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spike wrote:One of my nephews in Australia tested positive yesterday. My wife’s entire fam will probably be in iso when we arrive next week.

spike wrote:One of my nephews in Australia tested positive yesterday. My wife’s entire fam will probably be in iso when we arrive next week.

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

spike wrote:One of my nephews in Australia tested positive yesterday. My wife’s entire fam will probably be in iso when we arrive next week.

I’m sorry for your loss.

tragabigzanda wrote:sorry Anders! I hope everyone pulls through ok.

Alex

tragabigzanda wrote:Thanks for your reasoned response, McP. I appreciate that even though you disagree with my view, you took the time to spoiler it all the same.

FWIW, the photo -- along with the arguments that followed, and the related fears I have around my daughter and other loves ones living in this world -- kept me wide awake from about 4am onward today. So this is not a hypothetical for me, and maybe some other posters: Upsetting imagery can be really invasive to our sense of security, and I don't think it's out of line to ask posters to practice a little prudence around this.

I don't think I have anything else to say on the matter.

Anders wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:sorry Anders! I hope everyone pulls through ok.

Alex

Thank you, I hope so too. My daughter, who turns two on Saturday, got it first. She has barely had any symptoms, just some fever, and a sneeze once in a while, despite being too young to get vaccinated.

Chris_H_2 wrote:my father tested positive. considering that my parents basically relegated themselves to simply paying lip service to what they know to be the correct prevention, they pretty much went about their days as if covid is a relic of the past since they got vaccinated (no masks; hanging out with unvaxxed relatives, etc.). it finally caught up with my dad. he's got mild(er) symptoms, but still it's hard not to be judgmental and a tad bit angry.

Mickey wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:my father tested positive. considering that my parents basically relegated themselves to simply paying lip service to what they know to be the correct prevention, they pretty much went about their days as if covid is a relic of the past since they got vaccinated (no masks; hanging out with unvaxxed relatives, etc.). it finally caught up with my dad. he's got mild(er) symptoms, but still it's hard not to be judgmental and a tad bit angry.

My parents are behaving similarly (they won't even get the booster), and I'm too exhausted to cajole them anymore, so it's only a matter of time at this point. Hoping it stays mild for your dad.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Mickey wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:my father tested positive. considering that my parents basically relegated themselves to simply paying lip service to what they know to be the correct prevention, they pretty much went about their days as if covid is a relic of the past since they got vaccinated (no masks; hanging out with unvaxxed relatives, etc.). it finally caught up with my dad. he's got mild(er) symptoms, but still it's hard not to be judgmental and a tad bit angry.

My parents are behaving similarly (they won't even get the booster), and I'm too exhausted to cajole them anymore, so it's only a matter of time at this point. Hoping it stays mild for your dad.

thanks mickey.

it's just so frustrating and, at the same time, exhausting -- i'm constantly reminding them (er lecturing them) what they need to be doing to keep safe. After awhile they just tune me out and try to change the subject.

BurtReynolds wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Mickey wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:my father tested positive. considering that my parents basically relegated themselves to simply paying lip service to what they know to be the correct prevention, they pretty much went about their days as if covid is a relic of the past since they got vaccinated (no masks; hanging out with unvaxxed relatives, etc.). it finally caught up with my dad. he's got mild(er) symptoms, but still it's hard not to be judgmental and a tad bit angry.

My parents are behaving similarly (they won't even get the booster), and I'm too exhausted to cajole them anymore, so it's only a matter of time at this point. Hoping it stays mild for your dad.

thanks mickey.

it's just so frustrating and, at the same time, exhausting -- i'm constantly reminding them (er lecturing them) what they need to be doing to keep safe. After awhile they just tune me out and try to change the subject.

What do you expect them to do?

BurtReynolds wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Mickey wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:my father tested positive. considering that my parents basically relegated themselves to simply paying lip service to what they know to be the correct prevention, they pretty much went about their days as if covid is a relic of the past since they got vaccinated (no masks; hanging out with unvaxxed relatives, etc.). it finally caught up with my dad. he's got mild(er) symptoms, but still it's hard not to be judgmental and a tad bit angry.

My parents are behaving similarly (they won't even get the booster), and I'm too exhausted to cajole them anymore, so it's only a matter of time at this point. Hoping it stays mild for your dad.

thanks mickey.

it's just so frustrating and, at the same time, exhausting -- i'm constantly reminding them (er lecturing them) what they need to be doing to keep safe. After awhile they just tune me out and try to change the subject.

What do you expect them to do?

JuanHamm wrote:vaxxed, boosted and masked, but that's not really going to keep you from getting Covid anymore.

At this point we've all done all we can. We've got as much protection as we're going to get and we've now been dealt a favorable strain.

…it's pretty much inevitable now anyway.