Moment to rant. “Only the vulnerable”. I’ve heard the Minister and the PM among others say that restrictive measures would be pointless because it’s the older people who are catching it/ getting hospitalised/ etc - “not the kind of people who go clubbing”. Well, who in creation do they think is infecting them? What don’t they understand about contagion? In the one hand there’s this wilful obtuseness; on the other, calculated callousness, explicit in the increasingly popular line “ the vulnerable can look after themselves”. The last straw is hearing the official line that the current mask mandate will do the trick - invariably followed by an admission that people are largely ignoring it. As if we hadn’t noticed and just needed it pointed out.
Isolation of a friend led us to working out "Digital Playdates" where my eldest and his friend play a game online together, but communicate together over Zoom. I love it, my kid is doing something he loves with his friend, but they are also talking and interacting face to face. Helps as they are now at the awkward age where they legally don't require car seats, but they aren't yet bug enough to travel without (or at least I'm not comfortable, though there are a few where if their parent is comfortable, I'd be ok too, as they are so tall already!)
Moment to rant. “Only the vulnerable”. I’ve heard the Minister and the PM among others say that restrictive measures would be pointless because it’s the older people who are catching it/ getting hospitalised/ etc - “not the kind of people who go clubbing”. Well, who in creation do they think is infecting them? What don’t they understand about contagion? In the one hand there’s this wilful obtuseness; on the other, calculated callousness, explicit in the increasingly popular line “ the vulnerable can look after themselves”. The last straw is hearing the official line that the current mask mandate will do the trick - invariably followed by an admission that people are largely ignoring it. As if we hadn’t noticed and just needed it pointed out.
I’m so with you. It’s exhausting isn’t it?
Goddamn it Emily can you write one thing that doesn't make me cry, honestly
Arohanui my friend x
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I believe in us too❤️
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Isolation of a friend led us to working out "Digital Playdates" where my eldest and his friend play a game online together, but communicate together over Zoom. I love it, my kid is doing something he loves with his friend, but they are also talking and interacting face to face. Helps as they are now at the awkward age where they legally don't require car seats, but they aren't yet bug enough to travel without (or at least I'm not comfortable, though there are a few where if their parent is comfortable, I'd be ok too, as they are so tall already!)
I so love this idea! We do so much online stuff - calls and FaceTime. It’s so great.