#MicroblogMondays: Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble...

There's been some talk about "bubbles" recently -- the idea that we've currently been (or at least are supposed to have been) existing in our own little household bubbles, isolated from everyone else. In some areas, there's been discussion that loosening social distancing requirements might begin by permitting interaction with ONE other household bubble.

For us, there's no question that would be BIL's household (which currently includes him, SIL, Older Nephew, his wife & 5-month-old baby).  BUT -- would WE be THEIR pick to "bubble" with?  They might rather have more regular interaction with their other son/our Younger Nephew & his wife... or perhaps the baby's other grandmother (I know she's dying to see & hold her first & only grandchild again).  As I said to dh when the baby was born, we know where we are in the pecking order (and it's not at the top of the list).  Another one of the hard things about childless living, and especially during a pandemic...!  :(

No sooner did I write the above than a story from the Globe & Mail popped up in my notifications addressing this very problem:  "Families find their ‘bubbles’ as lockdown measures ease." (It's a bit families-with-young-children-centric, but interesting!) Sample paragraph (the nutshell of the problem I was mentioning):

"The social experiment raises awkward and potentially fraught decisions. Which grandparents, in-laws, friends and neighbours do you prioritize? Who will get left out, and who will be offended? Who is best to care for your kids part-time, and who do you actually want to have dinner with routinely? What if your top-pick family doesn’t pick you? What if you prefer not to break quarantine for anyone? What if your second family is careless and you want to break up with them and rebubble with someone else?"

Who would you want to add to your bubble?  

You can find more of this week's #MicroblogMondays posts here.