My Daughter Got COVID-19. I’m Done Being Tolerant of Idiots

We need to stop pretending our actions don’t affect others

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Last week, my daughter’s 4th-grade class was quarantined because 3 people tested positive for COVID.

Today she tested positive.

I’ve always felt we should take whatever measures we possibly could to protect ourselves and the people around us, so I’ve been a strong advocate for getting vaccinated and wearing masks.

But I’m also aware that not everyone shares my view on this, including some of my closest friends, so I’ve tried to be conscious and respectful of people’s feelings, and have chosen not to discuss it.

I don’t feel I can do that anymore.

After losing coworkers and friends to this terrible virus, and now with my own daughter infected, I’m not interested in protecting people’s feelings when they are so willfully ignorant about the reality in front of them that they don’t care who they affect. If you refuse to take measures to protect yourself and those around you, I hold you personally responsible.

Your actions impact others.

One kid in her class even made a show out of throwing his mask in the trash in front of everyone, shouting out “I won’t mask!”