Middle Schooler - Scared to Unmask for fear of bullying - mask fishing

[Anonymous]

Land the helicopter. Let the kid decide what they want to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I encouraged my middle schooler to ditch the mask and she said people who unmask are idiots because it is too early and there is still a global pandemic.

Seems like a reasonable position to me, though I'd prefer that she unmask. It's been a rough year and it would be very slightly better if people could see her nice smile and she could speak more easily.

There is nothing "reasonable" about this.

You need to teach your child that the term "global pandemic" is grammatically incorrect. If s/he is going to try to sound like a medical expert at the age of 12, s/he at least needs to get that right.

There is no "pandemic," global or otherwise, currently in the DC area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I encouraged my middle schooler to ditch the mask and she said people who unmask are idiots because it is too early and there is still a global pandemic.

Seems like a reasonable position to me, though I'd prefer that she unmask. It's been a rough year and it would be very slightly better if people could see her nice smile and she could speak more easily.

There is nothing "reasonable" about this.

You need to teach your child that the term "global pandemic" is grammatically incorrect. If s/he is going to try to sound like a medical expert at the age of 12, s/he at least needs to get that right.

There is no "pandemic," global or otherwise, currently in the DC area.

Another issue that strains credibility and really requires serious suspension of disbelief is how many of you have had detailed in depth conversation with your kids during the first three periods of their first unmasked day.

I get that you guys were desperate to get out another post discrediting masks, but you really are making us work to imagine you being real people.

[Anonymous]

Don't force it. When your DC is ready, it'll happen. MS kids are old enough to consider advantages & disadvantages in their thinking / situations.

[Anonymous]

Kara, I know you’re worried your friends are all going to disappear soon because you’ll have nothing in common anymore, but stop posting just to post. Please. I’m sure you all will find something ridiculously absurd to be angry about soon and they’ll all come back so you can endlessly tweet at one another.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I said in the other thread that it's more likely kids will be bullied for not wearing a mask than wearing one. This is MoCo, after all.

Yep.

My kid wanted to not wear a mask this morning. She wears glasses and they always fog up. We said it was her choice.

She texted me that she ended up wearing a mask because everyone else was still masked. And that she felt awkward.

Hopefully it changes over time so that kids (and adults) really DO have a choice.

They DO have a choice now. Your kid is a follower. That’s ok, but don’t pretend masks are not optional at this point.

[Anonymous]

Some of you won't be happy until masks are literally banned.

[Anonymous]

My three elementary schoolers were super excited not to wear masks today. They've dutifully worn them this whole time with nary a peep, but when DH and I told them that masks were no longer required yesterday, they whooped and cheered.

They got nervous this morning when they were among the very few kids to go unmasked at drop off, but we reminded them it was their choice. A few close friends of theirs are also foregoing the masks, which we reminded them of. We'll see how the first day goes.

I do think it's comical that people assume that kids will be targeted for wearing masks rather than not wearing them, when anyone not wearing a KN95 outside in our 'hood has been given laser eyes of death. Get real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I said in the other thread that it's more likely kids will be bullied for not wearing a mask than wearing one. This is MoCo, after all.

Yep.

My kid wanted to not wear a mask this morning. She wears glasses and they always fog up. We said it was her choice.

She texted me that she ended up wearing a mask because everyone else was still masked. And that she felt awkward.

Hopefully it changes over time so that kids (and adults) really DO have a choice.

They DO have a choice now. Your kid is a follower. That’s ok, but don’t pretend masks are not optional at this point.

Yes, this!

[Anonymous]

I work in an elementary school as a mom classroom Tracy and the ratio of unmasked to masked was about 2 to 10. I am not sure if I'm allowed to remind kids who are wearing masks to pull them over their nose though. It will be interesting to see which way things trend in the next couple of days

[Anonymous]

Sorry meant to say I am a non-classroom teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I said in the other thread that it's more likely kids will be bullied for not wearing a mask than wearing one. This is MoCo, after all.

Yep.

My kid wanted to not wear a mask this morning. She wears glasses and they always fog up. We said it was her choice.

She texted me that she ended up wearing a mask because everyone else was still masked. And that she felt awkward.

Hopefully it changes over time so that kids (and adults) really DO have a choice.

This is not, by any rational definition, bullying. Good grief.

[Anonymous]

Both of my middle schoolers independently gave essentially the same response when I told them they didn’t have to wear masks at school anymore:

“I’m still going to wear a mask because I like people not being able to see my face.”

“I’m still going to wear a mask because I don’t want people to see my face.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work in an elementary school as a mom classroom Tracy and the ratio of unmasked to masked was about 2 to 10. I am not sure if I'm allowed to remind kids who are wearing masks to pull them over their nose though. It will be interesting to see which way things trend in the next couple of days

Considering they don't have to be wearing them in the first place, I'd probably stay mum re criticizing the *way* they're being worn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I said in the other thread that it's more likely kids will be bullied for not wearing a mask than wearing one. This is MoCo, after all.

Yep.

My kid wanted to not wear a mask this morning. She wears glasses and they always fog up. We said it was her choice.

She texted me that she ended up wearing a mask because everyone else was still masked. And that she felt awkward.

Hopefully it changes over time so that kids (and adults) really DO have a choice.

This is not, by any rational definition, bullying. Good grief.

I agree. The word 'bullying' has lost all meaning. Just like so many others