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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sending my kids to camp. My husband and I are both WFH but it's likely I'm going to have to back soon. My kids aren't getting much supervision and they've already mildly injured themselves on several occasions, and also they're watching TV all day. I already got what my doctor thought was COVID when the only place I was going was the grocery store, although I don't know for sure, and I'm not particularly worried about the kids being vectors. Yes, it's a risk. So is what we're doing now. This isn't us going out to bars for fun, this is accessing child care so we can work. I'm the only one on my team who has kids and our work situation is dysfunctional enough that me continuing to not be fully present - or worse, actually taking time off - is not an option.

Like everyone with small children, I watched my kids for months while attempting to work in order to minimize the risk to people who are older and sicker than I am. But with discussion of schools not even fully reopening in the fall, what exactly is the endgame for this? We're just supposed to keep doing this for how long, exactly? If there was some kind of plan here, I could have held off a bit longer, but since the plan seems to be "parents, you're on your own to figure this out with no end in sight and also, btw, you're totally screwed if you lose your job," the way I'm figuring this out is to send my kids to summer camp. [/quote]

Same. These fools saying it’s somehow only for essential workers fail to recognize that our jobs are essential to US. There isn’t a limitless safety net. The fall out from this is going to financially devastate some people. Many people. Like be the difference between being able to retire and not. Get out of your limited bubbles for once. Seriously.

Also, it’s not about just your family doing it, btw, and I’m not sure why this is so hard to understand. It doesn’t matter what your individual family is doing other than if you self isolate and avoid getting it and then come on out and get it, I guess? Idk and nor do you. There may never be a vaccine. So. It matters what society writ large is doing. And most states are in phases that allow for the opening of some camps. So literally stfu about it. You don’t get to decide and if you decide to isolate, and have the ability to do so, literally nobody cares. Your still ordering everything and having all services so you obviously expect that risk is being passed about outside your bubble. Get over yourselves. [/quote]

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