To not join in with the social distancing street party tomorrow.

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Our local village are doing a social distancing street party tomorrow and everyone on the community website is quite excited about it.

Me and dc have learnt about VE Day and why it happens this week. We have made some bunting to put up.

But I really don’t want to join in with the street party. We generally keep ourselves to ourselves. We know our neighbours but not really friends with any of them. Our neighbours are quite a sociable bunch and we are not.

Plus our eldest child has additional needs. I can’t fully trust him to remember to socially distance and I would be a nervous wreck about him being out the front. He has no sense of danger plus he’ll get over excited which often turns him into a bit of a nightmare.

Aibu not to join in?

Of course not, you do you. But how will the children feel about seeing the party outside and not being able to join in? Could you try it and go in if it's bad?

YANBU. We won't be joining in with ours either.

Our street is having a buffet table as well as a stall of boardgames to buy to raise money, and they're not the only one as my friends village is also having a buffet table too..

Fair enough sitting in your own garden if you wish, but I can't think of anything worse than going to a buffet right now.

You don't want to, so don't. It's fine.

Christ no, YANBU.

I hate enforced fun and I particularly hate enforced on other peoples terms so we're not doing it either. I also have DC with additional needs so that's a concern for the same reasons as you.

We'll be spending it in the back garden, the rest of the street can spread cheer and germs in the front.

A buffet?! 😳

YANBU. We aren't doing it. I don't really know my neighbours. I'm really not a fan of organised fun. If the dc want to we could send them out with a blanket and a sandwich but its just not really my thing.
Hopefully no one will judge. If it's a village hall affair you can drop in and leave when you want, but at home seems much more difficult.

God no. Can't think of anything worse!

We live on a green and I think a few round here will be doing it. I wouldn't mind if everyone stayed in their own gardens but they will all be on the green with social distancing getting smaller and smaller the more drinks they have (as the first sunny Lockdown Friday showed) with all their kids running about.
No thanks!
We will put some bunting up and retreat to the safety of our garden for a bbq.
People can judge away. I'd rather keep my kids safe.

Of course YANBU. Just as those who want to go ANBU either.

The only thing is, it seems a bit odd to have involved your dc in preparing for it, and then not to 'go' - disappointing for them, I'd have thought. If you didn't want to join in, Id have thought it would have made more sense not to have got involved.

A buffet?!

I know right! My friend told me about her villages first and I was surprised but then we got an invite for our street party and they are doing similar! With the added "socially distanced of course" after..

Are all these groups conveniently forgetting about the no groups policy?

That’s why we arent allowed social distancing jogging clubs, yoga clubs With mats 2m apart in the park etc. It’s not allowed.
So you are quite right to keep away and celebrate in your own house or garden a you see fit.

YANBU

I think people are going to start drinking at lunch time and social distancing will go out the window as they loose their inhibitions.

So many concepts of George Orwells 1984 are appearing. Bloody buffet tables?! A great example of double think.

We're doing it in our street, we've got bunting, flags, balloons, tea, scones, lots of gin and absolutely no buffet table...I'm really looking forward to it but hell would freeze over before I took anything from a buffet table right now!

I wouldn't join it even without CV.

I won't be joining in, OP don't give it a second thought.

Have a good Friday 💐

We'll do bunting. But there is no way teen DS is going to sit in the front garden having a tea party. We'll be in the back garden lazing out of sight.

Of course yanbu. Why do you even feel the need to ask?

We're sitting in our own garden with our own food and drink. We will chat to people but our gate will remain closed. Teen DD is looking forward to it, she'll see some of her friends but we won't be going near people.

We are having one in the back garden not the front people wont be surprised I dont go out for clap for carers either tonight I had the cheek to peek around my curtain they were discussing that too 🤷‍♀️ I'm trying to get my reluctant overtired child to sleep and your clapping I'm pretty sure it doesn't warrant THAT MUCH tutting

YANBU
I'm on a cul de sac of six (but two are currently empty). I suspect two at least will have a socially (not very) distanced party - as they are out every early evening together socially distanced, when the weather has been dry. They have also extensively decorated with bunting. The other family will be invited to join and probably will. It is unlikely I will be invited as they try not to talk to me but I will be if I am around when they invite neighbour 3. Hopefully I won't be.

It will involve a takeaway rather than a buffet though - and copious amounts of alcohol

I would rather gauge out one of my own eyes with a blunt knife and eat it than join in with this. I’m serious.

I wouldn't join it even without CV Me neither. But there was a really long thread about this before so I won't get involved again. It doesn't look like anyone will be celebrating outside my window so they can do what they like.

I wouldn’t join, I have child with additional needs as well and understand how stressful these situations might be. Also I don’t think it’s appropriate to have a street party right now. It sends wrong message. We are still in lockdown and have to stick to rules.

Everyone is Free to make their own decisions OP.