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Dave in Tenn:
One-hundred years ago, not many children went to school at all or were in near constant contact with peers other than siblings. Two hundred years ago, far fewer. If children's mental health is suffering, perhaps there's another cause and another cure. Kids tend to pick up on and exhibit the emotional attitudes of their parents/guardians.
Back in the old days when I had some disposable income, I travelled in Asia quite a bit. It wasn't uncommon to see people on the streets and on public transportation/public areas wearing medical masks. When I asked around about it, I learned that these people weren't wearing masks out of fear of getting sick. They were wearing them out of concern for the possibility of making other people sick. It was, in other words, an expression of compassion. I think it still is. I prefer my thoughts.
Dave in Tenn:
Another thought while I'm typing.
Suppose you wanted to go to a sports event with 74,999 other people. Two-thirds of you were randomly selected to be put into a group from which .5% would be sacrificed to the gods of football. Would you still go? Two-hundred and fifty people who participate are doomed to die. Quite a half-time show.
Yes, people die, and and all our days are numbered. Suicide, murder, work-place accidents, traffic. All these things are worked on to limit loss. When people (most people) don't know what will happen, they take extra precautions. I drive slower in rain and fog then at other times. And when there's ice and snow on the road, if I can, I don't drive at all.
HoneyLamb56:
The community (small city) in Ontario, Canada where I live is in lockdown; only thing open is grocery stores and Walmart because they have a grocery store; which, of course, you already know the controversy there (small business vs big guys)....
We had opened up for a short while until we had an outbreak in an apartment building; thus back into lockdown all because a person travelled outside Canada and upon return did not self isolate. My mother lives in that building. 3 people (aged 75-86) have died; this person brought back the south african variation. The ones that died did have pre-existing conditions; one person even tested negative and died within 2 weeks of that negative result. Thank goodness my mother is in good health for 86 years and always does her best to wear mask and gloves; did not socialize as only been in building for about a year.
The person who did not self isolate tested positive on January 28th but the building was not informed until Feb 5th and the health unit did testing on all residents on Feb 7th; thus 19 more tested positive; had the health unit advised residents sooner and tested sooner would it have helped?? but because they didn't the virus had time to spread. I'm sure this person who started it all will probably move out if he hasn't already done so. The community has made it clear how they feel and somehow some know his/her identity.
As far as lockdowns go, I believe they have to lock down the whole province because people in restricted areas travel elsewhere to get what they want thus spreading it; if everyone is locked down at same time then they have nowhere to go and must stay home!!
As for children, teenagers, I think professionals put ideas of isolation etc into their heads; that they begin to feel that they should have those feelings; children have been too coddled, not allowed to get dirty, we're not allowed to discipline; all we see are ads for disinfectants and told how our homes etc are filled with germs; it goes on.
A lot of what the kids are parroting in behaviour and ideas come from the adults (imo) and media doesn't help.
Truth is, we (nation) need to turn back to God and teach our children. But all is in God's plan and we can't thwart it. All we can do is pray according to God's will in our lives.
octoberose:
My parents would be 104 and 101 if they were still living, and I assure you they went to school - in small towns with seemingly not a lot to offer, only it gave them a very good education . The children now are set up for a school life and social life and for the past year that has been completely disrupted and denied. More children have died of suicide then covid . That is a fact. Last month a nine year old died by suicide- I didn’t know what suicide was when I was nine. We are doing a grave disservice to our children. I know of course that parents can rearrange and realign and come up with another way to educate- one of my daughters has done just that and decided to full on home school with once a week school for the home school community and doing clubs like 4H and gymnastics. But her oldest is 8 and they live in the country and this is working very well for them.
I listened to an employee from OSHA ( health and safety standards ) say our current practices of mask wearing violates everything they were taught. You cannot restrict peoples breathing day and day out without consequences. Children need air for their brains to work and we are restricting that. For every study that shows some efficacy in mask wearing and mitigating disease, I can show you one that shows no difference. From the CDC’s own statements, their efficacy is minimal. Think about it, if someone around you has a virus, that virus is on the Outside of your mask. How many of us treat that mask like its infected? After a year of dong this ? We shove it in our pockets or in our purse. And if you are sick or if I get sick, Stay Home. ! Nothing works better then that. You don’t spread covid by breathing six feet away from someone. You need to be coughing and sneezing so Stay Home.
And now we are being manipulated to use a vaccine that is experimental and using an mRNA technology that our bodies have never seen before. I cannot in all good conscience take that vaccine. I’m going to live or die but I’m not going to manipulate my genes to do that. I cannot shake that this is evil and I can’t do it. But I’m very concerned for my friends and family that blithely go into whatever a corrupt, manipulative, greedy government is telling them to do. Last Days? Well, we’re closer to that then we were.
indianabob:
Well said.
Thanks
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