BinaxNow at home test and false positives?

[Anonymous]

You chronic testers must have little kids or something. My oldest is in all AP and honors classes and our school has no virtual option. So, if he tests positive, he’s completely screwed.

He’s vaccinated, so no way am I inviting trouble by testing him for a sniffle. Every other parent I know is in the same boat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here: I really wish this hadn't turned into an argument. There is zero need for folks to get upset over my individual choice to test. Does it make you feel better to get upset at me? What i chose to do doesn't impact you at all. It doesn't matter that my kid isn't sick or feels fine. I would keep him home if he felt fine but had the flu too (or any number of other illnesses).

Anyway, we are ALL positive (the four of us). I am glad we tested because now I won't be attending the birthday of my husband's 80 year old uncle and hopefully we protected my son's best friend's brother who has a heart defect and just spent a week in the hospital for the flu. And now we won't be exposing my MIL who just lost her husband last month and is high risk herself.

I don't really care to hear any comments about how we are stupid for testing.

Your actions make them self-aware of their own irresponsibility. And they can’t handle that cognitive dissonance, so the knives come out.

Classic psychological response and coping mechanism.

Yup. They lash out because they know they are wrong.

Feel better, OP.

That's a "message board bubble" thing to say. I'm not sure you actually venture out into the real world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You chronic testers must have little kids or something. My oldest is in all AP and honors classes and our school has no virtual option. So, if he tests positive, he’s completely screwed.

He’s vaccinated, so no way am I inviting trouble by testing him for a sniffle. Every other parent I know is in the same boat.

You've accepted and adapted to reality. Some of the posters on this board are still living in a "zero covid" fantasy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here: I really wish this hadn't turned into an argument. There is zero need for folks to get upset over my individual choice to test. Does it make you feel better to get upset at me? What i chose to do doesn't impact you at all. It doesn't matter that my kid isn't sick or feels fine. I would keep him home if he felt fine but had the flu too (or any number of other illnesses).

Anyway, we are ALL positive (the four of us). I am glad we tested because now I won't be attending the birthday of my husband's 80 year old uncle and hopefully we protected my son's best friend's brother who has a heart defect and just spent a week in the hospital for the flu. And now we won't be exposing my MIL who just lost her husband last month and is high risk herself.

I don't really care to hear any comments about how we are stupid for testing.

Your actions make them self-aware of their own irresponsibility. And they can’t handle that cognitive dissonance, so the knives come out.

Classic psychological response and coping mechanism.

Yup. They lash out because they know they are wrong.

Feel better, OP.

That's a "message board bubble" thing to say. I'm not sure you actually venture out into the real world.

You’re right. They probably don’t have the self-awareness to realize that they are wrong. They are just your basic ignorant a-holes trying to sh1t on others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. This post is so strange. We have been doing playdates and sports and everything. My kids are in school. I even went to the kennedy center twice since they reopened. We aren't living in fear. I just had a feeling something was up and we tested and now we will stay home for 10 days (and my kids miss 5 days of school).

I am really not sure why that is me living in fear or having anxiety or anything. I just knew we had family coming in and to risk infecting them.

I don't understand why folks are getting so worked up over the fact that I tested when we are all positive.

But go on keep arguing. Have fun.

Well for starters I’d hate to be the kid sitting next to your kid at school who know has to quarantine perfectly healthy through Thanksgiving. I’d be livid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You chronic testers must have little kids or something. My oldest is in all AP and honors classes and our school has no virtual option. So, if he tests positive, he’s completely screwed.

He’s vaccinated, so no way am I inviting trouble by testing him for a sniffle. Every other parent I know is in the same boat.

You've accepted and adapted to reality. Some of the posters on this board are still living in a "zero covid" fantasy.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. This post is so strange. We have been doing playdates and sports and everything. My kids are in school. I even went to the kennedy center twice since they reopened. We aren't living in fear. I just had a feeling something was up and we tested and now we will stay home for 10 days (and my kids miss 5 days of school).

I am really not sure why that is me living in fear or having anxiety or anything. I just knew we had family coming in and to risk infecting them.

I don't understand why folks are getting so worked up over the fact that I tested when we are all positive.

But go on keep arguing. Have fun.

Well for starters I’d hate to be the kid sitting next to your kid at school who know has to quarantine perfectly healthy through Thanksgiving. I’d be livid.

Well, sorry. I am really good friends with all the kids in the class and they are fine. SO ....and they don't have to quarentine over thanksgiving. Some of you guys are acting like you haven't kept up to date over the rules. They can test on days 5-7. Which puts them out of quarantine before thanksgiving and they can even go back to school next week. And i assume if you don't care about knowing whether your kid is positive, you don't care about quarantining or whether or not you infect family members.

[Anonymous]

You did the right thing, OP! Hope nobody develops symptoms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. This post is so strange. We have been doing playdates and sports and everything. My kids are in school. I even went to the kennedy center twice since they reopened. We aren't living in fear. I just had a feeling something was up and we tested and now we will stay home for 10 days (and my kids miss 5 days of school).

I am really not sure why that is me living in fear or having anxiety or anything. I just knew we had family coming in and to risk infecting them.

I don't understand why folks are getting so worked up over the fact that I tested when we are all positive.

But go on keep arguing. Have fun.

Well for starters I’d hate to be the kid sitting next to your kid at school who know has to quarantine perfectly healthy through Thanksgiving. I’d be livid.

Well, sorry. I am really good friends with all the kids in the class and they are fine. SO ....and they don't have to quarentine over thanksgiving. Some of you guys are acting like you haven't kept up to date over the rules. They can test on days 5-7. Which puts them out of quarantine before thanksgiving and they can even go back to school next week. And i assume if you don't care about knowing whether your kid is positive, you don't care about quarantining or whether or not you infect family members.

You still caused a perfectly healthy child to miss 5 days of school for no reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You chronic testers must have little kids or something. My oldest is in all AP and honors classes and our school has no virtual option. So, if he tests positive, he’s completely screwed.

He’s vaccinated, so no way am I inviting trouble by testing him for a sniffle. Every other parent I know is in the same boat.

You've accepted and adapted to reality. Some of the posters on this board are still living in a "zero covid" fantasy.

+1.

+2

I have little kids and I'm not testing for minor symptoms, because our school also has no virtual option-- and even if they did, virtual kindergarten doesn't work at all because it's developmentally inappropriate. My kid is at school with a runny nose right now. I'm very high risk (serious heart condition), and I'm a little sniffly too, but I'm not testing myself. Colds are still gonna happen, and I'm vaxxed and boosted. At some point, even the high risk people need to learn to live with this, because we were ALWAYS at more risk than most people from things like flu. That's never going to change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. This post is so strange. We have been doing playdates and sports and everything. My kids are in school. I even went to the kennedy center twice since they reopened. We aren't living in fear. I just had a feeling something was up and we tested and now we will stay home for 10 days (and my kids miss 5 days of school).

I am really not sure why that is me living in fear or having anxiety or anything. I just knew we had family coming in and to risk infecting them.

I don't understand why folks are getting so worked up over the fact that I tested when we are all positive.

But go on keep arguing. Have fun.

Well for starters I’d hate to be the kid sitting next to your kid at school who know has to quarantine perfectly healthy through Thanksgiving. I’d be livid.

Well, sorry. I am really good friends with all the kids in the class and they are fine. SO ....and they don't have to quarentine over thanksgiving. Some of you guys are acting like you haven't kept up to date over the rules. They can test on days 5-7. Which puts them out of quarantine before thanksgiving and they can even go back to school next week. And i assume if you don't care about knowing whether your kid is positive, you don't care about quarantining or whether or not you infect family members.

You still caused a perfectly healthy child to miss 5 days of school for no reason.

Yeah my own kid?

I am taking him out out of 7 days to go to disney in January, you going to yell at me about that too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. This post is so strange. We have been doing playdates and sports and everything. My kids are in school. I even went to the kennedy center twice since they reopened. We aren't living in fear. I just had a feeling something was up and we tested and now we will stay home for 10 days (and my kids miss 5 days of school).

I am really not sure why that is me living in fear or having anxiety or anything. I just knew we had family coming in and to risk infecting them.

I don't understand why folks are getting so worked up over the fact that I tested when we are all positive.

But go on keep arguing. Have fun.

Well for starters I’d hate to be the kid sitting next to your kid at school who know has to quarantine perfectly healthy through Thanksgiving. I’d be livid.

Well, sorry. I am really good friends with all the kids in the class and they are fine. SO ....and they don't have to quarentine over thanksgiving. Some of you guys are acting like you haven't kept up to date over the rules. They can test on days 5-7. Which puts them out of quarantine before thanksgiving and they can even go back to school next week. And i assume if you don't care about knowing whether your kid is positive, you don't care about quarantining or whether or not you infect family members.

There is no way you are “really good friends” with every single kid in the class. You just sound ridiculous. Day 5 (from yesterday) is Sunday. If they could even get a test Sunday (unlikely) they would be unlikely to get the results back before Tuesday (last day of school) without paying a significant fee to expedite. You screwed over a bunch of families whether you admit it to yourself or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. This post is so strange. We have been doing playdates and sports and everything. My kids are in school. I even went to the kennedy center twice since they reopened. We aren't living in fear. I just had a feeling something was up and we tested and now we will stay home for 10 days (and my kids miss 5 days of school).

I am really not sure why that is me living in fear or having anxiety or anything. I just knew we had family coming in and to risk infecting them.

I don't understand why folks are getting so worked up over the fact that I tested when we are all positive.

But go on keep arguing. Have fun.

Well for starters I’d hate to be the kid sitting next to your kid at school who know has to quarantine perfectly healthy through Thanksgiving. I’d be livid.

Well, sorry. I am really good friends with all the kids in the class and they are fine. SO ....and they don't have to quarentine over thanksgiving. Some of you guys are acting like you haven't kept up to date over the rules. They can test on days 5-7. Which puts them out of quarantine before thanksgiving and they can even go back to school next week. And i assume if you don't care about knowing whether your kid is positive, you don't care about quarantining or whether or not you infect family members.

You still caused a perfectly healthy child to miss 5 days of school for no reason.

Yeah my own kid?

I am taking him out out of 7 days to go to disney in January, you going to yell at me about that too?

No, all the kids sitting next to your kid. At most schools at least 3-4 kids need to quarantine based on class seating and lunch. Are you sure you are a parent with kids in school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. This post is so strange. We have been doing playdates and sports and everything. My kids are in school. I even went to the kennedy center twice since they reopened. We aren't living in fear. I just had a feeling something was up and we tested and now we will stay home for 10 days (and my kids miss 5 days of school).

I am really not sure why that is me living in fear or having anxiety or anything. I just knew we had family coming in and to risk infecting them.

I don't understand why folks are getting so worked up over the fact that I tested when we are all positive.

But go on keep arguing. Have fun.

Well for starters I’d hate to be the kid sitting next to your kid at school who know has to quarantine perfectly healthy through Thanksgiving. I’d be livid.

Well, sorry. I am really good friends with all the kids in the class and they are fine. SO ....and they don't have to quarentine over thanksgiving. Some of you guys are acting like you haven't kept up to date over the rules. They can test on days 5-7. Which puts them out of quarantine before thanksgiving and they can even go back to school next week. And i assume if you don't care about knowing whether your kid is positive, you don't care about quarantining or whether or not you infect family members.

You still caused a perfectly healthy child to miss 5 days of school for no reason.

Yeah my own kid?

I am taking him out out of 7 days to go to disney in January, you going to yell at me about that too?

Bet you won’t test him for a 10 minute headache that week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. This post is so strange. We have been doing playdates and sports and everything. My kids are in school. I even went to the kennedy center twice since they reopened. We aren't living in fear. I just had a feeling something was up and we tested and now we will stay home for 10 days (and my kids miss 5 days of school).

I am really not sure why that is me living in fear or having anxiety or anything. I just knew we had family coming in and to risk infecting them.

I don't understand why folks are getting so worked up over the fact that I tested when we are all positive.

But go on keep arguing. Have fun.

Well for starters I’d hate to be the kid sitting next to your kid at school who know has to quarantine perfectly healthy through Thanksgiving. I’d be livid.

Well, sorry. I am really good friends with all the kids in the class and they are fine. SO ....and they don't have to quarentine over thanksgiving. Some of you guys are acting like you haven't kept up to date over the rules. They can test on days 5-7. Which puts them out of quarantine before thanksgiving and they can even go back to school next week. And i assume if you don't care about knowing whether your kid is positive, you don't care about quarantining or whether or not you infect family members.

You still caused a perfectly healthy child to miss 5 days of school for no reason.

Yeah my own kid?

I am taking him out out of 7 days to go to disney in January, you going to yell at me about that too?

Bet you won’t test him for a 10 minute headache that week.

No, the point is to screw over everybody else's vacation plans...not your own.