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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wearing masks does NOT mean that you "live in fear."  Wearing masks means that you understand risks and you're willing to do something that is 1) easy and 2) causes no harm to mitigate risks for others.  Only the insane or mentally ill would not wear masks.[/quote]

Spoken like someone without a child with sensory issues and speech delay.

Oh and frankly I’m just burnt out on trying to keep track of all our family’s masks. I set up a system to put dirty ones in a basket right away so I can wash them, but somehow they keep getting stuffed into backpacks, car seat cup holders, lost, etc. And this is with kids who are overall pretty responsible managing their stuff (water bottles, sports equipment, etc.) and my house is fairly minimal. But they get ripped off the first chance the kids get. Not to mention, if you actually want to properly mask, you need to be replacing them fairly often, which I’m skeptical people actually do. One pack I ordered off Amazon said to replace after like 8 washes. With multiple family members wearing them and masks costing at least $3-5 each when bought in packs, this has added up to hundreds of dollars since the beginning of the pandemic. And don’t get me started on the disposable masks. If you’re wearing those then you’re literally killing the environment and animals for a virus you have essentially a zero percent chance of dying from if you’re vaccinated. Which is gross and selfish. I wish they would be banned. We are a fairly green household (EV, solar panels, composting, walkable daily life, etc.) so the thought of masks in landfills kills my soul somewhat.

Sure the downsides of masks were worth it when we thought there was a significant benefit and I can still see the reasoning behind using them in medical facilities where there are sick people and on crowded airplanes. But I’m not convinced masking is still needed in schools, at least once kids have the option to be fully vaccinated. Even if masking is not a huge deal to some people, there still needs to be a benefit to it or else it’s just wasted time and environmental resources.[/quote]

We only use disposable masks. [/quote]

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