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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious to those complaining, leaving aside beliefs on mask effectiveness or whatever, do any of you have kids who actually complain about wearing them? Mine put theirs on and don't think twice and often forget they're wearing one such that I remind them they can take it off. I, on the other hand, find them stifling and irritating and can't wait to take mine off. [/quote]

Yes, my kids complain about them and rip them off as soon as they get out of school. They're thrilled whenever we do an outdoor playdate or something that doesn't require masks. My 5-year old talks about wanting to see her friends' faces :(. We also attend a center that serves kids with developmental disabilities, and they are all really struggling.[/quote]

Of course they do and it's your damn fault. Whiners raise whiners.[/quote]

I have deliberately never complained about masks in front of my kids. Why is hard to believe/acknowledge that they would find them uncomfortable? Do you realize they are actually little humans with the same needs for comfort, verbal comprehension, and connection as us?[/quote]

I'm the first poster of this thread asking about whether your kids complain but haven't replied since.  I don't find it hard to believe or acknowledge.  I was asking genuinely because my kids DON'T complain, but maybe I'm just lucky.  I've been wearing a mask without complaint for almost 2 years now, I live in a super high transmission area (NYC), ride the subway, attend work in person, my kids are in school in person, etc. I'm dealing with it and my kids are too, but in my (lucky?) case it really does seem like "the kids are alright" and I'm just the one who's struggling.  My kids are 6 and 3 and know little else about the world beyond the pandemic.  The whole mask thing reminds me of hearing my grandma complain about how uncomfortable she felt wearing a seatbelt, and watching her often drive without.  Whereas I never noticed my seatbelt once on, because that was all I knew.[/quote]

Only rabid maskers compare masks to seatbeats. You probably work from home. Wearing a mask 40-45 hrs a week for years (including in DC outside for little children) is a big flipping deal. My kids do it because there is no alternative but it’s getting old and it’s not nothing. Seeing faces has been proven to be really important like researchers have done tons of studies on that (I’m thinking specifically about the baby monkey who had two items in his cage, a bottle with milk and an empty bottle that had a face drawn on it). The baby monkey spent all of its time with the empty bottle with a face. That’s how important faces are. Christ. It’s a big deal. And for what? Cloth masks are garbage. Most higher quality masks don’t fit well enough to matter. Enough. End it. [/quote]

If you are referring to the Harlow's monkey the monkey chose the blanket for comfort. [/quote]

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