You will annoy some people try not to take it personally
Hope when school starts everybody decides to be cool with your choice
Lastly decide if you are going to expand your circle to 3-4 families choose those families wisely
Give some serious consideration to the 3-4 families you want to expand your circle to

If you are more worried about them and you have done such a good job of isolating your family, then the chance of you being a danger to them is probably greater that you would miss your brake pedal and run your car through their front door than that you would introduce the virus to them. Wash your hands before you visit them and wash your hands as soon as you get in their house

There.have only been 2,834 positive cases in Dallas county meaning you have a 1 in 1000 chance of crossing paths with anyone who has or has had the illiness. Even if you have crossed their path, you would most likely not have been close enough for infection or they would not have breathed or coughed enough toward you. And even if you or anyone in your family was close enough to an infected person, there is a high probability that the virus was not transmitted.

So unless your parents are worried, then you should go visit them. And if you or they still want to be cautious, then agree to visit outside while the weather is nice and maintain a cautionary distance.

I understand the concern but my wife and I have parents that basically require us to visit. My wife's 72 year old mother has ALS, can't walk or lift her arms, can barely make enough clear distinct sounds to communicate at all, severe swallowing and breathing problems and probably only has the rest of this year to live. My 83 year old mom is in a nursing home with dementia, diabetes and on dialysis therefore my dad, 83 also, can't visit her except through her room window or by phone. We are his only companionship and I have taken him groceries and had him come eat with us. If we isolated completely from our parents they would have no one. My wife visits her mom and 85 year old step-father 4-5 times per week and bathes her and clothes her and cooks meals and cleans and much more.

We haven't isolated as much as you have but we have been pretty good at it working from home with trips to the grocery store, restaurant pick-up, or Lowes being the only exceptions. We always wash our hands when we visit and no one has knowingly been around a sick person yet. Personally, I don't think it is fair to separate from elderly family if it can be well controlled and each individual's infection risk has been minimized the way you have done. So I encourage you to continue being smart but assess the benefits along with the risks and the odds and determine if it is something you can do that will be meaningful to everyone.

My kids are grown, but throughout their lives, I told them when making a decision about what's in their best interest, I'll consider a lot of factors, but one I won't consider is what their friends' parents say or do. I also told them if you have to ask if something's the right thing to do, they probably already know the answer.

We're in Atlanta about 10 minutes from our daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren. I'm in a high risk category because of my age and an ascending aortic aneurysm which we monitor with CT scans annually (I've taken interest in several articles about the way the virus is damaging the cardiovascular system). Even though the governor of Georgia has relaxed the stay at home order significantly, many businesses wisely think it's too early and are ignoring his recommendations at the current time. But in the end, it's a personal decision. For us, we won't do anything that will put ourselves, our family or community at risk, despite what any politician says.

This is tough. Things MUST be changing because you haven't been scolded yet by all the Coronabros on here, yelling at you for even considering this.

I'm with you, it's about time that we start easing into it. I went to my 78 year old dad's house yesterday and actually went inside instead of talking to him in the yard. I asked him first and he was fine with it.

I think that's the answer, making sure both parties are ok with it first and still trying to keep it somewhat limited if possible.

Why is now not the time?

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You can also remind the other parents that you have elderly relatives. And that keeping your elderly relatives safe is one of your top priorities, thus the need for your strict quarantining.

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That explains quarantining the family from the parents. Doesn't explain quarantining the family from everyone else.