What is your comfort level with large gatherings indoors right now? What about in the

[Myira]

DD has annual dance recital coming up in November. Would you commit to it? I’m hesitant since I do not know what DS’s vaccination status will be by then.

I thought I’d get what people’s views are on this one.


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[carolinacool]

I'll preface this by saying this will vary greatly.

My 11-year-old has been playing basketball for several months. Back in the fall, he played in a church league and few local tournaments with one court in the gym. Crowds were sparse and organizers were following COVID protocols in place at the time. We often could only watch our team's games and had to leave when they were over.

The last couple of months, we've gone to four or five two-day tournaments where there are six or eight courts in one large space -- we have one this weekend. It's a lot of people coming and going and there are no longer any capacity limits. DS plays in his mask, although not every kid does. Most put them on between games. Most spectators also wear them, but that's been dropping some since the CDC's announcement last month. DH didn't always wear his a couple of weeks ago.

I'm fine with it. I know it would be a no-go with a lot of people on the board, though. A dance recital would have way less people and I imagine the dancers would wear masks.

[mom2binsd]

Honesty, forgetting about covid, I know many families who don't have siblings come to recitals (they can be long and let's be honest many kids, especially brothers get bored). Does he normally attend? I expect next year to be pretty much back to normal, around here it already is. If still a concern I'd have him wear a mask.

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[lizzywednesday]

In general, I'm not OK with indoor activities that are not school/not masked, but for a dance recital that won't be held until November, I'd commit to it.

You'll have plenty of time to see how case numbers are trending in your area, whether or not your DS will be vaccine-eligible, and, if necessary, get childcare for him if you're not comfortable by then.

If things change drastically with respect to the pandemic, the recital will probably be postponed or canceled altogether so it'll be moot.

[SnuggleBuggles]

I’d absolutely sign her up. You can figure out ds later.


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[lizzywednesday]

... they can be long and let's be honest many kids, ... get bored)...

My own father got bored attending my dance recital when I was in 3rd grade. He still b!tches about it and it was over 30 years ago!

[doberbrat]

Do you want to go? If so, I'd commit and leave DS at home with a sitter or make a playdate. Me? I'd be saying 'Oh so sorry, ds isnt vax ....' b/c I hate them!

[MSWR0319]

Right now I’m not very comfortable with large indoor gatherings. In this situation though, I’d sign her up and leave DS at home if he’s not vaccinated and you aren’t feeling comfortable at that point.

[smilequeen]

I’d be fine with vaccinated family members attending. He would not have to go and if the science remains the same, your attendance without him would not put him at risk.

[klwa]

We just did dance recital this past week. People in the audience were required to be masked (okay, so , we all know how well people listen to that once the lights go off) and every other row in the auditorium was blocked off. Dancers (I was one of the dancers, so I know how it was actually being handled) were required to be masked until they were in the wings. (They had boards for masks right off the wings.) So, basically, I feel like a lot of it depends on what kind of precautions are in place, especially if there's not wide spread pediatric vaccination.