01-12-2022, 05:14 PM
(01-12-2022, 04:20 PM)Rainrider22 Wrote: Both my kids had covid over the holidays and I saw first hand how little it effected them. Interestingly enough, my wife who has all vaccinations got it too from the kids. She is still under the weather and was way worse then the kids. I never tested positive, (I am vaccinated) but I am sure I did have it too. Couple of days with an itchy throat.
My kids mental health and learning is important, on line learning is not effective. Both my daughters are extremely high achievers in school, they are suffering not being in class.
I am fine with my kids sitting beside other children. They are already out playing with all their classmates and doing birthday parties etc. anyways.
"If" they have to go to the emergency. I don't live in the if, I live life. I have family members who work in the hospital, they have told me that they are doing fine coping and it was worse before. I am working in the public everyday liaising with emergency services and no one is saying to me that they are overwelled. I have not missed a day of work and had vacations canceled because of Covid. Myself and my colleagues all feel the same way, we can manage, why cant others.
What you fear as dangerous is your decision, it isn't mine though. (I respect your decisions, I agree that a person has to do what they believe is right for their situation free of any judgement)
Kids mental health, and just about everything, absolutely justifies reopening as soon as possible. Too much time has been lost. Ontario shouldn't be the outlier when it comes to school closure.
I think we're closing in on territory of learning to live with Covid rather than live in fear of Covid. Over 90% of people are vaccinated, yet the virus continues among the vaccinated group. Time to move forward, but should allow parents to keep their kids home if they're living in fear of Covid. But those parents need to understand the risk of mental health issues in kids is much greater than the risk of Covid.