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[ SECRET POST #6489 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6489 ⌋

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TBH I am one of those people. I work at an elementary school, and it used to be that when a kid came to school sniffling or coughing I'd feel bad and think they should have stayed home. Now I just feel murderous rage towards any parent who thinks it's okay to send their kid to school sick to any degree. I caught something from a class of sick kids that was not COVID but was also an infection that was more than just a cold, and that did it. I'm seeking therapy now because I know I need to get over this to some extent and I want to keep my job, which I really do love.

But also. I still think you need to at least make sure your kid really does just have the sniffles or allergies or something if you're going to let them go to school with illness symptoms. It's not hard to take their temperature in the morning at the very least, and if you're not sure, don't risk it.

A lot of parents send their kids to school when they're symptomatic because they cannot call out of their jobs without there being repercussions.

I can no longer afford to be understanding and sympathetic of the fact that someone else might lose their job because they can't find a babysitter they can call at last minutes notice, and would rather put an entire classroom in danger of getting what their kid has. Not to mention if I get sick enough times, I might lose my job too too. Sucks, but that's where we are now.

Sadly it's a vicious cycle. A lot of parents can't afford babysitter every time their child sniffles. And they don't have grandparents available.
Don't get me wrong, a lot of people are just assholes. But work system sucks. And some people can get fired even for one missed day. So yes, your anger issues are your problem as you think that parents work issues are their problems.

This is also the thing that I just do not get. Getting sick, including getting infections, is part of life. It can't be the case that you'd never gotten sick before that incident. What made it different? And how did you feel about the phenomenon of getting sick before it happened?

Getting sick from common illnesses is a part of life. Covid was largely a novel virus, and unlike other diseases which have existing treatments, medicines and vaccines, we didn't have any defenses against it when it first came to our shores (even though it's related to SARS, they still had to develop a specific vaccine for it). It's just goddamn stupid and reckless to take your chances with a disease you have little to no information about.

Also, I can't speak for ayrt but for me, what really pissed me off was the knowledge that there are inconsiderate and selfish people out there who prioritize things like *their* comfort and having a good time over the health and well-being of others. And then they ragged on us for being cautious because that meant now they couldn't have *fun*. Bunch of goddamn children, only worse, because you can't ground other adults.

Were there always people like this before the pandemic? Of course there were. It's just that when the pandemic hit, we found out those people were also our friends, coworkers and family members. And maybe some of them had enough sense to wash their hands after wiping their ass, but it didn't matter because they didn't take the disease as seriously, or just became flat-out Covid deniers. And much of this was due to, and made worse by, the fact that conservatives were politicizing the shit out of Covid, further stoking skepticism.

tl;dr no, it wasn't the same as "those other infections" you get in life.

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