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Anonymous wrote:My kids play hockey. I got an email from a well-meaning parent selling these signs. I recognized that some people may view the signs as inappropriate. But that’s not why I didn’t buy one. The rink in moco was allowed to hold practices but not games. My 8-yo didn’t play a game this year at all. Lots of practice though. He should have been allowed to play a game. That’s what’s behind the signs...

Why does an 8 year need to play a hockey game?

My kid loves hockey as much as yours, I guarantee it. He loves his grandparents more.

OMG! That is like, SO PROFOUND.... are you some kind of philosopher???

No I am a parent of someone with multiple losses during covid and some perspective.

With all due respect, you don’t sound like you do have perspective. People die every day. As a society we have asked the KIDS to bear the brunt of the sacrifice for COVID even though they are least at risk. At best kids have had one year of their childhood (remember, you only get one) be totally shitty because people have decided to shame anyone (really, Johnny, don’t you love Grandma?) who thinks maybe we’re asking them to give up too much.

This, this, THIS!

Especially in Montgomery County. Lots of us parents realize how much the County has asked kids to give up.

Should we try and protect the elderly? Of course.
Did we need to put a large part of the burden on kids? Probably not.
Has Montgomery County complete mismanaged the pandemic? Most certainly.

Lots of other areas have allowed schools and sports to stay open (with safety measures in place) for kids’ mental and physical well-being. And it has worked out well. Montgomery County decided early on that it was fine to sacrifice kids’ well-being and it has negatively impacted so many of our youth. Of all races.

Anonymous wrote:Has the "in this house" sign and slogan been copywrited? I don't get it. So the 2020 version is the only version allowed now? Based on what precedence? Don't these "yard" signs always riff off of one another?

+1
I don't see what the issue is.

The sign reminds me of those "Drive like your husband lives here" signs in response to the "Drive like your kids live here" ones.

Putting a sign up doesn't change anything and I find them to be completely ridiculous. Unless they're the wu-Tang forever ones. 👐👐👐

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids play hockey. I got an email from a well-meaning parent selling these signs. I recognized that some people may view the signs as inappropriate. But that’s not why I didn’t buy one. The rink in moco was allowed to hold practices but not games. My 8-yo didn’t play a game this year at all. Lots of practice though. He should have been allowed to play a game. That’s what’s behind the signs...

Why does an 8 year need to play a hockey game?

My kid loves hockey as much as yours, I guarantee it. He loves his grandparents more.

OMG! That is like, SO PROFOUND.... are you some kind of philosopher???

No I am a parent of someone with multiple losses during covid and some perspective.

With all due respect, you don’t sound like you do have perspective. People die every day. As a society we have asked the KIDS to bear the brunt of the sacrifice for COVID even though they are least at risk. At best kids have had one year of their childhood (remember, you only get one) be totally shitty because people have decided to shame anyone (really, Johnny, don’t you love Grandma?) who thinks maybe we’re asking them to give up too much.

Anonymous wrote:My kids play hockey. I got an email from a well-meaning parent selling these signs. I recognized that some people may view the signs as inappropriate. But that’s not why I didn’t buy one. The rink in moco was allowed to hold practices but not games. My 8-yo didn’t play a game this year at all. Lots of practice though. He should have been allowed to play a game. That’s what’s behind the signs...

Agree.

People are mad about the arbitrary way Montgomery County has implemented Covid restrictions and unfairly targeted kids. Kids of ALL races. If you live in Montgomery County, you would understand.

Schools have been closed for over a year. And the County Council has also just deemed HS football games (a very diverse community) off-limits.

The County has put the burden on kids and people see the damage it has done.

That’s what is behind the signs.

Anonymous wrote:I've driven past this sign on Montgomery Ave and the only thing I could read was "In this house we believe ice is cold". I didn't know it was about hockey and thought it was just mocking the BLM/human rights sign.
But I've now found a photo of it.

Not sure what exactly on the sign there is to disagree with.

Has the "in this house" sign and slogan been copywrited? I don't get it. So the 2020 version is the only version allowed now? Based on what precedence? Don't these "yard" signs always riff off of one another?