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Agree with this, for sure.

We all make risk/reward calculations and this one seems way off to me.  Getting sick is a part of life.  Arguably, it is an important part of a child’s life, since we develop our immunity as kids.  [/quote]

An odd response to make to an OP who is not worried about their children getting sick, but rather their elderly mother getting sick. Dunno about you, but even before covid, I was concerned about my kids infecting my parents with influenza or RSV, both of which kill lots of old people.

Also a foolish response, assuming you do things like getting your children vaccinated against diseases that used to be an important part of a child's life, like measles, mumps, and polio.[/quote]

Not odd at all.  The OP doesn’t want her kids to get sick (to avoid getting her mom sick).  She wants to keep her kids out of school for 4 full days.

The other PP is correct.  In 2018 or 2019, pre-Covid, most people would have thought it was nuts.  Why are things different now?  What changed that everyone on here supports this?[/quote]

[b]She wants to keep her kids out of school for 4 days so they don't get sick AND INFECT HER MOTHER.[/b]

In 2018 or 2019, pre-covid, there wasn't covid. As you may have heard, covid has killed 1.1 million people in the US and is currently killing about 400 people in the US per day, mostly old people (like the OP's mother). As you may also have heard, hospitals are overwhelmed due to respiratory viruses. [/quote]

Okay but see people have lost all perspective.  Why is it assumed her kids will get sick and even if they do, why are you convinced her kids will spread it to the mom?  Why is it assumed the only way the elderly mom will catch something is from the kids?  [/quote]

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