If your kid still masks at school....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't be offended, but I'd be uncomfortable if a child wore a mask to my house, and we'd not invite them again.

You must live in Texas

[Anonymous]

I would not be offended, but I’d wonder why you came. A few kids were still masking at my son’s party last summer - an indoor pottery class. One kid didn’t eat any cake and we gave him a to go box to take home. The others took off their masks to eat and sat close to the other kids to do so. The parents didn’t give me any special mask instructions and so I trusted that 9 yr olds know their family rules.

One of the girls who took off her mask to eat was 20 min late because they drove home to retrieve a forgotten mask.

The kid who masked the whole time and didn’t eat was a budding friend, but I haven’t invited him for a play date because we don’t mask and are living our lives as normal.

[Anonymous]

This is a strange thread. Didn’t realize that people cared so much about what others choose to do and will ostracize them for doing so

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not be offended, but I’d wonder why you came. A few kids were still masking at my son’s party last summer - an indoor pottery class. One kid didn’t eat any cake and we gave him a to go box to take home. The others took off their masks to eat and sat close to the other kids to do so. The parents didn’t give me any special mask instructions and so I trusted that 9 yr olds know their family rules.

One of the girls who took off her mask to eat was 20 min late because they drove home to retrieve a forgotten mask.

The kid who masked the whole time and didn’t eat was a budding friend, but I haven’t invited him for a play date because we don’t mask and are living our lives as normal.

Normally I invite friends over even if they make different clothing choices than I do. How sad your normal is so weird.

[Anonymous]

My kid masks (as best as he can and he often forgets to put it back on after lunch). It’s a cumulative risk estimation, but clearly wearing it, even some of the time, decreases the risk of bringing something home. As for the bday party, of course I don’t care if your kid masks. I just assume you have a reason and respect it.

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Anonymous wrote:This is a strange thread. Didn’t realize that people cared so much about what others choose to do and will ostracize them for doing so

It’s true. It’s sad. So some of these people won’t invite a budding friend kid who masks because they live with someone who has cancer?? What kind of jerks are these people? It’s awful.

[Anonymous]

I would not care if you came to a home party masked, but I would wonder the same thing at school, I think it is a false sense of security. Just like home, kids take their masks off at school to eat. Kids are not spaced out like they used to be in the beginning and they won’t be at home.

So I suppose you tell your child not to eat cake or drink so that their mask doesn’t come off

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks for the different perspectives. We test weekly before we see Grandparent and nephew. DD is very diligent with masking and does not need reminders and does not do the "hanging off face" thing. She really wears it. So no need for the host to have to worry about it.

She masks every day around these kids so I don't think anyone will be surprised to see her masked. She does eat at the normal lunch table but then remasks. It is not a perfect system but better. I think she can do the same at cake time.

To the pp who asked about illness, yes she gets sick a lot less than ever before and other kids in her class. We are also diligent about hand washing.

Thanks for reassuring me that her wearing a mask will not bother the host.

If you aren’t physically separating your child during meal time, then this is useless. Sorry but it really is.

Useless? No way. Less useful, sure, but unmasked life for 30 mins will expose a kid to less than unmasked all day.

Covid is an airborne infection. Wearing a mask and then removing it for meals is a false sense of security. It’s one of the reasons we didn’t see population level protective effects for mask mandates. Masks work - but they need to be worn, and when you can’t, you need to provide physical spacing, ESPECIALLY when confined indoors and sharing air space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I can't answer Q1 since my kid no longer masks at school.

But as to Q2: No! I would not be offended. There are kids in DD's class at school who still mask and I assume they have any of a number of reasons for doing so, and it's not really my business. I would never be upset if a child (or adult) chose to mask in my house. Entirely your call.

Same with us. Most birthday parties we've been, there are always a few people with masks on and nobody cares or even bats an eye.

[Anonymous]

How does your child eat meals at school with a mask on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't be offended, but I'd be uncomfortable if a child wore a mask to my house, and we'd not invite them again.

You must live in Texas

The vast majority of America is no longer masking and haven’t been for awhile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks for the different perspectives. We test weekly before we see Grandparent and nephew. DD is very diligent with masking and does not need reminders and does not do the "hanging off face" thing. She really wears it. So no need for the host to have to worry about it.

She masks every day around these kids so I don't think anyone will be surprised to see her masked. She does eat at the normal lunch table but then remasks. It is not a perfect system but better. I think she can do the same at cake time.

To the pp who asked about illness, yes she gets sick a lot less than ever before and other kids in her class. We are also diligent about hand washing.

Thanks for reassuring me that her wearing a mask will not bother the host.

If you aren’t physically separating your child during meal time, then this is useless. Sorry but it really is.

Useless? No way. Less useful, sure, but unmasked life for 30 mins will expose a kid to less than unmasked all day.

Covid is an airborne infection. Wearing a mask and then removing it for meals is a false sense of security. It’s one of the reasons we didn’t see population level protective effects for mask mandates. Masks work - but they need to be worn, and when you can’t, you need to provide physical spacing, ESPECIALLY when confined indoors and sharing air space.

This is exactly why if I had the newborn fresh out of NICU, I would say no thanks to your kid’s visit until my baby is older. People say they are masking but then do stuff like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a strange thread. Didn’t realize that people cared so much about what others choose to do and will ostracize them for doing so

You shouldn’t give these people any thought

[Anonymous]

Stay at home, save lives.

[Anonymous]

If my son wore a dress to your party would he be invited back? Please say yes.