Honestly, just stop taking your sick kids to playgrounds

[Anonymous]

I know this has been debated numerous times. But can parents of sick kids just stop taking them to playgrounds? I don’t care if your Larlo hasn’t had fever in several days. If he has an obviously runny nose and thick snot and sneezing, he should NOT be on the playground and especially not without a mask!

Last time we went to a playground the parents let their snotty kid without a mask sit with mine in a small playhouse and didn’t even bother trying to keep him away from my kids. By the time the kid had sneezed in my kids face and I noticed that he was sick it was obviously too late. My kids wore a mask but the kid was so sick that it didn’t matter.

The parents were right there, couldn’t they at least told their kid not to go in the playhouse with mine given they knew he was sick!?

We missed a whole week of preschool and I missed a week of work.

Playgrounds are for healthy kids. I see this more and more frequently.

Seriously just stop!

[Anonymous]

Shrug. Living in a society means living in the presence of other people. I get that you’re frustrated, but the solution to your problem is to adjust your behavior, not to attempt to adjust the behavior of others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shrug. Living in a society means living in the presence of other people. I get that you’re frustrated, but the solution to your problem is to adjust your behavior, not to attempt to adjust the behavior of others.

+1

Especially not after 18+ months of often unnecessary precautions.

[Anonymous]

Just assume that public spaces are dirty and germ filled. You assume the risk when you go. If you aren't prepared for that, don't go. You aren't going to change anyone's behavior.

[Anonymous]

I agree. It’s not the damn cold - it’s the trip to the doctor for the covid test and the worry that a simple cold is covid. My kid has had two colds since August when school started and we find plenty to do outside in green parks without going to the playground.

[Anonymous]

Little kids get sick. There’s no way you can tell where your kid got that cold. It may have been the playground or it may have been somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

I guess the kids aren't that sick if they're playing/full of energy at the playground.

[Anonymous]

IT’S NOT THE COLD!!! It’s the worry and expense of the covid test for our kids to go back to school!!!

Can’t you idiots be considerate during this pandemic? Is it really asking that much? Your kid has a cold and you know it’s just a cold but we don’t know it’s just a cold when your kid gives it to mine!

Use some imagination and find other places to play for a couple days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess the kids aren't that sick if they're playing/full of energy at the playground.

You clearly don’t have kids.

[Anonymous]

They weren't considerate pre pandemic and aren't considerate during the pandemic. Not really surprised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IT’S NOT THE COLD!!! It’s the worry and expense of the covid test for our kids to go back to school!!!

Can’t you idiots be considerate during this pandemic? Is it really asking that much? Your kid has a cold and you know it’s just a cold but we don’t know it’s just a cold when your kid gives it to mine!

Use some imagination and find other places to play for a couple days.

You assume that the people saying that there will always be inconsiderate people at the park are the same inconsiderate people. We’re not excusing the behavior, we’re just smart enough to know the behavior will always exist, so it’s not worth the rant on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Bunch of elitists. Taking your sick kid to the playground with just a cold keeps my kid out of daycare for a full week which means I can’t work and involves an expensive trip to the doctor for a covid test. Not ever parent in DC has cushy office jobs or can work from home. Some of us have to work or we don’t get paid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IT’S NOT THE COLD!!! It’s the worry and expense of the covid test for our kids to go back to school!!!

Can’t you idiots be considerate during this pandemic? Is it really asking that much? Your kid has a cold and you know it’s just a cold but we don’t know it’s just a cold when your kid gives it to mine!

Use some imagination and find other places to play for a couple days.

You assume that the people saying that there will always be inconsiderate people at the park are the same inconsiderate people. We’re not excusing the behavior, we’re just smart enough to know the behavior will always exist, so it’s not worth the rant on DCUM.

True but I was hoping some mothers would give a crap about other mothers during a pandemic. It does piss me off.

[Anonymous]

Normally I am against covid control whining but I draw the line at symptoms. Recently I left a prenatal appointment because someone had a chest cold coughing in the waiting room

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IT’S NOT THE COLD!!! It’s the worry and expense of the covid test for our kids to go back to school!!!

Can’t you idiots be considerate during this pandemic? Is it really asking that much? Your kid has a cold and you know it’s just a cold but we don’t know it’s just a cold when your kid gives it to mine!

Use some imagination and find other places to play for a couple days.

You assume that the people saying that there will always be inconsiderate people at the park are the same inconsiderate people. We’re not excusing the behavior, we’re just smart enough to know the behavior will always exist, so it’s not worth the rant on DCUM.

True but I was hoping some mothers would give a crap about other mothers during a pandemic. It does piss me off.

This pandemic would be alot more pleasant if there weren't superspreader a-holes

I do keep my eyes peeled and my ears open and ghost the playground as soon as I hear or see something