Now it's becoming real again with over half of my daughter's year group isolating at home as contacts of positive cases.― here we go, ten in a rona (onimo), Friday, 6 November 2020 15:23 (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink
― here we go, ten in a rona (onimo), Friday, 6 November 2020 15:23 (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink
since discovered that my daughter's friend (tested +ve), her sister (also +ve) and their mother (you guessed it) were all spotted in the local shopping mall catching up on a bit of Christmas shopping while everyone else is isolating because of them and I could just fucking
― here we go, ten in a rona (onimo), Tuesday, 10 November 2020 14:06 (three years ago) link
To be perfectly honest, if it wasn't the election, it would be the pandemic that is proof that Americans are too selfish to live.
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Tuesday, 10 November 2020 14:33 (three years ago) link
xp call the cops on 'em imo.
― neith moon (ledge), Tuesday, 10 November 2020 14:33 (three years ago) link
In the words of big patso
@Tesco am no a grass— Patso Perpète (@big_patso) March 23, 2015
but yes, tempted
― here we go, ten in a rona (onimo), Tuesday, 10 November 2020 15:26 (three years ago) link
No reason to give a pass to onimo's neighbours imo.
― @oneposter (👍) (sic), Tuesday, 10 November 2020 19:16 (three years ago) link
Shit, Lukas, that sounds like a lot. At the very least I hope there is some comfort for them in knowing they have someone like you advocating for them and helping them out however you can. Sending good vibes your way.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 10 November 2020 19:17 (three years ago) link
All th best, Lukas.
Onimo, you need to call that shot in or at least publicly shame these arseholes. These jokers are putting people’s health, safety, lives at risk in an act of pure selfishness.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Tuesday, 10 November 2020 19:30 (three years ago) link
Man, I just really hate how I feel tonight. I’ve essentially just given up hope that things are ever going to get better. Fuck this pandemic, fuck the lack of competent leadership in this shitty country and most importantly, fuck the selfish people who refuse to take even the most basic steps to mitigate this disaster - thanks to you, we may never see the end of this.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 12 November 2020 02:47 (three years ago) link
Feeling you my man I’m dreading this winter, it’s going to be a real challenge. But it’ll turn around. There’s something better on the other side of this shit.
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 12 November 2020 03:02 (three years ago) link
If you survive enough disasters, then even if you aren't sure you'll survive another, you no longer feel like disasters are not survivable. That's about where I am now. I always have my eye out for the flying monkeys to come and trounce me, but I figure there are way too many of us for the flying monkeys to destroy.
― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Thursday, 12 November 2020 03:48 (three years ago) link
My uncle, who is 89, was just diagnosed positive
― DJP, Thursday, 12 November 2020 17:07 (three years ago) link
Uh, sorry.
― An Andalusian Do-rag (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 12 November 2020 17:08 (three years ago) link
sorry Dan, best wishes to him
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 12 November 2020 17:09 (three years ago) link
Sorry Dan, sending good thoughts to you and your family.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 12 November 2020 17:12 (three years ago) link
So sorry, Dan. Best wishes for his health.
― Fetchboy, Thursday, 12 November 2020 17:23 (three years ago) link
best wishes for your uncle, Dan.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:23 (three years ago) link
He was not hospitalized and his daughter/granddaughter are monitoring his oxygen levels, which have been pretty steady even though he's been physically weak. He fell twice a week and a half ago and they took him to the ER thinking he'd had another stroke.
― DJP, Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:27 (three years ago) link
best wishes to you and lukas; fuck this pandemic
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:31 (three years ago) link
ugh. what hell that would be on anybody's psyche. glad to hear his oxygen has been steady
xpost
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:33 (three years ago) link
sorry Dan sending positive thoughts
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:41 (three years ago) link
Sending love to you and your uncle xx
― scampopo (suzy), Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:46 (three years ago) link
Sorry, DJP. Best to your uncle.
― the colour out of space (is the place) (PBKR), Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:46 (three years ago) link
That sucks Dan, sorry.
― lukas, Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:52 (three years ago) link
I'm sorry, Dan. Hoping the best for you and your family.
― @oneposter(✔️) (Karl Malone), Thursday, 12 November 2020 19:02 (three years ago) link
Sending well wishes to you and him, Dan
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Thursday, 12 November 2020 20:24 (three years ago) link
So sorry to hear that Dan.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 12 November 2020 21:52 (three years ago) link
<3 DJP and family
― discourse stu (m bison), Thursday, 12 November 2020 23:16 (three years ago) link
Best wishes DJP
― ALAB (onimo), Thursday, 12 November 2020 23:27 (three years ago) link
Rough stuff Dan. Hang tough.
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 12 November 2020 23:37 (three years ago) link
Best of all possible thoughts to people in the Daniverse.
― coupvfefe (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 13 November 2020 00:12 (three years ago) link
Best to your uncle, Dan.
― Everything's Blue In This Whorl (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 13 November 2020 00:22 (three years ago) link
I'm going to read through the thread, but ...
Guess just want to ask, for those who may (also) have high school age children who have to learn from home, how are they weathering this nightmare emotionally and academically?
― Everything's Blue In This Whorl (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 13 November 2020 00:24 (three years ago) link
I have an 8th grader and it sux
― coupvfefe (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 13 November 2020 00:25 (three years ago) link
My daughters, 18 and 14, were due to return to me yesterday. Both of them, and their mom, are sick, each w/ different symptoms—nausea, headache, cough, fatigue.
They've been tested at three different places the past two days and we're still awaiting results. That this still takes days to find out is maddening.
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 13 November 2020 00:31 (three years ago) link
I don't have kids but a super-sweet couple moved next door to us from NYC and have a fifteen month-old. They say he is super-fascinated when he sees another young kid. Just imagining him not being able to hang out with other kids bums me out.
― the colour out of space (is the place) (PBKR), Friday, 13 November 2020 00:32 (three years ago) link
Raymond, my younger daugter has been managing but I see it taking its toll now—not academically but emotionally. It's a grind, sitting there all day w/ only short breaks and then for some reason way too much homework on top of that. She's been in therapy for several months and we are bracing for the winter months.
My older daughter has a different schedule, is taking several college-level courses. She's also applying to schools which I think is exciting for her and somewhat distracting. She seems to be managing better.
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 13 November 2020 00:35 (three years ago) link
Trying to come to terms with the second-best scenario, that they are positive but come through, and I won't be able to see them for a couple of weeks...
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 13 November 2020 00:36 (three years ago) link
Sorry to hear that Hadrian
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Friday, 13 November 2020 00:39 (three years ago) link
xxxp 1-2 year olds for the most part are self-contained, they are focused on parents and they play alone for the most part. parents like to pair them with other 1-2 year olds and they may be momentarily fascinated, but for the most part it's "parallel play" and they don't interact directly that much.
― Dan S, Friday, 13 November 2020 00:52 (three years ago) link
didn't express that very well, but if I were to be a parent during this pandemic I would want to have a kid who was 1-2-3 years old, it seems like it would have the least negative impact on their life
― Dan S, Friday, 13 November 2020 01:14 (three years ago) link
I was just imagining socialization effects later from not having those experiences in formative years, but if that's not the case that is good.
― the colour out of space (is the place) (PBKR), Friday, 13 November 2020 01:33 (three years ago) link
i agree w dan. first four years of my life were spent in a house in the absolute middle of nowhere, tennessee. i can still remember visitors from then, it was so rare. (one woman gave me a stick of gum - unimaginably exotic). and look at me n--- oh shit
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 13 November 2020 11:47 (three years ago) link
Hadrian and YMP, I feel that. Thanks for sharing.
This whole thing - which started in March - has not been great for my son on either level. Absolutely the worst way to start high school, among other things. This is hell on young people.
― Everything's Blue In This Whorl (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 13 November 2020 16:14 (three years ago) link
Best wishes, Dan.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 13 November 2020 16:16 (three years ago) link
Raymond C., I wish you and your peeps peace and strength.
We came into this with generally sweet, decently happy, reasonably well-adjusted children.
Eldest had been, at times, stressed by middle school - but mostly bearing up okay. Plenty of strong friends plus fulfilling, sustaining interests that included chorus, dance, and musical theater.
Adolescence can be rough under the best of circumstances (my own teendom was not exactly a picnic, despite buckets of privilege). My child has had to navigate much of this stuff during the weirdest year imaginable.
We've been on a bit of a roller-coaster with sexuality and gender happenings, plus all the other "normal" stressors, plus current events being a freaking shiteshow.
Navigating remote school is plenty tough, but it's like fifteenth on my list of concerns right now tbh.
― coupvfefe (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 13 November 2020 17:09 (three years ago) link
Our 9 year old has mostly been handling things really well, though he still at times gets overwhelmed by all the Zoom lessons and lack of playing with his friends. Though he doesn't mention it outright, the biggest loss to him has been all the sports. He loves sports and has played soccer, basketball, flag football and baseball at various points since he was four. I was actually assistant coaching baseball and flag football too. So losing that has been really hard on him.
One thing that has been helpful is setting him up with Roblox and a private discord server with a handful of friends, so at least he an get some social time with friends so they talk to each other while they play. Obviously I'm not happy that this has necessarily meant a huge imbalance between physical activity and screen time, but as I'm sure we all feel at this point, sanity is the main thing. I've encouraged a lot of nature walks and easy hikes on the weekends to help make up for that, but I'm dreading winter smacking us full force and thus making it even harder to get outside.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 13 November 2020 17:13 (three years ago) link
My high schooler, who just turned 16, seems to be doing really well. She has great teachers, has been challenged enough, took a PSAT prep class and the test, is looking into colleges. seems to use her downtime well, to study or do homework but also to work several jobs, from tutoring to working at a bakery to teaching a Sunday school class. She's got a really good close friend we're comfortable with, she has another small group of friends she sometimes sees in passing. Not getting a lot of exercise, though, so we suggested she start taking some streamed exercise classes.
The other kid, who is 13, her school is more hit or miss. The quality of teachers is lower, the level of challenge more erratic/frustrating, her own boredom an impediment (even though she is doing all of her work, and well). A couple of months ago we signed her up for a shared space pod, basically a kid version of We Work or whatever, where each kid has a safe little socially distanced cubicle, and their downtime between classes or after school they do various (relatively) safe activities. She has a couple of close friends she sees, but this pod has done wonders for her emotional health, as far as we can tell. Just seeing and interacting with other kids, friends or no. She's also taking outdoor field hockey lessons from a high schooler we know, which is helper her stay active.
Winter could be rough, but winter is always rough. Been a mild fall so far, so that's something.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 13 November 2020 17:34 (three years ago) link
(I should also say, getting the 13-year old out of the house has been great for the other three of us.)
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 13 November 2020 17:36 (three years ago) link
I cannot imagine having a school-aged kid right now. Many props to all of you.
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:35 (three years ago) link
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― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 16 November 2020 01:56 (three years ago) link