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I see maskless parents shepherding their masked small children around. The kids are obviously self conscious about the masks, and at the same time, they appear
by wrycoder 5y ago
I see maskless parents shepherding their masked small children around. The kids are obviously self conscious about the masks, and at the same time, they appear to be proud to wear them.
- busymom0 5y ago> they appear to be proud to wear them Being proud to be "obedient" is not always a good thing. Also this cannot be generalized. Plus it doesn't make something being mandatory right, especially when looking at people's smiles is crucial for kids development.
- wrycoder 5y agoI don't mean to suggest that it's right, or even mandatory. What I'm observing is that peculiar mix of self consciousness, smugness, and pride you sometimes see in young children, when they believe they are acting morally. I'm not using quite the right words here - the emotions I'm listing are more mature. But the same emotions exist in children, just not fully matured. Since the parents were maskless, I think the kids wanted to wear theirs because they've been taught at school that it's the right thing to do. The ones I observed appeared to be around eight years old.
- vadfa 5y agoKids are proud to wear something that makes it harder for them to breathe and recognise the emotions of others? Give me a break...