Did you gather in large groups for the holidays? A virus may be your post-holiday present

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn't this happen every year since the dawn of time? Get a bunch of people together and someone will get sick with something.

I just don't get why this is a concern now.

Just one week to flatten the curve bro, just one week, that's all we need is one week.

I’m choosing to believe you’re a middle schooler off on school break, because otherwise, how embarrassing for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Duh. This is not news. Its also not a big deal. We had a lovely holiday break; traveled, partied, enjoyed festivities, saw all of the people. One of my kids is home sick today with a fever. I feel sad for him but would in no way suggest that we shouldn't have celebrated, nor do I feel any need to isolate for those of us in the house who arent yet sick. Im in the office today. Such is life.

Do you test for COVID? I'm assuming the answer is no.

You say this like its an activity that needs to be practiced regularly, which is super weird.

Ive had covid only once, in 2022 and yes my whole family tested. We were all obviously ill. I will not test myself right now because im not sick. I will not test my son because hes a kid and kids get random fevers and then get better. If everyone in my house came down with obvious symptoms that lasted more than 48 hours, yes I would test. Otherwise, no I dont see anything to gain in doing so.

I guess your weird and my weird are different because we focus on different things. You think you have nothing to gain by having your kid test for COVID, and if you wouldn't do anything differently yourself if the test was positive, then you have nothing to gain. Personally, I think it's weird to potentially expose my co-workers to COVID when I know one of my kids is sick after we, as a family, engaged in a host of high-risk activities at a time when high levels of COVID (and other illnesses) are circulating.

Serious question here - prior to Covid, would you have stayed home if your kid had the flu but you felt fine? What about if you had a cold that might have been the flu or another virus? Lots of employers didn't give sick time for those situations. Do they give sick time now?

And testing healthy people for a potential illness was never a thing pre-Covid. Nobody got a flu test just because their family member had the flu.

One of the weirdest things about he Covid hysteria was how we acted like perfectly healthy people were covered in smallpox sores. It was just bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duh. This is not news. Its also not a big deal. We had a lovely holiday break; traveled, partied, enjoyed festivities, saw all of the people. One of my kids is home sick today with a fever. I feel sad for him but would in no way suggest that we shouldn't have celebrated, nor do I feel any need to isolate for those of us in the house who arent yet sick. Im in the office today. Such is life.

Do you test for COVID? I'm assuming the answer is no.

You say this like its an activity that needs to be practiced regularly, which is super weird.

Ive had covid only once, in 2022 and yes my whole family tested. We were all obviously ill. I will not test myself right now because im not sick. I will not test my son because hes a kid and kids get random fevers and then get better. If everyone in my house came down with obvious symptoms that lasted more than 48 hours, yes I would test. Otherwise, no I dont see anything to gain in doing so.

I guess your weird and my weird are different because we focus on different things. You think you have nothing to gain by having your kid test for COVID, and if you wouldn't do anything differently yourself if the test was positive, then you have nothing to gain. Personally, I think it's weird to potentially expose my co-workers to COVID when I know one of my kids is sick after we, as a family, engaged in a host of high-risk activities at a time when high levels of COVID (and other illnesses) are circulating.

Serious question here - prior to Covid, would you have stayed home if your kid had the flu but you felt fine? What about if you had a cold that might have been the flu or another virus? Lots of employers didn't give sick time for those situations. Do they give sick time now?

First of all, COVID is not the same as the flu. I never said that the OP should have stayed home. I would not have stayed home before COVID, and I would not necessarily stay home now if I wasn't sick. I would, however, definitely wear a mask, especially if I knew that my kid had COVID, to avoid making my co-workers sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doesn't this happen every year since the dawn of time? Get a bunch of people together and someone will get sick with something.

I just don't get why this is a concern now.

Just one week to flatten the curve bro, just one week, that's all we need is one week.

Exactly. Sorry OP, I refuse to just exist. Life is for the living and should be embraced, that includes getting together with friends and family.
Wear a mask and stay in your bunker if life is this scary for you, but leave the rest of us alone.

Oh, grow up.

not OP

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duh. This is not news. Its also not a big deal. We had a lovely holiday break; traveled, partied, enjoyed festivities, saw all of the people. One of my kids is home sick today with a fever. I feel sad for him but would in no way suggest that we shouldn't have celebrated, nor do I feel any need to isolate for those of us in the house who arent yet sick. Im in the office today. Such is life.

Do you test for COVID? I'm assuming the answer is no.

You say this like its an activity that needs to be practiced regularly, which is super weird.

Ive had covid only once, in 2022 and yes my whole family tested. We were all obviously ill. I will not test myself right now because im not sick. I will not test my son because hes a kid and kids get random fevers and then get better. If everyone in my house came down with obvious symptoms that lasted more than 48 hours, yes I would test. Otherwise, no I dont see anything to gain in doing so.

I guess your weird and my weird are different because we focus on different things. You think you have nothing to gain by having your kid test for COVID, and if you wouldn't do anything differently yourself if the test was positive, then you have nothing to gain. Personally, I think it's weird to potentially expose my co-workers to COVID when I know one of my kids is sick after we, as a family, engaged in a host of high-risk activities at a time when high levels of COVID (and other illnesses) are circulating.

Serious question here - prior to Covid, would you have stayed home if your kid had the flu but you felt fine? What about if you had a cold that might have been the flu or another virus? Lots of employers didn't give sick time for those situations. Do they give sick time now?

And testing healthy people for a potential illness was never a thing pre-Covid. Nobody got a flu test just because their family member had the flu.

One of the weirdest things about he Covid hysteria was how we acted like perfectly healthy people were covered in smallpox sores. It was just bizarre.

I didn't suggest that the parent should test; just asked whether she tested her SYMPTOMATIC kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duh. This is not news. It's also not a big deal. We had a lovely holiday break; traveled, partied, enjoyed festivities, saw all of the people. One of my kids is home sick today with a fever. I feel sad for him but would in no way suggest that we shouldn't have celebrated, nor do I feel any need to isolate for those of us in the house who arent yet sick. Im in the office today. Such is life.

What!?!

Why are you shocked? If the past 3+ years have taught us anything, it’s that the vast majority of DCUM Moms are the most spoiled, entitled, selfish people walking the planet, and they give not a single, solitary damn about anyone except themselves and their own kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're asking highly selfish people if they're going to party and then self isolate? The answer is no, no they are not.

+1,000,000

[Anonymous]

Nope. Not following this advice. My mother is undergoing chemo for stage 4 cancer and it might be the last time we see her. As long as she's able, and we aren't noticeably ill, we get together with her. The kids are going back to school as usual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duh. This is not news. Its also not a big deal. We had a lovely holiday break; traveled, partied, enjoyed festivities, saw all of the people. One of my kids is home sick today with a fever. I feel sad for him but would in no way suggest that we shouldn't have celebrated, nor do I feel any need to isolate for those of us in the house who arent yet sick. Im in the office today. Such is life.

Do you test for COVID? I'm assuming the answer is no.

You say this like its an activity that needs to be practiced regularly, which is super weird.

Ive had covid only once, in 2022 and yes my whole family tested. We were all obviously ill. I will not test myself right now because im not sick. I will not test my son because hes a kid and kids get random fevers and then get better. If everyone in my house came down with obvious symptoms that lasted more than 48 hours, yes I would test. Otherwise, no I dont see anything to gain in doing so.

Selfish, selfish, selfish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're asking highly selfish people if they're going to party and then self isolate? The answer is no, no they are not.

The article doesn’t suggest self-isolating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're asking highly selfish people if they're going to party and then self isolate? The answer is no, no they are not.

So your take is it's highly selfish to gather and celebrate for holidays and then carry on with our lives afterward. You mean the behavior that humanity has been engaging in since the dawn of time.

Community and connection are canceled folks. The way to a long and healthy life is to avoid all the people. Bonus points for spending the holidays with as few people as possible and then having a job that allows you to sit at home alone afterward too. This is evidence-based advice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're asking highly selfish people if they're going to party and then self isolate? The answer is no, no they are not.

So your take is it's highly selfish to gather and celebrate for holidays and then carry on with our lives afterward. You mean the behavior that humanity has been engaging in since the dawn of time.

Community and connection are canceled folks. The way to a long and healthy life is to avoid all the people. Bonus points for spending the holidays with as few people as possible and then having a job that allows you to sit at home alone afterward too. This is evidence-based advice.

No one has suggested avoiding socialization. The article doesn't say that, nor have prior posters mentioned isolating or avoiding holiday gatherings. The idea is that we might want to be mindful of others following high-risk activities, especially if we will be around vulnerable people in the week following those high-risk activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're asking highly selfish people if they're going to party and then self isolate? The answer is no, no they are not.

So your take is it's highly selfish to gather and celebrate for holidays and then carry on with our lives afterward. You mean the behavior that humanity has been engaging in since the dawn of time.

Community and connection are canceled folks. The way to a long and healthy life is to avoid all the people. Bonus points for spending the holidays with as few people as possible and then having a job that allows you to sit at home alone afterward too. This is evidence-based advice.

No one has suggested avoiding socialization. The article doesn't say that, nor have prior posters mentioned isolating or avoiding holiday gatherings. The idea is that we might want to be mindful of others following high-risk activities, especially if we will be around vulnerable people in the week following those high-risk activities.

Except for the person who suggested just that. I will pull the quote for you to read since you seem to have missed it. People are responding to it.

You're asking highly selfish people if they're going to party and then self isolate? The answer is no, no they are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're asking highly selfish people if they're going to party and then self isolate? The answer is no, no they are not.

So your take is it's highly selfish to gather and celebrate for holidays and then carry on with our lives afterward. You mean the behavior that humanity has been engaging in since the dawn of time.

Community and connection are canceled folks. The way to a long and healthy life is to avoid all the people. Bonus points for spending the holidays with as few people as possible and then having a job that allows you to sit at home alone afterward too. This is evidence-based advice.

No one has suggested avoiding socialization. The article doesn't say that, nor have prior posters mentioned isolating or avoiding holiday gatherings. The idea is that we might want to be mindful of others following high-risk activities, especially if we will be around vulnerable people in the week following those high-risk activities.

NP. OP mentioned it in their post. “How many of you are going to self-isolate?”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're asking highly selfish people if they're going to party and then self isolate? The answer is no, no they are not.

So your take is it's highly selfish to gather and celebrate for holidays and then carry on with our lives afterward. You mean the behavior that humanity has been engaging in since the dawn of time.

Community and connection are canceled folks. The way to a long and healthy life is to avoid all the people. Bonus points for spending the holidays with as few people as possible and then having a job that allows you to sit at home alone afterward too. This is evidence-based advice.

No one has suggested avoiding socialization. The article doesn't say that, nor have prior posters mentioned isolating or avoiding holiday gatherings. The idea is that we might want to be mindful of others following high-risk activities, especially if we will be around vulnerable people in the week following those high-risk activities.

Did you even read the article? "If you're partying, avoid close contact with high risk people". Why is partying any different than going to work, school, restaurants, etc? So we should either avoid all those places or avoid close contact with others who may or may not be high risk, how can tell? This fear mongering isn't going to work, nobody is going to stay home like its 2020.