Is my kid going to get a lot of flak if he wears a mask to play golf in the South?

[Anonymous]

My kid has terrible seasonal allergies and allergic asthma. Last year he went with some friends to play golf for Spring Break in a Southern state, and despite taking all his meds while he was there he was a mess when he came back and missed a lot of spring sports, and some school, and needed some pretty heavy duty meds to get things back in control.

He wants to go again, but I think realistically he'll need to mask when he's outdoors.

Are people going to assume he's worried about covid, and make a big deal? He's a kid who doesn't like to draw attention to himself.

[Anonymous]

Are you really asking this about a teen or young adult? This is totally not your concern, even as his parent.

[Anonymous]

Yes weirdo

[Anonymous]

OP who cares?

Why are you taking a kid to Florida right now if you are worried about this?

Florida is not a place to go right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you really asking this about a teen or young adult? This is totally not your concern, even as his parent.

It's not my concern if my 9th grader ends up hospitalized?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP who cares?

Why are you taking a kid to Florida right now if you are worried about this?

Florida is not a place to go right now.

Not Florida.

[Anonymous]

Why would you go to a place where you could end up hospitalized? Seems like you say no to that trip.

[Anonymous]

Yes, they will think he's worried about COVID. He will definitely be the only one - particularly outdoors.

My kids have terrible allergies, as well, and I wouldn't mask them outdoors. Pollen affects their eyes anyway.

You should work with your allergist to get weekly shots or sublingual drops. We're on our first season of the drops and they have been working quite well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would you go to a place where you could end up hospitalized? Seems like you say no to that trip.

Because he enjoyed it last time, and wants to go back, and with a mask it would be safe.

[Anonymous]

Will he be comfortable wearing a mask outside?

Or will he take it off at the first sign of attention?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, they will think he's worried about COVID. He will definitely be the only one - particularly outdoors.

My kids have terrible allergies, as well, and I wouldn't mask them outdoors. Pollen affects their eyes anyway.

You should work with your allergist to get weekly shots or sublingual drops. We're on our first season of the drops and they have been working quite well.

He's on shots, and a ton of meds, but the allergist says it's too early for the shots to make this year significantly different.

Allergies effect everyone differently. He's got some eye issues, but his lungs are by far the biggest problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid has terrible seasonal allergies and allergic asthma. Last year he went with some friends to play golf for Spring Break in a Southern state, and despite taking all his meds while he was there he was a mess when he came back and missed a lot of spring sports, and some school, and needed some pretty heavy duty meds to get things back in control.

OP/Mom- you’ve buried the lede here. The real problem is that despite all meds, DS continued to be plagued with allergy symptoms so problematic that he missed schools and sports thereafter. Get h to the allergist ASAP for treatment and full understanding of all allergens and severity of each.

Does he have asthma? Anaphylaxis? No fair dosing him with a Benadryl and hoping for the best. This isn’t sustainable. Get some answers.

Mom of adult DC with asthma/anaphylactic food allergies/multiple environmental and seasonal allergies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid has terrible seasonal allergies and allergic asthma. Last year he went with some friends to play golf for Spring Break in a Southern state, and despite taking all his meds while he was there he was a mess when he came back and missed a lot of spring sports, and some school, and needed some pretty heavy duty meds to get things back in control.

OP/Mom- you’ve buried the lede here. The real problem is that despite all meds, DS continued to be plagued with allergy symptoms so problematic that he missed schools and sports thereafter. Get h to the allergist ASAP for treatment and full understanding of all allergens and severity of each.

Does he have asthma? Anaphylaxis? No fair dosing him with a Benadryl and hoping for the best. This isn’t sustainable. Get some answers.

Mom of adult DC with asthma/anaphylactic food allergies/multiple environmental and seasonal allergies

How did you read the first sentence and not know the answer to the bolded? It was hardly buried.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you go to a place where you could end up hospitalized? Seems like you say no to that trip.

Because he enjoyed it last time, and wants to go back, and with a mask it would be safe.

Regardless of what you advise him, he’s going to do what he’s going to do. If he’s given a hard time, he’ll probably just remove the mask. Are you not accompanying him?? Maybe he was sick last time, and it wasn’t allergies at all?

[Anonymous]

As someone who lives in a Southern golfing mecca, he will absolutely, 100% be the only one wearing one. Teenage boys being teenage boys he would probably get a comment or question, but even if people think it's odd I don't think he'd be bullied off the course or anything. Depends on who he's with, I guess?