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Call your bank *gasp* and communicate with them. Yes, you need to go, and possibly with your unmasked son who has been exposed,unmasked, to several health care workers in the previous time period. See if there are options for your services. Before hours, after hours - many banks offer “other” services by appointment only that will afford you service without being part of the fray. But to get them, you need to communicate. 
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FWIW, I did contact the bank and inquired about alternatives, since it's going to be very disruptive to pull him out of therapy to bring him to the bank during business hours.  I was very clear about what I'd have to do, and they told me just to bring him along.  I get that that is fine for them, but it is far from ideal for me and my child.

Similarly, I checked with the other establishments I'd be going to, who all told me this was a non-issue from their perspective.

I always knew DCUM would be on the more extreme side on this.  And that's specifically why I posted here, and specifically in the regular toddler forum rather than the special needs forum.  I'm trying to identify some mutually-agreeable reasonable accommodation here that would give demographic represented by the DCUM crowd some peace of mind.

But, my takeaway here is that I'll likely get snarky remarks and looks regardless of what I do. And if that's really the case, then I'm not going to bother taking some of the more extreme mitigations, like using a plastic weather shield.  I see no reason to put my kid through that if it's not actually going to make you all feel better.[/quote]

Well, it’s not necessarily about others feeling better. It’s about being a good member of the community and taking every precaution that you possibly can to ensure that you and your family are not a risk to others.

So it may be a non issue to establishments, but in the end, COVID is spreading in terms of paper it’s everywhere. It’s every person not doing their little part that contributes to the spread. Yea, community spread is relatively low, and brining your son is probably fine, but, well.. I guess you don’t care, OP. I can see it in your responses that you don’t care. I don’t think people have been extreme, and I think in general, people are sensitive of special needs in these cases.

So let’s be fair. You’re feeling angry and burned out, like so many people are right now. You want the answer that you want, which is that it’s fine to take your kid massless into establishments. The reality is, it’s not fine, but it’s understandable, but like you, everyone has reached their own level of burnout right now and you may receive some snark. LIKE YOU, people are tired of fighting their kids into masks, into wearing one themselves, into being home, into whatever s**t they have right now.

In any case, OP, I hope you get your errands done, and I hope you will try to mitigate any impact of the safety your community.

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I'd argue that OP DOES care, or she wouldn't be posting here.  She'd just be doing her errands and then some without a care in the world, like so many other people in this country are doing.  If more people were making purposeful, conscious choices, we'd be in better shape overall.  This area is such a bubble!  There are states where you can't even get the adults to wear masks in stores- one 3yo out for the occasional errand is just not a big deal in the grand scheme of things.

Do what you have to do OP, although I agree with the suggestions to get a sitter if you can, if for no other reason than to give yourself a break.  I understand it may be difficult to find a sitter for a child who is exposed to many health care professionals, but there might be someone.[/quote]

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