Masks optional by spring break

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Because we're trying to balance the needs of the individual to the needs of the community.

Masking a six-year old does very little for the ‘needs of the community’.

What happens if that six year old is allowed to take off her mask? It’s not the end of the world. Teachers are vaccinated. They can be boosted. They can wear masks if they choose. Other students can wear their masks.

Six year olds never leave school and interact with the community? Who knew!

What are you talking about. This thread is about the need for 6 year olds to be masked at school. Not about kids visiting a nursing home, where yes, of course they should be masked.

A six year old at school, with other six year olds, and her 24 year old vaccinated and boosted teacher? No, the kid didn’t need to be masked.

Are you being deliberately obtuse? A properly functioning society balances individual needs with community needs.

A six year old can pick up the virus and spread it around. Masking when hanging out in rooms with 20-30 other people for 6+ hours a day helps keep community spread low.

But that doesnt sound like balance? In fact, that sounds like completely ignoring his real individual need. That's not balance at all

No one has a problem with his removing his mask once masking is optional. The debate is over what the criteria should be for making masks optional.

Out of curiosity, do you think the issue is his hearing others’ speech being muffled and then his speaking likewise or that he is getting sloppier with his enunciation because his mask muffles his speaking or is it both? I sincerely hope his needs can be balanced with public health in a way that doesn’t affect his speech long term.

Masks aren't required to do video speech therapy.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Apparently, everyone glossed over my post. I'm a highschooler with elementary aged siblings. No one cares about masks. Not my friends, not their friends, not my siblings. My mom lied to the school board and said my siblings come home crying every day over masks as if lying is normal. I realized then adults don't care about us at all. They care about their own agendas and are using us as scapegoats. I have no doubt a few kids hate masks. Not the majority. Not anyone I know. Not anyone they know. Not their siblings. Not my siblings. Not their friends. However, we've all come to find out our parents are trying to spin a different narrative for us. In our name. On our behalf. It's horrible being only 16 and realizing your parents are liars. I've had friends tell me their parents have asked them to cry at school board meetings. To ask them to lie about how they felt about virtual. To speak without their consent about their "experiences" as a mask wearing student. It's far, far worse than MoCo trying to protect citizens. You have all cultivated this entire community of distrust and we all see it. Kids see it. Teenagers see it. We aren't mentally traumatized by masks or virtual learning. We are traumatized by seeing people we trusted turning into actual liars, while using us as their scapegoat. If we need mental health professionals, it's probably because of the mental health professionals in this community just trying to get their name in the news. No one listens to us though because we are kids.

I hear you. My kids don't mind wearing mask either. I have yet to meet a kid that has a problem with wearing masks. I think the school year should finish out with masks for consistency. If numbers stay low over the summer, remove the mandate for next school year.

My daughter forgets her mask is on. Because she has worn it 40 hours a week for 18m. But she is having a terrible time learning to read, her speech is off (slurred almost muffled) and she has some social anxiety and OCD. Now, it’s totally possible that masks are not the cause but I can’t find out because I can’t unmask her. It’s gone on long enough. We need to give parents the choice especially for youngest kids. Especially when cases are precipitously declining. We lack nuance. Masks should have always been optional when case rates were a joke.

Interesting. My 12yo 6th grader has started to show slurred speech as well.

We had speech therapy when he was much younger, but it feels like he's reverting a bit.

If masks become optional, he will remove his. Partner and I are vaxxed + boosted and he and his sibling both fully vaxxed. I believe in the vaccine.

+1000 It all comes down to this. The ONLY place my kids wear masks at all now is at school. They are back and forth to activities, stores and friends' homes all the time without them. They also take them off at school more than they are supposed to, which is fine with me. A tsk tsk from the hall monitor types from time to time, but no real consequences yet.

Predicting we'll all be done with them by spring break. Can't wait.[/quote

You don't shop in Moco? Masks are required in stores, but to each their own. People do whatever these days anyway.

I am a MD resident who works in VA. I do virtually all of my shopping there, as masks are optional in stores. It is so liberating, I cannot begin to tell you.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Apparently, everyone glossed over my post. I'm a highschooler with elementary aged siblings. No one cares about masks. Not my friends, not their friends, not my siblings. My mom lied to the school board and said my siblings come home crying every day over masks as if lying is normal. I realized then adults don't care about us at all. They care about their own agendas and are using us as scapegoats. I have no doubt a few kids hate masks. Not the majority. Not anyone I know. Not anyone they know. Not their siblings. Not my siblings. Not their friends. However, we've all come to find out our parents are trying to spin a different narrative for us. In our name. On our behalf. It's horrible being only 16 and realizing your parents are liars. I've had friends tell me their parents have asked them to cry at school board meetings. To ask them to lie about how they felt about virtual. To speak without their consent about their "experiences" as a mask wearing student. It's far, far worse than MoCo trying to protect citizens. You have all cultivated this entire community of distrust and we all see it. Kids see it. Teenagers see it. We aren't mentally traumatized by masks or virtual learning. We are traumatized by seeing people we trusted turning into actual liars, while using us as their scapegoat. If we need mental health professionals, it's probably because of the mental health professionals in this community just trying to get their name in the news. No one listens to us though because we are kids.

I hear you. My kids don't mind wearing mask either. I have yet to meet a kid that has a problem with wearing masks. I think the school year should finish out with masks for consistency. If numbers stay low over the summer, remove the mandate for next school year.

My daughter forgets her mask is on. Because she has worn it 40 hours a week for 18m. But she is having a terrible time learning to read, her speech is off (slurred almost muffled) and she has some social anxiety and OCD. Now, it’s totally possible that masks are not the cause but I can’t find out because I can’t unmask her. It’s gone on long enough. We need to give parents the choice especially for youngest kids. Especially when cases are precipitously declining. We lack nuance. Masks should have always been optional when case rates were a joke.

Interesting. My 12yo 6th grader has started to show slurred speech as well.

We had speech therapy when he was much younger, but it feels like he's reverting a bit.

If masks become optional, he will remove his. Partner and I are vaxxed + boosted and he and his sibling both fully vaxxed. I believe in the vaccine.

+1000 It all comes down to this. The ONLY place my kids wear masks at all now is at school. They are back and forth to activities, stores and friends' homes all the time without them. They also take them off at school more than they are supposed to, which is fine with me. A tsk tsk from the hall monitor types from time to time, but no real consequences yet.

Predicting we'll all be done with them by spring break. Can't wait.[/quote

You don't shop in Moco? Masks are required in stores, but to each their own. People do whatever these days anyway.

I am a MD resident who works in VA. I do virtually all of my shopping there, as masks are optional in stores. It is so liberating, I cannot begin to tell you.

Lol...if shopping without wearing a mask is liberating to you, you sound incredibly dull.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Apparently, everyone glossed over my post. I'm a highschooler with elementary aged siblings. No one cares about masks. Not my friends, not their friends, not my siblings. My mom lied to the school board and said my siblings come home crying every day over masks as if lying is normal. I realized then adults don't care about us at all. They care about their own agendas and are using us as scapegoats. I have no doubt a few kids hate masks. Not the majority. Not anyone I know. Not anyone they know. Not their siblings. Not my siblings. Not their friends. However, we've all come to find out our parents are trying to spin a different narrative for us. In our name. On our behalf. It's horrible being only 16 and realizing your parents are liars. I've had friends tell me their parents have asked them to cry at school board meetings. To ask them to lie about how they felt about virtual. To speak without their consent about their "experiences" as a mask wearing student. It's far, far worse than MoCo trying to protect citizens. You have all cultivated this entire community of distrust and we all see it. Kids see it. Teenagers see it. We aren't mentally traumatized by masks or virtual learning. We are traumatized by seeing people we trusted turning into actual liars, while using us as their scapegoat. If we need mental health professionals, it's probably because of the mental health professionals in this community just trying to get their name in the news. No one listens to us though because we are kids.

I hear you. My kids don't mind wearing mask either. I have yet to meet a kid that has a problem with wearing masks. I think the school year should finish out with masks for consistency. If numbers stay low over the summer, remove the mandate for next school year.

My daughter forgets her mask is on. Because she has worn it 40 hours a week for 18m. But she is having a terrible time learning to read, her speech is off (slurred almost muffled) and she has some social anxiety and OCD. Now, it’s totally possible that masks are not the cause but I can’t find out because I can’t unmask her. It’s gone on long enough. We need to give parents the choice especially for youngest kids. Especially when cases are precipitously declining. We lack nuance. Masks should have always been optional when case rates were a joke.

Interesting. My 12yo 6th grader has started to show slurred speech as well.

We had speech therapy when he was much younger, but it feels like he's reverting a bit.

If masks become optional, he will remove his. Partner and I are vaxxed + boosted and he and his sibling both fully vaxxed. I believe in the vaccine.

+1000 It all comes down to this. The ONLY place my kids wear masks at all now is at school. They are back and forth to activities, stores and friends' homes all the time without them. They also take them off at school more than they are supposed to, which is fine with me. A tsk tsk from the hall monitor types from time to time, but no real consequences yet.

Predicting we'll all be done with them by spring break. Can't wait.[/quote

You don't shop in Moco? Masks are required in stores, but to each their own. People do whatever these days anyway.

I am a MD resident who works in VA. I do virtually all of my shopping there, as masks are optional in stores. It is so liberating, I cannot begin to tell you.

Lol...if shopping without wearing a mask is liberating to you, you sound incredibly dull.

And if you still wear a mask while shopping you sound even duller.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Apparently, everyone glossed over my post. I'm a highschooler with elementary aged siblings. No one cares about masks. Not my friends, not their friends, not my siblings. My mom lied to the school board and said my siblings come home crying every day over masks as if lying is normal. I realized then adults don't care about us at all. They care about their own agendas and are using us as scapegoats. I have no doubt a few kids hate masks. Not the majority. Not anyone I know. Not anyone they know. Not their siblings. Not my siblings. Not their friends. However, we've all come to find out our parents are trying to spin a different narrative for us. In our name. On our behalf. It's horrible being only 16 and realizing your parents are liars. I've had friends tell me their parents have asked them to cry at school board meetings. To ask them to lie about how they felt about virtual. To speak without their consent about their "experiences" as a mask wearing student. It's far, far worse than MoCo trying to protect citizens. You have all cultivated this entire community of distrust and we all see it. Kids see it. Teenagers see it. We aren't mentally traumatized by masks or virtual learning. We are traumatized by seeing people we trusted turning into actual liars, while using us as their scapegoat. If we need mental health professionals, it's probably because of the mental health professionals in this community just trying to get their name in the news. No one listens to us though because we are kids.

I hear you. My kids don't mind wearing mask either. I have yet to meet a kid that has a problem with wearing masks. I think the school year should finish out with masks for consistency. If numbers stay low over the summer, remove the mandate for next school year.

My daughter forgets her mask is on. Because she has worn it 40 hours a week for 18m. But she is having a terrible time learning to read, her speech is off (slurred almost muffled) and she has some social anxiety and OCD. Now, it’s totally possible that masks are not the cause but I can’t find out because I can’t unmask her. It’s gone on long enough. We need to give parents the choice especially for youngest kids. Especially when cases are precipitously declining. We lack nuance. Masks should have always been optional when case rates were a joke.

Interesting. My 12yo 6th grader has started to show slurred speech as well.

We had speech therapy when he was much younger, but it feels like he's reverting a bit.

If masks become optional, he will remove his. Partner and I are vaxxed + boosted and he and his sibling both fully vaxxed. I believe in the vaccine.

+1000 It all comes down to this. The ONLY place my kids wear masks at all now is at school. They are back and forth to activities, stores and friends' homes all the time without them. They also take them off at school more than they are supposed to, which is fine with me. A tsk tsk from the hall monitor types from time to time, but no real consequences yet.

Predicting we'll all be done with them by spring break. Can't wait.

Cool lies you tell yourself. No kid is taking their mask off at school "more than they should" without immediate reprimand. Just not happening. Don't threaten admin with "no real consequences yet." We can make it happen. In a heartbeat. The fact you are proud of all of the above, shows the kind of person you are. No one I know would let your kids into their home at this point. Your proudly tout ignorance as strength and you are the problem.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Apparently, everyone glossed over my post. I'm a highschooler with elementary aged siblings. No one cares about masks. Not my friends, not their friends, not my siblings. My mom lied to the school board and said my siblings come home crying every day over masks as if lying is normal. I realized then adults don't care about us at all. They care about their own agendas and are using us as scapegoats. I have no doubt a few kids hate masks. Not the majority. Not anyone I know. Not anyone they know. Not their siblings. Not my siblings. Not their friends. However, we've all come to find out our parents are trying to spin a different narrative for us. In our name. On our behalf. It's horrible being only 16 and realizing your parents are liars. I've had friends tell me their parents have asked them to cry at school board meetings. To ask them to lie about how they felt about virtual. To speak without their consent about their "experiences" as a mask wearing student. It's far, far worse than MoCo trying to protect citizens. You have all cultivated this entire community of distrust and we all see it. Kids see it. Teenagers see it. We aren't mentally traumatized by masks or virtual learning. We are traumatized by seeing people we trusted turning into actual liars, while using us as their scapegoat. If we need mental health professionals, it's probably because of the mental health professionals in this community just trying to get their name in the news. No one listens to us though because we are kids.

I hear you. My kids don't mind wearing mask either. I have yet to meet a kid that has a problem with wearing masks. I think the school year should finish out with masks for consistency. If numbers stay low over the summer, remove the mandate for next school year.

My daughter forgets her mask is on. Because she has worn it 40 hours a week for 18m. But she is having a terrible time learning to read, her speech is off (slurred almost muffled) and she has some social anxiety and OCD. Now, it’s totally possible that masks are not the cause but I can’t find out because I can’t unmask her. It’s gone on long enough. We need to give parents the choice especially for youngest kids. Especially when cases are precipitously declining. We lack nuance. Masks should have always been optional when case rates were a joke.

Interesting. My 12yo 6th grader has started to show slurred speech as well.

We had speech therapy when he was much younger, but it feels like he's reverting a bit.

If masks become optional, he will remove his. Partner and I are vaxxed + boosted and he and his sibling both fully vaxxed. I believe in the vaccine.

+1000 It all comes down to this. The ONLY place my kids wear masks at all now is at school. They are back and forth to activities, stores and friends' homes all the time without them. They also take them off at school more than they are supposed to, which is fine with me. A tsk tsk from the hall monitor types from time to time, but no real consequences yet.

Predicting we'll all be done with them by spring break. Can't wait.[/quote

You don't shop in Moco? Masks are required in stores, but to each their own. People do whatever these days anyway.

I am a MD resident who works in VA. I do virtually all of my shopping there, as masks are optional in stores. It is so liberating, I cannot begin to tell you.

Lol...if shopping without wearing a mask is liberating to you, you sound incredibly dull.

And if you still wear a mask while shopping you sound even duller.

People like you are responsible for the latest surge and why we are still masking. Grow up and do your part and then we can get rid of masks.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Apparently, everyone glossed over my post. I'm a highschooler with elementary aged siblings. No one cares about masks. Not my friends, not their friends, not my siblings. My mom lied to the school board and said my siblings come home crying every day over masks as if lying is normal. I realized then adults don't care about us at all. They care about their own agendas and are using us as scapegoats. I have no doubt a few kids hate masks. Not the majority. Not anyone I know. Not anyone they know. Not their siblings. Not my siblings. Not their friends. However, we've all come to find out our parents are trying to spin a different narrative for us. In our name. On our behalf. It's horrible being only 16 and realizing your parents are liars. I've had friends tell me their parents have asked them to cry at school board meetings. To ask them to lie about how they felt about virtual. To speak without their consent about their "experiences" as a mask wearing student. It's far, far worse than MoCo trying to protect citizens. You have all cultivated this entire community of distrust and we all see it. Kids see it. Teenagers see it. We aren't mentally traumatized by masks or virtual learning. We are traumatized by seeing people we trusted turning into actual liars, while using us as their scapegoat. If we need mental health professionals, it's probably because of the mental health professionals in this community just trying to get their name in the news. No one listens to us though because we are kids.

I hear you. My kids don't mind wearing mask either. I have yet to meet a kid that has a problem with wearing masks. I think the school year should finish out with masks for consistency. If numbers stay low over the summer, remove the mandate for next school year.

My daughter forgets her mask is on. Because she has worn it 40 hours a week for 18m. But she is having a terrible time learning to read, her speech is off (slurred almost muffled) and she has some social anxiety and OCD. Now, it’s totally possible that masks are not the cause but I can’t find out because I can’t unmask her. It’s gone on long enough. We need to give parents the choice especially for youngest kids. Especially when cases are precipitously declining. We lack nuance. Masks should have always been optional when case rates were a joke.

Interesting. My 12yo 6th grader has started to show slurred speech as well.

We had speech therapy when he was much younger, but it feels like he's reverting a bit.

If masks become optional, he will remove his. Partner and I are vaxxed + boosted and he and his sibling both fully vaxxed. I believe in the vaccine.

+1000 It all comes down to this. The ONLY place my kids wear masks at all now is at school. They are back and forth to activities, stores and friends' homes all the time without them. They also take them off at school more than they are supposed to, which is fine with me. A tsk tsk from the hall monitor types from time to time, but no real consequences yet.

Predicting we'll all be done with them by spring break. Can't wait.[/quote

You don't shop in Moco? Masks are required in stores, but to each their own. People do whatever these days anyway.

I am a MD resident who works in VA. I do virtually all of my shopping there, as masks are optional in stores. It is so liberating, I cannot begin to tell you.

Lol...if shopping without wearing a mask is liberating to you, you sound incredibly dull.

And if you still wear a mask while shopping you sound even duller.

People like you are responsible for the latest surge and why we are still masking. Grow up and do your part and then we can get rid of masks.

Nah it’s the cloth maskers who think that gives them liberty to get up in my face. They’re the worst- you’re masks are worthless bozo so keep your distance. Thank ya!

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Apparently, everyone glossed over my post. I'm a highschooler with elementary aged siblings. No one cares about masks. Not my friends, not their friends, not my siblings. My mom lied to the school board and said my siblings come home crying every day over masks as if lying is normal. I realized then adults don't care about us at all. They care about their own agendas and are using us as scapegoats. I have no doubt a few kids hate masks. Not the majority. Not anyone I know. Not anyone they know. Not their siblings. Not my siblings. Not their friends. However, we've all come to find out our parents are trying to spin a different narrative for us. In our name. On our behalf. It's horrible being only 16 and realizing your parents are liars. I've had friends tell me their parents have asked them to cry at school board meetings. To ask them to lie about how they felt about virtual. To speak without their consent about their "experiences" as a mask wearing student. It's far, far worse than MoCo trying to protect citizens. You have all cultivated this entire community of distrust and we all see it. Kids see it. Teenagers see it. We aren't mentally traumatized by masks or virtual learning. We are traumatized by seeing people we trusted turning into actual liars, while using us as their scapegoat. If we need mental health professionals, it's probably because of the mental health professionals in this community just trying to get their name in the news. No one listens to us though because we are kids.

I hear you. My kids don't mind wearing mask either. I have yet to meet a kid that has a problem with wearing masks. I think the school year should finish out with masks for consistency. If numbers stay low over the summer, remove the mandate for next school year.

My daughter forgets her mask is on. Because she has worn it 40 hours a week for 18m. But she is having a terrible time learning to read, her speech is off (slurred almost muffled) and she has some social anxiety and OCD. Now, it’s totally possible that masks are not the cause but I can’t find out because I can’t unmask her. It’s gone on long enough. We need to give parents the choice especially for youngest kids. Especially when cases are precipitously declining. We lack nuance. Masks should have always been optional when case rates were a joke.

Interesting. My 12yo 6th grader has started to show slurred speech as well.

We had speech therapy when he was much younger, but it feels like he's reverting a bit.

If masks become optional, he will remove his. Partner and I are vaxxed + boosted and he and his sibling both fully vaxxed. I believe in the vaccine.

+1000 It all comes down to this. The ONLY place my kids wear masks at all now is at school. They are back and forth to activities, stores and friends' homes all the time without them. They also take them off at school more than they are supposed to, which is fine with me. A tsk tsk from the hall monitor types from time to time, but no real consequences yet.

Predicting we'll all be done with them by spring break. Can't wait.[/quote

You don't shop in Moco? Masks are required in stores, but to each their own. People do whatever these days anyway.

I am a MD resident who works in VA. I do virtually all of my shopping there, as masks are optional in stores. It is so liberating, I cannot begin to tell you.

Lol...if shopping without wearing a mask is liberating to you, you sound incredibly dull.

And if you still wear a mask while shopping you sound even duller.

People like you are responsible for the latest surge and why we are still masking. Grow up and do your part and then we can get rid of masks.

Honey you’ll never get rid of your mask. It’s become your pacifier. That’s why I’m not waiting for you!

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Apparently, everyone glossed over my post. I'm a highschooler with elementary aged siblings. No one cares about masks. Not my friends, not their friends, not my siblings. My mom lied to the school board and said my siblings come home crying every day over masks as if lying is normal. I realized then adults don't care about us at all. They care about their own agendas and are using us as scapegoats. I have no doubt a few kids hate masks. Not the majority. Not anyone I know. Not anyone they know. Not their siblings. Not my siblings. Not their friends. However, we've all come to find out our parents are trying to spin a different narrative for us. In our name. On our behalf. It's horrible being only 16 and realizing your parents are liars. I've had friends tell me their parents have asked them to cry at school board meetings. To ask them to lie about how they felt about virtual. To speak without their consent about their "experiences" as a mask wearing student. It's far, far worse than MoCo trying to protect citizens. You have all cultivated this entire community of distrust and we all see it. Kids see it. Teenagers see it. We aren't mentally traumatized by masks or virtual learning. We are traumatized by seeing people we trusted turning into actual liars, while using us as their scapegoat. If we need mental health professionals, it's probably because of the mental health professionals in this community just trying to get their name in the news. No one listens to us though because we are kids.

I hear you. My kids don't mind wearing mask either. I have yet to meet a kid that has a problem with wearing masks. I think the school year should finish out with masks for consistency. If numbers stay low over the summer, remove the mandate for next school year.

My daughter forgets her mask is on. Because she has worn it 40 hours a week for 18m. But she is having a terrible time learning to read, her speech is off (slurred almost muffled) and she has some social anxiety and OCD. Now, it’s totally possible that masks are not the cause but I can’t find out because I can’t unmask her. It’s gone on long enough. We need to give parents the choice especially for youngest kids. Especially when cases are precipitously declining. We lack nuance. Masks should have always been optional when case rates were a joke.

Interesting. My 12yo 6th grader has started to show slurred speech as well.

We had speech therapy when he was much younger, but it feels like he's reverting a bit.

If masks become optional, he will remove his. Partner and I are vaxxed + boosted and he and his sibling both fully vaxxed. I believe in the vaccine.

+1000 It all comes down to this. The ONLY place my kids wear masks at all now is at school. They are back and forth to activities, stores and friends' homes all the time without them. They also take them off at school more than they are supposed to, which is fine with me. A tsk tsk from the hall monitor types from time to time, but no real consequences yet.

Predicting we'll all be done with them by spring break. Can't wait.

Cool lies you tell yourself. No kid is taking their mask off at school "more than they should" without immediate reprimand. Just not happening. Don't threaten admin with "no real consequences yet." We can make it happen. In a heartbeat. The fact you are proud of all of the above, shows the kind of person you are. No one I know would let your kids into their home at this point. Your proudly tout ignorance as strength and you are the problem.

I wish that were the case. In MS I see a lot of kids regularly with a mask half mast.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Apparently, everyone glossed over my post. I'm a highschooler with elementary aged siblings. No one cares about masks. Not my friends, not their friends, not my siblings. My mom lied to the school board and said my siblings come home crying every day over masks as if lying is normal. I realized then adults don't care about us at all. They care about their own agendas and are using us as scapegoats. I have no doubt a few kids hate masks. Not the majority. Not anyone I know. Not anyone they know. Not their siblings. Not my siblings. Not their friends. However, we've all come to find out our parents are trying to spin a different narrative for us. In our name. On our behalf. It's horrible being only 16 and realizing your parents are liars. I've had friends tell me their parents have asked them to cry at school board meetings. To ask them to lie about how they felt about virtual. To speak without their consent about their "experiences" as a mask wearing student. It's far, far worse than MoCo trying to protect citizens. You have all cultivated this entire community of distrust and we all see it. Kids see it. Teenagers see it. We aren't mentally traumatized by masks or virtual learning. We are traumatized by seeing people we trusted turning into actual liars, while using us as their scapegoat. If we need mental health professionals, it's probably because of the mental health professionals in this community just trying to get their name in the news. No one listens to us though because we are kids.

I hear you. My kids don't mind wearing mask either. I have yet to meet a kid that has a problem with wearing masks. I think the school year should finish out with masks for consistency. If numbers stay low over the summer, remove the mandate for next school year.

My daughter forgets her mask is on. Because she has worn it 40 hours a week for 18m. But she is having a terrible time learning to read, her speech is off (slurred almost muffled) and she has some social anxiety and OCD. Now, it’s totally possible that masks are not the cause but I can’t find out because I can’t unmask her. It’s gone on long enough. We need to give parents the choice especially for youngest kids. Especially when cases are precipitously declining. We lack nuance. Masks should have always been optional when case rates were a joke.

Interesting. My 12yo 6th grader has started to show slurred speech as well.

We had speech therapy when he was much younger, but it feels like he's reverting a bit.

If masks become optional, he will remove his. Partner and I are vaxxed + boosted and he and his sibling both fully vaxxed. I believe in the vaccine.

+1000 It all comes down to this. The ONLY place my kids wear masks at all now is at school. They are back and forth to activities, stores and friends' homes all the time without them. They also take them off at school more than they are supposed to, which is fine with me. A tsk tsk from the hall monitor types from time to time, but no real consequences yet.

Predicting we'll all be done with them by spring break. Can't wait.[/quote

You don't shop in Moco? Masks are required in stores, but to each their own. People do whatever these days anyway.

I am a MD resident who works in VA. I do virtually all of my shopping there, as masks are optional in stores. It is so liberating, I cannot begin to tell you.

Lol...if shopping without wearing a mask is liberating to you, you sound incredibly dull.

And if you still wear a mask while shopping you sound even duller.

People like you are responsible for the latest surge and why we are still masking. Grow up and do your part and then we can get rid of masks.

Honey you’ll never get rid of your mask. It’s become your pacifier. That’s why I’m not waiting for you!

We have to protect ourselves from people like you.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Apparently, everyone glossed over my post. I'm a highschooler with elementary aged siblings. No one cares about masks. Not my friends, not their friends, not my siblings. My mom lied to the school board and said my siblings come home crying every day over masks as if lying is normal. I realized then adults don't care about us at all. They care about their own agendas and are using us as scapegoats. I have no doubt a few kids hate masks. Not the majority. Not anyone I know. Not anyone they know. Not their siblings. Not my siblings. Not their friends. However, we've all come to find out our parents are trying to spin a different narrative for us. In our name. On our behalf. It's horrible being only 16 and realizing your parents are liars. I've had friends tell me their parents have asked them to cry at school board meetings. To ask them to lie about how they felt about virtual. To speak without their consent about their "experiences" as a mask wearing student. It's far, far worse than MoCo trying to protect citizens. You have all cultivated this entire community of distrust and we all see it. Kids see it. Teenagers see it. We aren't mentally traumatized by masks or virtual learning. We are traumatized by seeing people we trusted turning into actual liars, while using us as their scapegoat. If we need mental health professionals, it's probably because of the mental health professionals in this community just trying to get their name in the news. No one listens to us though because we are kids.

I hear you. My kids don't mind wearing mask either. I have yet to meet a kid that has a problem with wearing masks. I think the school year should finish out with masks for consistency. If numbers stay low over the summer, remove the mandate for next school year.

My daughter forgets her mask is on. Because she has worn it 40 hours a week for 18m. But she is having a terrible time learning to read, her speech is off (slurred almost muffled) and she has some social anxiety and OCD. Now, it’s totally possible that masks are not the cause but I can’t find out because I can’t unmask her. It’s gone on long enough. We need to give parents the choice especially for youngest kids. Especially when cases are precipitously declining. We lack nuance. Masks should have always been optional when case rates were a joke.

Interesting. My 12yo 6th grader has started to show slurred speech as well.

We had speech therapy when he was much younger, but it feels like he's reverting a bit.

If masks become optional, he will remove his. Partner and I are vaxxed + boosted and he and his sibling both fully vaxxed. I believe in the vaccine.

+1000 It all comes down to this. The ONLY place my kids wear masks at all now is at school. They are back and forth to activities, stores and friends' homes all the time without them. They also take them off at school more than they are supposed to, which is fine with me. A tsk tsk from the hall monitor types from time to time, but no real consequences yet.

Predicting we'll all be done with them by spring break. Can't wait.[/quote

You don't shop in Moco? Masks are required in stores, but to each their own. People do whatever these days anyway.

I am a MD resident who works in VA. I do virtually all of my shopping there, as masks are optional in stores. It is so liberating, I cannot begin to tell you.

Lol...if shopping without wearing a mask is liberating to you, you sound incredibly dull.

And if you still wear a mask while shopping you sound even duller.

People like you are responsible for the latest surge and why we are still masking. Grow up and do your part and then we can get rid of masks.

Nah it’s the cloth maskers who think that gives them liberty to get up in my face. They’re the worst- you’re masks are worthless bozo so keep your distance. Thank ya!

Your cloth suck, mine don’t.

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Just keep moving goalposts

What is “moving goalposts” to some is “adapting to shifting conditions” to others.

At what point do we decide that mass masking of children isn't necessary mitigation strategy?

Duh when it’s not a pandemic.

So first it was when the teachers could get vaccinated then it was when the kids could get vaccine now it's just "when it's not a pandemic"
Like when is this going to be over?! I'm over this shit.

It was always "when it's not a pandemic."
But, apparently it was never a pandemic for you and it will never be.
Unfortunately, stupidity is unbeatable. Selfishness does not help too.

You know it's really easy for people like you who never actually have to wear a mask except for like 5 minutes at the grocery store or no way you probably just use instacart some of us actually have to wear masks all day long and do real jobs

Oh, you are a nurse/doctor/lab tech and have been wearing a mask to work for years?

First of all nope.

Second of all unless you worked in surgery healthcare workers didn't have to wear facial masks all the time

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Apparently, everyone glossed over my post. I'm a highschooler with elementary aged siblings. No one cares about masks. Not my friends, not their friends, not my siblings. My mom lied to the school board and said my siblings come home crying every day over masks as if lying is normal. I realized then adults don't care about us at all. They care about their own agendas and are using us as scapegoats. I have no doubt a few kids hate masks. Not the majority. Not anyone I know. Not anyone they know. Not their siblings. Not my siblings. Not their friends. However, we've all come to find out our parents are trying to spin a different narrative for us. In our name. On our behalf. It's horrible being only 16 and realizing your parents are liars. I've had friends tell me their parents have asked them to cry at school board meetings. To ask them to lie about how they felt about virtual. To speak without their consent about their "experiences" as a mask wearing student. It's far, far worse than MoCo trying to protect citizens. You have all cultivated this entire community of distrust and we all see it. Kids see it. Teenagers see it. We aren't mentally traumatized by masks or virtual learning. We are traumatized by seeing people we trusted turning into actual liars, while using us as their scapegoat. If we need mental health professionals, it's probably because of the mental health professionals in this community just trying to get their name in the news. No one listens to us though because we are kids.

I hear you. My kids don't mind wearing mask either. I have yet to meet a kid that has a problem with wearing masks. I think the school year should finish out with masks for consistency. If numbers stay low over the summer, remove the mandate for next school year.

My daughter forgets her mask is on. Because she has worn it 40 hours a week for 18m. But she is having a terrible time learning to read, her speech is off (slurred almost muffled) and she has some social anxiety and OCD. Now, it’s totally possible that masks are not the cause but I can’t find out because I can’t unmask her. It’s gone on long enough. We need to give parents the choice especially for youngest kids. Especially when cases are precipitously declining. We lack nuance. Masks should have always been optional when case rates were a joke.

Interesting. My 12yo 6th grader has started to show slurred speech as well.

We had speech therapy when he was much younger, but it feels like he's reverting a bit.

If masks become optional, he will remove his. Partner and I are vaxxed + boosted and he and his sibling both fully vaxxed. I believe in the vaccine.

+1000 It all comes down to this. The ONLY place my kids wear masks at all now is at school. They are back and forth to activities, stores and friends' homes all the time without them. They also take them off at school more than they are supposed to, which is fine with me. A tsk tsk from the hall monitor types from time to time, but no real consequences yet.

Predicting we'll all be done with them by spring break. Can't wait.

Cool lies you tell yourself. No kid is taking their mask off at school "more than they should" without immediate reprimand. Just not happening. Don't threaten admin with "no real consequences yet." We can make it happen. In a heartbeat. The fact you are proud of all of the above, shows the kind of person you are. No one I know would let your kids into their home at this point. Your proudly tout ignorance as strength and you are the problem.

Lol you think you work for MCPS? Faker. ALl the teachers can do is nag kids to pull their mask up all the live long day. No other consequences.

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I am anti choice.

100% masking, 100% of the time.

My child has a right to be protected, and that means your child must mask up at school. Period!

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Apparently, everyone glossed over my post. I'm a highschooler with elementary aged siblings. No one cares about masks. Not my friends, not their friends, not my siblings. My mom lied to the school board and said my siblings come home crying every day over masks as if lying is normal. I realized then adults don't care about us at all. They care about their own agendas and are using us as scapegoats. I have no doubt a few kids hate masks. Not the majority. Not anyone I know. Not anyone they know. Not their siblings. Not my siblings. Not their friends. However, we've all come to find out our parents are trying to spin a different narrative for us. In our name. On our behalf. It's horrible being only 16 and realizing your parents are liars. I've had friends tell me their parents have asked them to cry at school board meetings. To ask them to lie about how they felt about virtual. To speak without their consent about their "experiences" as a mask wearing student. It's far, far worse than MoCo trying to protect citizens. You have all cultivated this entire community of distrust and we all see it. Kids see it. Teenagers see it. We aren't mentally traumatized by masks or virtual learning. We are traumatized by seeing people we trusted turning into actual liars, while using us as their scapegoat. If we need mental health professionals, it's probably because of the mental health professionals in this community just trying to get their name in the news. No one listens to us though because we are kids.

I hear you. My kids don't mind wearing mask either. I have yet to meet a kid that has a problem with wearing masks. I think the school year should finish out with masks for consistency. If numbers stay low over the summer, remove the mandate for next school year.

My daughter forgets her mask is on. Because she has worn it 40 hours a week for 18m. But she is having a terrible time learning to read, her speech is off (slurred almost muffled) and she has some social anxiety and OCD. Now, it’s totally possible that masks are not the cause but I can’t find out because I can’t unmask her. It’s gone on long enough. We need to give parents the choice especially for youngest kids. Especially when cases are precipitously declining. We lack nuance. Masks should have always been optional when case rates were a joke.

Interesting. My 12yo 6th grader has started to show slurred speech as well.

We had speech therapy when he was much younger, but it feels like he's reverting a bit.

If masks become optional, he will remove his. Partner and I are vaxxed + boosted and he and his sibling both fully vaxxed. I believe in the vaccine.

+1000 It all comes down to this. The ONLY place my kids wear masks at all now is at school. They are back and forth to activities, stores and friends' homes all the time without them. They also take them off at school more than they are supposed to, which is fine with me. A tsk tsk from the hall monitor types from time to time, but no real consequences yet.

Predicting we'll all be done with them by spring break. Can't wait.

Cool lies you tell yourself. No kid is taking their mask off at school "more than they should" without immediate reprimand. Just not happening. Don't threaten admin with "no real consequences yet." We can make it happen. In a heartbeat. The fact you are proud of all of the above, shows the kind of person you are. No one I know would let your kids into their home at this point. Your proudly tout ignorance as strength and you are the problem.

Lol you think you work for MCPS? Faker. ALl the teachers can do is nag kids to pull their mask up all the live long day. No other consequences.

“Faker?” Are you 12 years old? You’re quite a pathetic human being. Nothing to be proud of in any of your statements. Grow up.