Do I tell parents DS isn’t feeling well?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I visited a friend in June--we'd all been extremely cautious with quarantine so this was a first visit outside our respective circles. The next day she woke up feeling really crummy--nasty cold, had to get a covid test and wait a few days for the results. She didn't mention it until the results came back negative, and I'm really glad because I would have panicked and beat myself up for visiting in the first place. My two cents is to keep your mouth shut until you have more information. Don't cause a panic until you need to.

This is really scary. She had a responsibility to tell you, and you had a responsibility to stay home.

OP has a responsibility to tell.

We are never going to get this virus under control, if people like OP and you don't take it seriously.

This is really extreme alarmist thinking. People are not going to stay home and quarantine every time they feel a little drowsy or sniffly. Actually, my nose is a little runny today and I have a mild sinus headache, but I have grocery shopping to do and I’m going to do it. If you’re that worried, you should stay home.

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10/19/2020 08:29

Subject: Do I tell parents DS isn’t feeling well?

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What in the world...? Not as much to OP, but some of these responses. "It's probably just allergies" is how half the White House got this thing. Yeah, it probably IS just allergies! But when this happens, yes, you tell people so they can isolate for a little while. It might not need to be 14 days, and you might not need to test. But yeah, you tell people! Their anxiety is not your problem-- and I say this as someone with a diagnosed anxiety disorder.

And to be clear-- this doesn't apply to very mild and pretty constant symptoms consistent with a KNOWN allergy. Like I have a bit of a runny nose off and on (and occasional headache) through the fall d/t my mold allergy, especially after it rains. But if, out of nowhere, someone starts feeling pretty crummy, has several symptoms and no known allergies... yeah, you tell!