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I would've been 100% ok during being at home the past year+ except for our middle schooler - he's doing ok, generally, but he's gained a lot of weight and is le

I would've been 100% ok during being at home the past year+ except for our middle schooler - he's doing ok, generally, but he's gained a lot of weight and is less happy than he was. I despise how our society handled education. Sure, we kept our kid isolated, but the majority of the country didn't, and so keeping kids out of schools didn't help, all we got out of it is a major mental health issue in our children that will last for years. Ventilation and masks, plus shutting down school for a couple of weeks if there is a significant outbreak, and we would've managed this crisis so much better. Instead you have half the country saying "fuck it" and sending kids to school no matter what, and the other half refusing to open schools at all but then letting kids playing with other kids in "pods" (when the also let kids be in multiple pods).

softwaredoug 5y ago
Yep a lot of irrational behavior around Covid driven by both ends of the partisan divide. Either you live in camp “Covid doesn’t exist” or the other “keep things closed at all costs”. And lots of social pressure to not advocate the obvious, rational approach. Advocate for sane approach to in person school in our town and you can get yelled out for being a kooky anti masker.
AndrewUnmuted 5y ago
> Sure, we kept our kid isolated, but the majority of the country didn't You didn't have to keep your child isolated - did you expect nothing bad to happen if you took this course of action? Sorry to suggest this, but it really seems like you are the cause of your kid's difficulties. > sending kids to school no matter what Why is this not the default in your household? What is more important than your child's growth and mental development? They would have handled getting sick just fine, like kids always do every time there's a bad seasonal respiratory virus out there.
- gilbetron 5y ago
  It's amazing how some people have gone through the past year and are still completely oblivious to what just happened to the world.

softwaredoug 5y ago

Yep a lot of irrational behavior around Covid driven by both ends of the partisan divide. Either you live in camp “Covid doesn’t exist” or the other “keep things closed at all costs”. And lots of social pressure to not advocate the obvious, rational approach. Advocate for sane approach to in person school in our town and you can get yelled out for being a kooky anti masker.

AndrewUnmuted 5y ago

> Sure, we kept our kid isolated, but the majority of the country didn't You didn't have to keep your child isolated - did you expect nothing bad to happen if you took this course of action? Sorry to suggest this, but it really seems like you are the cause of your kid's difficulties. > sending kids to school no matter what Why is this not the default in your household? What is more important than your child's growth and mental development? They would have handled getting sick just fine, like kids always do every time there's a bad seasonal respiratory virus out there.

gilbetron 5y ago
It's amazing how some people have gone through the past year and are still completely oblivious to what just happened to the world.