Is it okay to bring a kid with a horrible cough to an optional extra curricular?

[Anonymous]

My sister has asthma. If I did not know it, I would be quite concerned about catching her cough but she has been like that for over a decade. We can not know what is going on with other people. Move away or put a mask on. Those are the things you can control.

[Anonymous]

I would have been pissed. I get that coughs linger, but I still wouldn't bring my child. Goldfish offers makeup lessons, too, so it's not like you're losing money.

[Anonymous]

Seems not out of the norm. Sibling was swimming and she was too young to be left at home. She likely wasnt contagious, but even if she was, that's life. I sat near two grown adults hacking on the metro today. They did try to cover their coughs, but in close proximity for extended time, how much would that really help? You say she was coughing non stop so do you expect her to keep her hands over her mouth non stop?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My sister has asthma. If I did not know it, I would be quite concerned about catching her cough but she has been like that for over a decade. We can not know what is going on with other people. Move away or put a mask on. Those are the things you can control.

Asthmatics don’t cough full time non-stop. They have inhalers and other medicine that relieve coughs.

None of you could know it’s asthma just by hearing her cough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister has asthma. If I did not know it, I would be quite concerned about catching her cough but she has been like that for over a decade. We can not know what is going on with other people. Move away or put a mask on. Those are the things you can control.

Asthmatics don’t cough full time non-stop. They have inhalers and other medicine that relieve coughs.

None of you could know it’s asthma just by hearing her cough.

As a parent of a kid with cough variant asthma, you don’t know what you are talking about.

Her parent may know that it is asthma and not contagious. This point in the year when the weather is cold but not quite cold enough for the leaf mold to be killed is difficult for many kids.

[Anonymous]

Nope

[Anonymous]

I am so glad it freezes at night. The leaf mold was requiring me go mask up for walks despite rescue inhaler beforehand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister has asthma. If I did not know it, I would be quite concerned about catching her cough but she has been like that for over a decade. We can not know what is going on with other people. Move away or put a mask on. Those are the things you can control.

Asthmatics don’t cough full time non-stop. They have inhalers and other medicine that relieve coughs.

None of you could know it’s asthma just by hearing her cough.

As a parent of a kid with cough variant asthma, you don’t know what you are talking about.

Her parent may know that it is asthma and not contagious. This point in the year when the weather is cold but not quite cold enough for the leaf mold to be killed is difficult for many kids.

+1 Not all asthma can be well controlled despite inhalers and medication.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister has asthma. If I did not know it, I would be quite concerned about catching her cough but she has been like that for over a decade. We can not know what is going on with other people. Move away or put a mask on. Those are the things you can control.

Asthmatics don’t cough full time non-stop. They have inhalers and other medicine that relieve coughs.

None of you could know it’s asthma just by hearing her cough.

As a parent of a kid with cough variant asthma, you don’t know what you are talking about.

Her parent may know that it is asthma and not contagious. This point in the year when the weather is cold but not quite cold enough for the leaf mold to be killed is difficult for many kids.

+1 Not all asthma can be well controlled despite inhalers and medication.

This, plus at least for my kid, the inhalers open his lungs up enough that the junk starts moving around in his lungs and his cough sounds worse. When he's the sickest, his lungs are closed down tight and he doesn't cough much, or have audible wheezing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Um . . . Shouldn't a six year old be covering her mouth? At least much of the time?

Nope.

- a kindergartner teacher home sick because 5-6 yr olds have awful hygiene

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She shouldn’t be there, and if she is, she should wear a mask.

This.

Common courtesy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She shouldn’t be there, and if she is, she should wear a mask.

This.

Common courtesy.

Literally no one even knew what a mask was until a few years ago, wtf you talking about common courtesy?! It's not normal to ask a 6 year who is coughing but otherwise fine to wear a mask. Never will be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She shouldn’t be there, and if she is, she should wear a mask.

This.

Common courtesy.

Literally no one even knew what a mask was until a few years ago, wtf you talking about common courtesy?! It's not normal to ask a 6 year who is coughing but otherwise fine to wear a mask. Never will be.

Now we know.

Again, common courtesy.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I myself had a cough for about 6 weeks after an illness. I did not wear a mask for 6 weeks. Sorry not sorry. Your anxiety is not my problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, I myself had a cough for about 6 weeks after an illness. I did not wear a mask for 6 weeks. Sorry not sorry. Your anxiety is not my problem.

Your thoughtlessness and incivility is a problem for all those unfortunate enough to be around you.