Balancing Act: How families and friends can navigate conflicts over reopening with compassion: 'The problem is now the consequences are so huge.'
Resa Alb wants to host Father's Day brunch. She and her husband, plus their two kids and the grandkids, would make 10 people - the exact number allowed to gather under phase three of the state's reopening plan.
But her children aren't sure. Her son rides public transportation to work, and her daughter's child care provider is married to a nurse. They worry about inadvertently bringing the coronavirus into their parents' home.
"Our daughter was real frank with us," Alb said. "She said, 'You guys are in that age group that really needs to be careful.'"
Heather Black Alexander wasn't happy when her husband, Brian Alexander, left the house to get his hair braided recently - the first time he had his braids done since early March, but, to her mind, an unnecessary risk.
Adrian Rosales isn't the least bit interested in standing around a sunny
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