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  • June 30, 2021 at 5:34 pm #1093503

    This is BAD. This is SO BAD. The very very best case scenario here is that he’s an idiot who doesn’t understand child development abd a bad husband who blows off his wife’s serious concerns. The WORST CASE scenario is SO BAD. This is call CPS levels of bad.

    I didn’t catch that it was the Step-Dad doing this on the first. That’s way worse! If my daughter told me that one of her friends step-dad sneaks in to bed at night with her I’d be calling social services.

    May 4, 2021 at 6:27 pm #1061203

    I think there is a difference between “complaining about your spouse to your friends” and “discussing serious problems in your relationship with friends”.

    January 4, 2021 at 6:44 pm #993177

    Lockdowns really are most effective as a preventive measure. Humans (American’s especially) are just too short sighted to see the benefits. An effective lockdown stops the spread of the virus, then every Tom, Dick, and Harry goes “that was pointless! The virus didn’t even get us!”. When implemented after a serious outbreak, as soon as the numbers start dropping Tom, Dick, and Harry whine “the numbers are dropping! It’s time to reopen!”

    They also aren’t effective when not universal. When all of your neighbor states are plague ridden hell-holes bent on infecting everyone possibly no matter the cost (side-eyeing the Dakotas right now) what you do in your home state only matters so much. It’s still gonna spread. Half-assed lockdowns don’t accomplish much.

    We also don’t have the proper social safety net to effectively lock down. People already work sick because we have no required sick leave in this country. Of course they are going to work sick. Of course they aren’t going to properly quarantine if they’ve been exposed. It’s all so predictable. We’ve spent the last 100 years making sure our country is as ill-prepared as possible for a pandemic, with the election of Trump as the orange-cherry on top of a shit sundae.

    December 7, 2020 at 10:18 pm #969122

    But I appreciate the concern and hope your family keeps recovering and healthy.

    December 7, 2020 at 10:18 pm #969121

    Yeah it really seems like a total crapshoot in regards to getting it or not. Honestly the thing that gets me is worrying about my daughter being worried. Like – it’s been scary and stressful already for her, and now mom’s got it?

    December 7, 2020 at 7:11 pm #969062

    My daughter’s mother (whom I share 50% custody) just tested positive. Only mild symptoms so far but crappity crap. This sucks. We might have been exposed over here – can’t say for sure when exactly she caught it. Got my first test tomorrow.

    November 25, 2020 at 8:06 pm #965355

    OOOffff.

    Anyone else having trouble swallowing their rage at the “COVID is hoax!” crowd? Or perhaps the “I know and understand everything about how dangerous COVID is but am having Thanksgiving with 5 different households anyways because I don’t want to disappoint my family” people? Any tips for getting through this?

    November 17, 2020 at 2:48 pm #964454

    Who are you and what have you done with BitterGayMark?

    Just kidding. It’s nice to hear the positivity.

    A slice of that desert sounds great as we drudge through the endless cold gray that is a Minnesota November. I was able to visit Phoenix last December in the Before-Times and it made all the difference in the world.

    October 25, 2020 at 10:19 am #963631

    Thanks Helen. My mom is healing up nicely – way better than I expected to be honest. That sucks that your dad has been lost to Fox brainwashing. One of the biggest takeaways through all of this is that I never really fully understood how powerful the far-right propaganda channels really are. It’s absolutely devastating. I can’t imagine how much that hurts for you.

    I get where your mom is coming from, wanting to see the kids. My mom adores my daughter. They used to spend a ton of time together and it breaks my heart that they don’t get to do that anymore. I still bring her by for quick, physically distant visits but I know it’s just not the same for either of them.

    Impotent Rage is the perfect description of the last 9 months. Nothing to do but talk about our feelings with strangers on the internet.

    October 24, 2020 at 9:24 pm #963624

    @Helen – that sucks. My dad has pretty serious COPD and emphesyma, in addition to being just plain old, so he absolutely CANNOT get it. I’m so very grateful my parents are taking our seriously. My mom broke her foot and needs help, so I can’t be as socially distant as I want. But we ain’t hanging out. Thanksgiving is basically cancelled for us this year.

    It sucks a lot, but I’m thankful for them. I can’t imagine how hard it would be to be in your shoes.

    October 24, 2020 at 3:49 pm #963618

    Maybe it’s just because we’re entering the “record breaking number of cases every day” and “sorry our hospitals are full” stage of the pandemic, especially here in the midwest, but this shit is really getting to me today. I’m never going to get to hug my parents again, am I?

    I’m experiencing so much rage when I see mask deniers or herd immunity proponents. I have things to do but I can’t concentrate on any of them because I’m just…so…mad…

    My state (MN) has been pretty good about precautions, but we’re literally surrounded by states that have done jack shit. Plus every time Tr*mp visits cases go up from his stupid rallies.

    September 11, 2020 at 10:02 pm #962092

    Welcome back, AON! Glad to hear you’re on the rising side of things. That sounds like a very difficult set of weeks and months.

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