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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
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Am I crazy that I am still taking my kids to the outside playground? I have also let my older guy play sports with his friends. I figured the fresh air is good and they are not so isolated.
I would just make sure you're washing your hands
No, you aren’t. Well I don’t think you are. 
My son is by himself at home, day 2 and I already feel bad for him. We are in a building with a lot of old people so he hasn’t had any young social interaction with the exception of his class video conferencing.
Oh please for the love of god if you are in a building with a lot of old people don't let your son on playground equipment! The elderly are the most at risk. Playground equipment is a germ fest to begin with. Schools are closed to limit interaction between children. I hope people aren't bringing them all to the playground!
Yep! In the town that I live in, the playgrounds are packed. I took a drive just to stave off my claustraphobia yesterday and two of the ice cream places were doing brisk business. People do not get the severity of this at all!
It's really just all about the ME ME ME mentality of this. Everyone is all about doing the best thing for themselves right now and they don't give a crap about anyone else. If most of us or are children get this we will be just fine but we will be spreading it to everyone else. It's when everyone's parents and grandparents start getting ill that we are going to run into problems. Yes, it would be great if everyone over 60 self quarantined but that's not what's happening so it's on the rest of us to act responsibly right now so many of us are not burying our parents this year. This is not a big burden to ask of most people. And having a bored kid for a few weeks is not the end of the world either. Teach your kid to use their imagination a little. We didn't have someone occupying us all the time as kids. I went outside in my backyard and built a fort and played make believe every day.
aren't you lucky you had a back yard to play in? my kid doesn't. so until they tell us we are not allowed out of our houses, he will be going to the park daily. we will avoid the playground (as most people in the neighborhood have) but we will play soccer and basketball and football.
DS goes to the park with me or DH. We are the only ones interacting with him. We come home and promptly wash our hands. We do not interact with other people. Me taking him to the park will not spread the virus (if we have it) as we are not talking to or interacting with anyone but the three of us.
to you, it's fine to sit at home for five weeks. to my kid, to sit in our small 2 bedroom apartment, with no yard or driveway, where he has to be careful not to stomp because our landlords live underneath us, going to the park for an hour each day is a necessity not a luxury.
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
Posted by lululu
Posted by Sash
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by FirstMate
Am I crazy that I am still taking my kids to the outside playground? I have also let my older guy play sports with his friends. I figured the fresh air is good and they are not so isolated.
I would just make sure you're washing your hands
No, you aren’t. Well I don’t think you are.
My son is by himself at home, day 2 and I already feel bad for him. We are in a building with a lot of old people so he hasn’t had any young social interaction with the exception of his class video conferencing.
Oh please for the love of god if you are in a building with a lot of old people don't let your son on playground equipment! The elderly are the most at risk. Playground equipment is a germ fest to begin with. Schools are closed to limit interaction between children. I hope people aren't bringing them all to the playground!
Can you read, he has had no social interaction so he isn’t playing in the playground. Wtf are you talking about. And I have asthma so I am high risk. shut up please.
If I was in a residential area where there were playground and it wasn’t highly dense, I would let him play with his friend and the park. He’s not going around licking the faces of the tenants in our building 
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
Posted by Mags1227
Posted by lululu
Posted by amac27
Posted by lululu
Posted by Sash
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by FirstMate
Am I crazy that I am still taking my kids to the outside playground? I have also let my older guy play sports with his friends. I figured the fresh air is good and they are not so isolated.
I would just make sure you're washing your hands
No, you aren’t. Well I don’t think you are.
My son is by himself at home, day 2 and I already feel bad for him. We are in a building with a lot of old people so he hasn’t had any young social interaction with the exception of his class video conferencing.
Oh please for the love of god if you are in a building with a lot of old people don't let your son on playground equipment! The elderly are the most at risk. Playground equipment is a germ fest to begin with. Schools are closed to limit interaction between children. I hope people aren't bringing them all to the playground!
Yep! In the town that I live in, the playgrounds are packed. I took a drive just to stave off my claustraphobia yesterday and two of the ice cream places were doing brisk business. People do not get the severity of this at all!
It's really just all about the ME ME ME mentality of this. Everyone is all about doing the best thing for themselves right now and they don't give a crap about anyone else. If most of us or are children get this we will be just fine but we will be spreading it to everyone else. It's when everyone's parents and grandparents start getting ill that we are going to run into problems. Yes, it would be great if everyone over 60 self quarantined but that's not what's happening so it's on the rest of us to act responsibly right now so many of us are not burying our parents this year. This is not a big burden to ask of most people. And having a bored kid for a few weeks is not the end of the world either. Teach your kid to use their imagination a little. We didn't have someone occupying us all the time as kids. I went outside in my backyard and built a fort and played make believe every day.
aren't you lucky you had a back yard to play in? my kid doesn't. so until they tell us we are not allowed out of our houses, he will be going to the park daily. we will avoid the playground (as most people in the neighborhood have) but we will play soccer and basketball and football.
DS goes to the park with me or DH. We are the only ones interacting with him. We come home and promptly wash our hands. We do not interact with other people. Me taking him to the park will not spread the virus (if we have it) as we are not talking to or interacting with anyone but the three of us.
to you, it's fine to sit at home for five weeks. to my kid, to sit in our small 2 bedroom apartment, with no yard or driveway, where he has to be careful not to stomp because our landlords live underneath us, going to the park for an hour each day is a necessity not a luxury.
Why are you getting so defensive? She was clearly referring to playing on playground equipment that 500 other kids are touching, not throwing the football with his dad in an open field. Completely different things.
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
Posted by Sash
Posted by lululu
Posted by Sash
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by FirstMate
Am I crazy that I am still taking my kids to the outside playground? I have also let my older guy play sports with his friends. I figured the fresh air is good and they are not so isolated.
I would just make sure you're washing your hands
No, you aren’t. Well I don’t think you are.
My son is by himself at home, day 2 and I already feel bad for him. We are in a building with a lot of old people so he hasn’t had any young social interaction with the exception of his class video conferencing.
Oh please for the love of god if you are in a building with a lot of old people don't let your son on playground equipment! The elderly are the most at risk. Playground equipment is a germ fest to begin with. Schools are closed to limit interaction between children. I hope people aren't bringing them all to the playground!
Can you read, he has had no social interaction so he isn’t playing in the playground. Wtf are you talking about. And I have asthma so I am high risk. shut up please.
If I was in a residential area where there were playground and it wasn’t highly dense, I would let him play with his friend and the park. He’s not going around licking the faces of the tenants in our building
CAN YOU READ??? Honestly from most of your posts your sound uneducated to begin with so I am not sure you can. I said don't let him play on the PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. Not don't let him out of the house. And yes, if you let him play on playground equipment you are selfish and irresponsible. Didn't you also post you refuse to stop going to kickboxing? And you were planning on taking him to Kung Fu? Also you don't need to lick anything. This is a highly communicable virus. Honestly I hope you aren't as stupid in real life as you come off on this board with your "sorry not sorry." Now would be a great time for you to teach your son about making sacrifices so he doesn't grow up to be a self-entitled a** hole like yourself!
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
Posted by Katareen
Why are you getting so defensive? She was clearly referring to playing on playground equipment that 500 other kids are touching, not throwing the football with his dad in an open field. Completely different things.
Thank you!!!! That is exactly what I wrote. But as in the past with this poster, she reads what she wants to read not what is actually written.
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
Posted by lululu
Posted by Sash
Posted by lululu
Posted by Sash
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by FirstMate
Am I crazy that I am still taking my kids to the outside playground? I have also let my older guy play sports with his friends. I figured the fresh air is good and they are not so isolated.
I would just make sure you're washing your hands
No, you aren’t. Well I don’t think you are.
My son is by himself at home, day 2 and I already feel bad for him. We are in a building with a lot of old people so he hasn’t had any young social interaction with the exception of his class video conferencing.
Oh please for the love of god if you are in a building with a lot of old people don't let your son on playground equipment! The elderly are the most at risk. Playground equipment is a germ fest to begin with. Schools are closed to limit interaction between children. I hope people aren't bringing them all to the playground!
Can you read, he has had no social interaction so he isn’t playing in the playground. Wtf are you talking about. And I have asthma so I am high risk. shut up please.
If I was in a residential area where there were playground and it wasn’t highly dense, I would let him play with his friend and the park. He’s not going around licking the faces of the tenants in our building
CAN YOU READ??? Honestly from most of your posts your sound uneducated to begin with so I am not sure you can. I said don't let him play on the PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. Not don't let him out of the house. And yes, if you let him play on playground equipment you are selfish and irresponsible. Didn't you also post you refuse to stop going to kickboxing? And you were planning on taking him to Kung Fu? Also you don't need to lick anything. This is a highly communicable virus. Honestly I hope you aren't as stupid in real life as you come off on this board with your "sorry not sorry." Now would be a great time for you to teach your son about making sacrifices so he doesn't grow up to be a self-entitled a** hole like yourself!
You’re disgusting
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
Posted by Sash
Posted by lululu
Posted by Sash
Posted by lululu
Posted by Sash
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by FirstMate
Am I crazy that I am still taking my kids to the outside playground? I have also let my older guy play sports with his friends. I figured the fresh air is good and they are not so isolated.
I would just make sure you're washing your hands
No, you aren’t. Well I don’t think you are.
My son is by himself at home, day 2 and I already feel bad for him. We are in a building with a lot of old people so he hasn’t had any young social interaction with the exception of his class video conferencing.
Oh please for the love of god if you are in a building with a lot of old people don't let your son on playground equipment! The elderly are the most at risk. Playground equipment is a germ fest to begin with. Schools are closed to limit interaction between children. I hope people aren't bringing them all to the playground!
Can you read, he has had no social interaction so he isn’t playing in the playground. Wtf are you talking about. And I have asthma so I am high risk. shut up please.
If I was in a residential area where there were playground and it wasn’t highly dense, I would let him play with his friend and the park. He’s not going around licking the faces of the tenants in our building
CAN YOU READ??? Honestly from most of your posts your sound uneducated to begin with so I am not sure you can. I said don't let him play on the PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. Not don't let him out of the house. And yes, if you let him play on playground equipment you are selfish and irresponsible. Didn't you also post you refuse to stop going to kickboxing? And you were planning on taking him to Kung Fu? Also you don't need to lick anything. This is a highly communicable virus. Honestly I hope you aren't as stupid in real life as you come off on this board with your "sorry not sorry." Now would be a great time for you to teach your son about making sacrifices so he doesn't grow up to be a self-entitled a** hole like yourself!
You’re disgusting
Actually I didn't want to get into this on here but from the moment you posted about refusing to go kickboxing I knew you were an idiot. I am not the one that is disgusting. It is people like you that are disgusting, going around with reckless disregard to others, especially the elderly in your community. Just take a step back and look at what is being asked of you and ask yourself if it is really that big of a deal to make some sacrifices for a few weeks so someone doesn't have to lose a parent, grandparent, friend, brother or sister. This is life or death for some people.
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Sash
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
Posted by lululu
Posted by Sash
Posted by lululu
Posted by Sash
Posted by lululu
Posted by Sash
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by FirstMate
Am I crazy that I am still taking my kids to the outside playground? I have also let my older guy play sports with his friends. I figured the fresh air is good and they are not so isolated.
I would just make sure you're washing your hands
No, you aren’t. Well I don’t think you are.
My son is by himself at home, day 2 and I already feel bad for him. We are in a building with a lot of old people so he hasn’t had any young social interaction with the exception of his class video conferencing.
Oh please for the love of god if you are in a building with a lot of old people don't let your son on playground equipment! The elderly are the most at risk. Playground equipment is a germ fest to begin with. Schools are closed to limit interaction between children. I hope people aren't bringing them all to the playground!
Can you read, he has had no social interaction so he isn’t playing in the playground. Wtf are you talking about. And I have asthma so I am high risk. shut up please.
If I was in a residential area where there were playground and it wasn’t highly dense, I would let him play with his friend and the park. He’s not going around licking the faces of the tenants in our building
CAN YOU READ??? Honestly from most of your posts your sound uneducated to begin with so I am not sure you can. I said don't let him play on the PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. Not don't let him out of the house. And yes, if you let him play on playground equipment you are selfish and irresponsible. Didn't you also post you refuse to stop going to kickboxing? And you were planning on taking him to Kung Fu? Also you don't need to lick anything. This is a highly communicable virus. Honestly I hope you aren't as stupid in real life as you come off on this board with your "sorry not sorry." Now would be a great time for you to teach your son about making sacrifices so he doesn't grow up to be a self-entitled a** hole like yourself!
You’re disgusting
Actually I didn't want to get into this on here but from the moment you posted about refusing to go kickboxing I knew you were an idiot. I am not the one that is disgusting. It is people like you that are disgusting, going around with reckless disregard to others, especially the elderly in your community. Just take a step back and look at what is being asked of you and ask yourself if it is really that big of a deal to make some sacrifices for a few weeks so someone doesn't have to lose a parent, grandparent, friend, brother or sister. This is life or death for some people.
I’m very educated and don’t have to call people idiots, assholes, bad parents and uneducated to get my point across. But continue to do you, I’m glad I don’t interact or socialize with people like you in real life.
I went to a kickboxing class in a small school who probably had at most 6 People at time. It wasn’t at a huge gym and the kids classes at most 15, it’s a small school not a chain. Schools were still open so why was it not ok for my son to train at the time with 3 other kids.
But keep talking you sound super smart!
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
Posted by Sash
Posted by lululu
Posted by Sash
Posted by lululu
Posted by Sash
Posted by lululu
Posted by Sash
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by FirstMate
Am I crazy that I am still taking my kids to the outside playground? I have also let my older guy play sports with his friends. I figured the fresh air is good and they are not so isolated.
I would just make sure you're washing your hands
No, you aren’t. Well I don’t think you are.
My son is by himself at home, day 2 and I already feel bad for him. We are in a building with a lot of old people so he hasn’t had any young social interaction with the exception of his class video conferencing.
Oh please for the love of god if you are in a building with a lot of old people don't let your son on playground equipment! The elderly are the most at risk. Playground equipment is a germ fest to begin with. Schools are closed to limit interaction between children. I hope people aren't bringing them all to the playground!
Can you read, he has had no social interaction so he isn’t playing in the playground. Wtf are you talking about. And I have asthma so I am high risk. shut up please.
If I was in a residential area where there were playground and it wasn’t highly dense, I would let him play with his friend and the park. He’s not going around licking the faces of the tenants in our building
CAN YOU READ??? Honestly from most of your posts your sound uneducated to begin with so I am not sure you can. I said don't let him play on the PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. Not don't let him out of the house. And yes, if you let him play on playground equipment you are selfish and irresponsible. Didn't you also post you refuse to stop going to kickboxing? And you were planning on taking him to Kung Fu? Also you don't need to lick anything. This is a highly communicable virus. Honestly I hope you aren't as stupid in real life as you come off on this board with your "sorry not sorry." Now would be a great time for you to teach your son about making sacrifices so he doesn't grow up to be a self-entitled a** hole like yourself!
You’re disgusting
Actually I didn't want to get into this on here but from the moment you posted about refusing to go kickboxing I knew you were an idiot. I am not the one that is disgusting. It is people like you that are disgusting, going around with reckless disregard to others, especially the elderly in your community. Just take a step back and look at what is being asked of you and ask yourself if it is really that big of a deal to make some sacrifices for a few weeks so someone doesn't have to lose a parent, grandparent, friend, brother or sister. This is life or death for some people.
I’m very educated and don’t have to call people idiots, assholes, bad parents and uneducated to get my point across. But continue to do you, I’m glad I don’t interact or socialize with people like you in real life.
I went to a kickboxing class in a small school who probably had at most 6 People at time. It wasn’t at a huge gym and the kids classes at most 15, it’s a small school not a chain. Schools were still open so why was it not ok for my son to train at the time with 3 other kids.
But keep talking you sound super smart!
Actually I never called you a bad parent, but yes, going to kickboxing with 6 other people and bringing your son to Kung Fu, even if it is a small class is not appropriate. And you fully intended to bring him until it closed, we can pretend you're "sorry not sorry" means otherwise if you want. But you keep doing you! It seems like it's what you do best....
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
lululu, you are just a nasty human being. Don't you have anything better to do than constantly pick fights on here? My god.
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
Posted by BargainMama
lululu, you are just a nasty human being. Don't you have anything better to do than constantly pick fights on here? My god.
I don't think she's being nasty at all. Some of us are just so fed up with people not taking this seriously. It's the people who don't take it seriously that are going to make it so much harder for the rest of us.
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
Posted by amac27
Posted by BargainMama
lululu, you are just a nasty human being. Don't you have anything better to do than constantly pick fights on here? My god.
I don't think she's being nasty at all. Some of us are just so fed up with people not taking this seriously. It's the people who don't take it seriously that are going to make it so much harder for the rest of us.
Based on several other posts she has made (or maybe I'm thinking of someone else?), she is being nasty.
We are not under a quarantine. Because you want it to be a quarantine, doesn't mean it is.
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
Posted by BargainMama
We are not under a quarantine. Because you want it to be a quarantine, doesn't mean it is.
We may not be under a quarantine, but the more people ignore the recommendations, the faster it's going to spread. The whole point is to flatten the curve, and it's just going to spike like it did in Italy until a quarantine is enforced...... unless people start taking social distancing seriously.
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
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Posted by BargainMama
We are not under a quarantine. Because you want it to be a quarantine, doesn't mean it is.
We may not be under a quarantine, but the more people ignore the recommendations, the faster it's going to spread. The whole point is to flatten the curve, and it's just going to spike like it did in Italy until a quarantine is enforced...... unless people start taking social distancing seriously.
Social distancing and social isolation/quarantine are two different things though. Going to the park or even the playground, and keeping a safe distance IS social distancing, which is the recommendation. Social distancing isn't sitting in your house all day. That is social isolation/quarantine. We can debate this all day, but I digress. But, I think we can all agree that washing your hands is the NUMBER ONE most important thing. You don't get sick from someone breathing the same air as you. Or even being next to you and breathing. You get sick from touching your eyes, nose and mouth with germ infested hands that you haven't washed.
Italy is not the US, for many, many reasons, including their poor hygiene and median age over there, along with their lifestyle habits. Italy's percentage of deaths is FAR higher than China, and China has thousands upon thousands more cases. There is a reason for that. Their median age and the fact that so many smoke.
Anyway, I digress. Continue to argue if you must 
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social distancing vs. quarantine
So... Parks, imo, are ok. Large outdoor spaces to kick a ball or run around or ride a bike or scooter.
Playgrounds...imo, NOT ok.
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
Posted by MissJones
So... Parks, imo, are ok. Large outdoor spaces to kick a ball or run around or ride a bike or scooter.
Playgrounds...imo, NOT ok.
I agree. We’ve been getting out every day for a walk around the neighborhood or a park but I have not allowed my DD to play on a playground. We went to a park on Sunday with a playground and there were a ton of kids playing on it with all the parents just standing around watching. My DH and I were 
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Mags1227
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
Posted by M514
Posted by MissJones
So... Parks, imo, are ok. Large outdoor spaces to kick a ball or run around or ride a bike or scooter.
Playgrounds...imo, NOT ok.
I agree. We’ve been getting out every day for a walk around the neighborhood or a park but I have not allowed my DD to play on a playground. We went to a park on Sunday with a playground and there were a ton of kids playing on it with all the parents just standing around watching. My DH and I were
Same here. Went to the park yesterday and saw kids on the playground, the swings, and softball teams practicing.
It really freaked me out that so many people were acting as if nothing was wrong and I thought I was lax about this whole isolation!
After seeing that, I've decided we'll be avoiding stores as much as we can and going outside every other day early during the day so there is less people.
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
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lululu, you are just a nasty human being. Don't you have anything better to do than constantly pick fights on here? My god.
I don't think she's being nasty at all. Some of us are just so fed up with people not taking this seriously. It's the people who don't take it seriously that are going to make it so much harder for the rest of us.
Based on several other posts she has made (or maybe I'm thinking of someone else?), she is being nasty.
We are not under a quarantine. Because you want it to be a quarantine, doesn't mean it is.
I have given myself some time off before responding to this. I have been an active poster on here and LI weddings for over 18 years. I have never been accused of being a shi*t stirrer or someone that is nasty. However, Sash’s lack of concern for others made my blood boil and I may not have reacted in a way that I typically would have. However, I will not apologize for anything I said. Right now is the biggest teachable moment that we have for our children and that is to show them that we make sacrifices when it pertains to the well being of others. While everyone is concerned with homeschooling perhaps the biggest lesson our children can learn from this is that kindness sometimes involves a lot of sacrifice on their part - not being able to play with friends, go to school, play sports, or evening go to the playground.
I never said anyone needed to quarantine. I simply said please stay off the playground equipment especially if you live in a building full of elderly people. It’s about common sense. And I just got an email from our town that all public playgrounds are now closed so I wasn’t so far off base.
Call me nasty if you will, I don’t really care. Because at the end of the day I know i did my best to flatten the curve and stop the transmission of this virus so fewer people have to bury a loved one at the end of this. I just hope everyone else will be able to say the same.
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
I see both sides here. Personally, I live in a two family house. My apartment is small but I have a yard. I am divorced. I work full time. I have three small kids. One is very disabled. I made the very difficult decision to socially isolate nearly 100 percent (for now.) my ex husband sees my kids a lot and he lives with his elderly parents. I do not like these ppl, but I don’t want to kill them. So life is very hard here these days and my blood boils when I see ppl flouting the recommendations or who generally have an “eye roll” mentality about this. I have been taking this very seriously, stocking up slowly since January bc I live paycheck to paycheck and can’t afford giant Costco hauls.
However, I also see people in giant homes with lots of money, and husbands, and neurotypical children, who don’t hit themselves all day long, who don’t need their diaper changed at age 7, moms who don’t work, who have stockpiles of food, who are settling into this like it’s the Netflix and Chill binge fantasy of a lifetime, and they get sanctimonious about their ability to isolate, and that pisses me off too. Check your privilege a little bit.
It sucks for all of us. Please take this seriously enough to save the rest of us, and please don’t judge from your ivory tower if some of us need to go to the park.
Message edited 3/19/2020 7:17:06 PM.
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Hopefulmama
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
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Message edited 3/19/2020 7:15:34 PM.
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| Posted 3/19/20 7:13 PM |
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Hopefulmama
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
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Sash
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Re: social distancing vs. quarantine
Posted by lululu
I have given myself some time off before responding to this. I have been an active poster on here and LI weddings for over 18 years. I have never been accused of being a shi*t stirrer or someone that is nasty. However, Sash’s lack of concern for others made my blood boil and I may not have reacted in a way that I typically would have. However, I will not apologize for anything I said. Right now is the biggest teachable moment that we have for our children and that is to show them that we make sacrifices when it pertains to the well being of others. While everyone is concerned with homeschooling perhaps the biggest lesson our children can learn from this is that kindness sometimes involves a lot of sacrifice on their part - not being able to play with friends, go to school, play sports, or evening go to the playground.
I never said anyone needed to quarantine. I simply said please stay off the playground equipment especially if you live in a building full of elderly people. It’s about common sense. And I just got an email from our town that all public playgrounds are now closed so I wasn’t so far off base.
Call me nasty if you will, I don’t really care. Because at the end of the day I know i did my best to flatten the curve and stop the transmission of this virus so fewer people have to bury a loved one at the end of this. I just hope everyone else will be able to say the same.
See now, I let you have the last word and removed myself from posting but since you clearly have a hard on for me and cant keep me out of your mind here we go again. Its clear you haves some type of issue with me but I don’t care. You basically cursed me out and disrespected me for no reason. You are calling me inconsiderate because in my post I wrote that I felt bad for my son who has had no social interaction because we live in a building with a lot of old people . Its clear for anyone who can read and deduce information from the bolded statement that my child wasn’t out and about in the fukn playground.
So there was no reason to tell me:
Posted by lululu
Oh please for the love of god if you are in a building with a lot of old people don't let your son on playground equipment
He was in the house for two days, does it sound like I was running to bring him to a playground??
… And the reason my son had not been out since Saturday was because:
1. We live in a building
2. It is populated with a lot of older people
I told the OP I didn’t think it was bad for HER to take her son to the park. If I still lived in our house where it was just my family going in and out, then my son would have park time. Which is what is being recommended within the guidelines for Social Distancing.
Lets bring up the kickboxing since you are so invested in my life. Before schools were closed and they were shutting stuff down, I took my very healthy son to Kung Fu where there were 6 people in a big room. 2 parents including myself, two instructors and two students. The kids washed their hands after class as instructed by the teacher. No physical contact and practiced forms. We then drove in my car and went home where he stayed until Monday, which is why I wrote that I felt bad. So on Saturday when everything was still running as normal, my son was in a class that was better than the guidelines they are enforcing on us now.
On Monday I went to the same school and now there were 3 people in the building (room). Myself , instructor and another teacher separately recording videos to set up for the virtual trainings. No physical interaction, distance between us. Also the week before, we had stopped practicing with partners. We punch in the air, no bag work.
So many posters on here were still commuting to work, going to supermarkets several times a week but my three little empty morning classes I took is killing the mass elderly population. Btw, since November I have been telling my son to wash his hands, don’t be on top of the kids at school because there is this new strain of a “BAD FLU” going around and Strep. He knows the importance because of how bad I get due to my asthma. I was almost hospitalized over it several years ago. So yes, I am Sorry NOT FUKN SORRY!!
Even though I have gotten into heavy debates, I try my hardest to refrain from name calling and don’t think I have ever felt the need to curse anyone out on here or LIW. This is why I chose to not post or get involved in this community anymore. I feel it would be ridiculous for me to allow myself to be disrespected to this point. When I would 100000% not have stood for it in real life. We probably would have been fighting in real life if you spoke to me like that for something I didn’t even do. You can call me a thug or whatever you want from that statement but it is the truth. That is my last piece on this subject or the virus.
Sorry other posters for this long post. Since I was dragged back in, I just wanted to get my last thoughts out and not have to come back to this.
Message edited 3/19/2020 7:38:14 PM.
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