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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I keep thinking that we’re going wrong in believing that returning to our previous before corona lifestyle is the only answer.  I totally feel the stress too but that can’t justify just giving up and pretending the virus doesn’t exist.

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This.  We have to find other ways to live and thrive.

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“Other ways to live and thrive”?? Like what? What does this even mean?

Not interacting with other humans? 
Not socializing? 
Not receiving an education? 
It’s Orwellian!  And people don’t want it, and I don’t blame them.  
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[b]NP here and it’s not about what people want!! People didn’t want to go through the Blitz or the rationing during the war.  But they didn’t deny it was happening just to get back to normal or because it was too stressful.

Not going back to school, socializing, parties, etc is temporary.

And it’s so far from Orwellian. [/b] [/quote]

+1 to the bold. So much wimpiness all over these boards. Their idea of "temporary" changes means weeks, not months or years. Yet they feel they've made noble sacrifices already and must be set free to "live their lives" and ensure their children get what they think of as "socialization." They actually mean they are tired of having their kids underfoot and want school and playtime back so the kids are occupied and tired out. But they'll be right back to blasting the schools and criticizing the teachers, even as they rush to send their kids back to those teachers in desperation for the babysitting--sorry, the education and socializing.

Total wimps, as well as science deniers who will be so very shocked when the virus continues to spread after the reopenings they insist must happen. [/quote]

OK, so can I bring my kids over to your house if you think we need to keep society shut down until there's a vaccine?  Because it's not like I don't have to work right now.  What do you expect dual-income families to do that have small kids?[/quote]
That’s your family’s problem. Either one of your bosses will have to allow you to continue to work from home, you’ll have to find a job that will, or you will have to change your lifestyle and learn to live on a single income. This is a global crisis. None of us are entitled to the same lifestyle we had before the pandemic. 
When you chose to have children, you assumed responsibility for their care. It’s simple. [/quote]

And I had options for care before the county took them away.

And working from home doesn't solve that problem. I can work from home indefinitely. But you can't work while caring for two kids under 3.[/quote]

Adding to that. I'd be really curious to know what that previous poster's situation is. I bet they don't have young children. Or if they do, they're either single income or have a nanny.  It's pretty easy to say "shut down daycares and schools" when it doesn't have that much of an impact on you.[/quote]

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