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[quote=Anonymous]If the kid wears a mask and social distances, I'm not sure what the problem is. I guess if the kids were running around yelling and being disruptive, but honestly that's never okay at the grocery store.

Some of the parents with kids at the grocery store might be single parents, yes. Others might be married but the other parent works out of the house. With daycares and schools closed, that means you have to either get groceries delivered or take the kids to the store. There's also just a ton of other logistics. Maybe they live far from a grocery store and it is easiest to do the grocery run when they are already out with their kids doing other things. Maybe they usually rely on relatives or a nanny for childcare but that person is sick or can't help that day.

Honestly, if we're going to police mask-wearing children in stores, we should also address:

- Adult couples/roommates/friends who go to the store together and walk around talking to each other the whole time. More talking in indoor spaces is bad right now (more droplets, even with masks) and it's just unnecessary. Make a list, send one person.

- The many, many adults who wear their masks incorrectly in grocery stores. Something I see constantly is adults who pull down their mask to talk (to the roommate they brought with them for some reason, or to someone who works there). This is bananas. The mask is most important when you are talking to another person! Why is this so hard for people to get. Also lots of people wearing their masks under their nose.

Point is, I wouldn't think twice about a child in a mask at the store. I'm much more likely to get Covid from the two 20 somethings on their way home from brunch in an indoor restaurant, gabbing and laughing in the dairy section with their masks around their chins.[/quote]

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