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In reply to the discussion: GOP candidate wants kids back in school just like in the 'pre vaccine era' [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)35. Most families? In many, many families, especially immigrants and low-income people,
Grandma lives with and is an integral part of the family. Sometimes Grandma is raising the kids because the parents can't for some reason. Sometimes Grandma is a necessary babysitter because the family can't afford day care. In my own family my great-nephews' grandmother babysits so my niece can work. You can't just write grandparents out of the picture; many live with the immediate family and see the kids every day if they aren't actually babysitting. They aren't all in nursing homes (which aren't safe either).
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GOP candidate wants kids back in school just like in the 'pre vaccine era' [View all]
turbinetree
May 2020
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Thank you! I work in a school. Schools are not made for physical distancing.
OrlandoDem2
May 2020
#2
Besides, kids get cv-19, too, and can suffer terrible consequences & even death.
tblue37
May 2020
#11
Yes. Please contact your school board, state legislators, and governor about safety for ALL.
OrlandoDem2
May 2020
#14
There's a about a 4% chance of death if you are in the older population,
Zing Zing Zingbah
May 2020
#27
"Children attended school in the pre vaccine era for over a century."
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2020
#3
If one of those dead kids was yours, would you still be OK with the fact
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2020
#22
You can't make decisions for large amounts of people in such a personal way
Zing Zing Zingbah
May 2020
#33
Tell that to the parents of a child who died of covid-19 or Kawasaki's syndrome
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2020
#36
My mother was a nurse in those days. She told us about the iron lungs
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2020
#29
And I'm betting he considers himself in the "Right To Life" crowd. n/t
Liberal In Texas
May 2020
#24
Sure, so the kids should just go without an education indefinitely then.
Zing Zing Zingbah
May 2020
#19
The odds might be good that they won't die, but the odds aren't so good
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2020
#28
Most families? In many, many families, especially immigrants and low-income people,
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2020
#35
Now that's a pose straight from some Volk und Vaterland propaganda poster
struggle4progress
May 2020
#12
For those who feel that way, I'd ask them whether they'd sacrifice their own kid
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2020
#32
So why are we even bothering with doctors or hospitals or medicines at all?
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2020
#46
This vile monster needs to spend some time working at Boston Children's Hospital.
GoCubsGo
May 2020
#30