your damn hands.