If your kid still masks at school....

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Anonymous wrote:The only 2 kids out with covid in my son's 4th grade class are the kids who mask. I'm sure they help some, but it doesn't seem to be impacting who gets covid and who doesn't at our school. They also have windows open in the classroom and outdoor lunch.

Such a crock of bs. First, you have no idea who is sick with what and who isn’t. Second, you don’t know who is masking consistently and who isn’t unless you’re stalking your child’s entire class. Weirdo.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only 2 kids out with covid in my son's 4th grade class are the kids who mask. I'm sure they help some, but it doesn't seem to be impacting who gets covid and who doesn't at our school. They also have windows open in the classroom and outdoor lunch.

Such a crock of bs. First, you have no idea who is sick with what and who isn’t. Second, you don’t know who is masking consistently and who isn’t unless you’re stalking your child’s entire class. Weirdo.

NP but kids talk - my son absolutely says “larla was back today after Covid” and stuff like that.

[Anonymous]

Look, I’m DC right now the CDC guidelines call for wearing masks in public indoor settings. I get that most people choose to ignore that. But why judge those who don’t?

Our grandkids wear masks in school without giving it a second thought. It’s not a big deal.

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Anonymous wrote:The only 2 kids out with covid in my son's 4th grade class are the kids who mask. I'm sure they help some, but it doesn't seem to be impacting who gets covid and who doesn't at our school. They also have windows open in the classroom and outdoor lunch.

Such a crock of bs. First, you have no idea who is sick with what and who isn’t. Second, you don’t know who is masking consistently and who isn’t unless you’re stalking your child’s entire class. Weirdo.

NP but kids talk - my son absolutely says “larla was back today after Covid” and stuff like that.

And then what - you write it down on a chart that tracks every kid in the class and cross-reference that with who is wearing masks? And how do you determine that?

Weirdo.

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I don’t know any kids that mask, but I of course would not disallow a child from masking in my house. If they took the mask off or let it slip down, I wouldn’t do anything though. And I would feel very sorry for them.

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Anonymous wrote:The only 2 kids out with covid in my son's 4th grade class are the kids who mask. I'm sure they help some, but it doesn't seem to be impacting who gets covid and who doesn't at our school. They also have windows open in the classroom and outdoor lunch.

Such a crock of bs. First, you have no idea who is sick with what and who isn’t. Second, you don’t know who is masking consistently and who isn’t unless you’re stalking your child’s entire class. Weirdo.

NP but kids talk - my son absolutely says “larla was back today after Covid” and stuff like that.

And then what - you write it down on a chart that tracks every kid in the class and cross-reference that with who is wearing masks? And how do you determine that?

Weirdo.

It’s a sickness

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Anonymous wrote:OP, your reasons for forever-masking your children don’t make
any sense. Please discuss this with your pediatrician. Masking for short periods in certain scenarios can be helpful. Having a healthy young child mask through school and all social settings forever is harmful.

BTW, the “forever masking” lie is propaganda perpetuated by dumb Trumpers. If you’re a dumb Trumper, or pretending to be one, brava.

Maybe “indefinite” is a better term? Covid is here to stay and I’m not sure there’s any sign of sone miracle treatment/vaccine so if you need to mask to protect vulnerable family members I’m not sure what the end game is. Obviously families can do what works best for them but I would keep an open conversation with your kids about 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

I didn’t realize some people were still so insecure about their masking choices that they need to crowd source DCUM for permission.

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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.

It’s for their own protection- I’d be worried about giving the child something and then feel guilt over it. We have in person school, work, etc. and don’t wear masks anymore. I can’t guarantee we aren’t harboring a virus.

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Anonymous wrote:Look, I’m DC right now the CDC guidelines call for wearing masks in public indoor settings. I get that most people choose to ignore that. But why judge those who don’t?

Our grandkids wear masks in school without giving it a second thought. It’s not a big deal.

I just checked the CDC website.

“In District of Columbia, District of Columbia, community level is Medium…

If you are at high risk of getting very sick, wear a high-quality mask or respirator (e.g., N95) when indoors in public.”

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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.

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.

Yup- my nephew (and my sister/BIL) ended up with Covid last summer when he was 1 mo. They have no idea where they got it as they actually hadn’t had any visitors yet! And they were mostly getting groceries delivered. They assume it was probably at the doctors office as they had been at the pediatrician a few days before (all masked except the newborn of course). I’m surprised anyone with a NICU baby is allowing visitors. Plenty of time for visits when they aren’t so vulnerable (and not just to Covid).

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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

I didn’t realize some people were still so insecure about their masking choices that they need to crowd source DCUM for permission.

My body my choice bugaboo

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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.

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.

Yup- my nephew (and my sister/BIL) ended up with Covid last summer when he was 1 mo. They have no idea where they got it as they actually hadn’t had any visitors yet! And they were mostly getting groceries delivered. They assume it was probably at the doctors office as they had been at the pediatrician a few days before (all masked except the newborn of course). I’m surprised anyone with a NICU baby is allowing visitors. Plenty of time for visits when they aren’t so vulnerable (and not just to Covid).

Yea I had my oldest at the beginning of flu season and I was very careful who I let see her. I am happy for anyone to wear a mask if they want, I just don’t think I’d rely on it to provide any level of protection to keep a NICU baby safe. My MIL still wears an N95 mask around my kids and we limit visits to her accordingly (eat outside or separately) that’s fine. She’s not immune compromised but tends to get quite sick. I’m just not willing to make my kids mask any longer. YMMV

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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

I'm not allowed to be uncomfortable around anxious people? I fought severe anxiety for years, and part of my recovery is not being around people who cling to it...because I tend to jump right back in. Yes, it means I have to do things I'd rather not do and not be around people I'd like to get to know better, but my mental health comes first.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Look, I’m DC right now the CDC guidelines call for wearing masks in public indoor settings. I get that most people choose to ignore that. But why judge those who don’t?

Our grandkids wear masks in school without giving it a second thought. It’s not a big deal.

I just checked the CDC website.

“In District of Columbia, District of Columbia, community level is Medium…

If you are at high risk of getting very sick, wear a high-quality mask or respirator (e.g., N95) when indoors in public.”

Yea I guess it's gone back to Medium. It was High until very recently.