What to Do About Christmas

What to Do

I am having a tough time deciding what Jeff and I should do for Christmas.

We didn’t gather with family for Thanksgiving, even though I visited them the weekend before that. The cases in Wisconsin spiked after my visit and the governor and healthcare workers begged people not to get together for Thanksgiving. So, we decided not to.

Now Christmas is next week and people are still being urged to not gather with people outside of their household.

I want to go to my parents’ house and see my nephew. He’s 3 and I don’t want to miss him enjoying Christmas. And, of course, I want to see the rest of my family for the holiday.

Getting Through the Pandemic

But, I also don’t want to potentially expose myself and Jeff to COVID. I would hate for one of us to get sick when we are so close to getting through this whole pandemic.

I realize that most people that have gotten COVID don’t have such a bad experience, but who knows how it might affect us? It could be “just a flu” for us, or we could have long-lasting symptoms.

We have really changed our lives in order to avoid getting COVID or spreading it. We both work from home, we get deliveries and Curbside Pickup so we don’t have to go inside any stores. I had my annual checkup at the doctor this week and that was the first time I had gone inside of a building that wasn’t my house in weeks.

On one hand, I feel like we should be able to get together for Christmas because we deserve a reward for being as safe as possible all this time.

On the other hand, what makes us so special to think we are okay to gather when people are being urged not to?

Risk it or Have FOMO?

My sister’s family, including my nephew, plan to go to my parents’ for Christmas. So, I basically have to decide whether I want Jeff and I to risk potentially getting sick by going to Christmas with my family, or if we should stay home and I will have a huge amount of FOMO and miss Christmas with my family.

I don’t know what to do.