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This woman. Covid!

109 replies

Bbee29 · 24/03/2021 09:23

There is a woman in fb friends with. She’s not really a friend but she lives nearby and I would say hello. Kids go to school together.

She’s very active on social media. She’s a complete covid denier, doesn’t believe in the virus, masks, the vaccine etc. That’s her choice of course. She posts a lot of conspiracy theories on her Facebook.

Anyway...

She has posted that she feels unwell. Fever, cough, throat etc. There’s nothing to say this is covid as other viruses still around but you don’t know until she’s got a test.

People are telling her she needs to get a test but she is refusing as she doesn’t believe in it. She’s sent her kids to school etc. One is in my DS’s class 😒

Obviously it might not be covid but there’s no way she knows without a test and she’s refusing to do one. Wouldn’t be so bad if she wasn’t out and about and sending her kids to school.

She’s been in trouble before. She was told she had to isolate (she posted that online too) but was seen out and about.

This sounds extreme but she is crazy and I feel like this could cause a massive outbreak in the school community. A community which has lead practically zero cases!

Aibu to be just a little bit peed off with this? I’m not sure where this post will get me. But I feel like I need to vent!

I just feel so annoyed at this attitude tbh. Would you say anything or tell the school? Or just leave it?

I can’t be the only one who’s annoyed at this. We have quite a few mutual friends who live locally who will probably see it.

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glitterelf · 24/03/2021 10:03

I informed our school to be on the look out for a child who clearly had a new cough all I got from the school was an eye roll and nodding in all the right places. This week the child's off because the mother has symptoms and is awaiting a test.
There are lots of things going around right now but in the interest of public health and your own child's safety mention it to the school.
My child was tested Sunday thankfully negative but she's still off school as she's still poorly and now on antibiotics after much fighting with the Drs to treat her.

frumpety · 24/03/2021 10:13

I suppose she might be fibbing about her symptoms just to get attention and allow her to spout her opinions to those people who haven't 'done their own research' ? Wink

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Bbee29 · 24/03/2021 10:16

Thanks all. I’ve emailed the school. Feeling very anxious as never had to do anything like this before I know it’s for the best. I’m coming off Facebook for the day as there will probably be a status about it later 😂 she posts everything on there. I just hope that whatever she’s got is not covid and her kids aren’t ill and spreading it!! Even non covid illnesses make me anxious. DS has picked up a few viruses in the last year and has tested negative for covid 3 times. We have escaped illness for a few months though!

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AntiHop · 24/03/2021 10:19

She sounds really annoying and I'd feel the same way as you op. You did the right thing by emailing school. I hate that other people's ignorance puts us all in danger.

FlyingBurrito · 24/03/2021 10:25

I think you're done the right thing, hopefully there hasn't been any spread around the school

GloGirl · 24/03/2021 10:29

Click the 3 dots by her name and choose "hide for 30 days".

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Bbee29 · 24/03/2021 10:33

@GloGirl

Click the 3 dots by her name and choose "hide for 30 days".
Thank you. I’ve unfollowed for now but still friends! What a time this is. Most people are fantastic following the guidelines! It’s just the minority isn’t it! 😒
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Greenvalleysightseeker · 24/03/2021 10:34

You've done the right thing, she might find out exactly how real Covid is now. I hope no one else suffers because of her stupidity.

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Bbee29 · 24/03/2021 10:36

Thanks all. I’ve stayed in my email to the school that I do not want a reply but that I just wanted to inform them which I’ve done so I can relax a little knowing I may prevent further cases. But I am certain other people would have seen it too or they will do. I just hope she doesn’t delete the statuses saying she’s ill etc!

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Bbee29 · 24/03/2021 10:36

Stated *

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Cadent · 24/03/2021 10:37

Covid-deniers don't generally post on FB about their fever, coughs and sore throats during a pandemic.

It's probably a cry for attention, the effect of lockdown. She probably isn't sick at all. I wouldn't worry unduly.

murbblurb · 24/03/2021 10:54

well done. 'Don't sneak' could kill in this case. If she gets tested and is clear then no harm done.

she's not a nice person. She is a selfish, stupid denier of reality and it is a shame for the species that she has bred, but far too late for that - all you can do is protect others and perhaps even her poor kids too.

Bonnieonthelam · 24/03/2021 11:00

@Bbee29

There is a woman in fb friends with. She’s not really a friend but she lives nearby and I would say hello. Kids go to school together.

She’s very active on social media. She’s a complete covid denier, doesn’t believe in the virus, masks, the vaccine etc. That’s her choice of course. She posts a lot of conspiracy theories on her Facebook.

Anyway...

She has posted that she feels unwell. Fever, cough, throat etc. There’s nothing to say this is covid as other viruses still around but you don’t know until she’s got a test.

People are telling her she needs to get a test but she is refusing as she doesn’t believe in it. She’s sent her kids to school etc. One is in my DS’s class 😒

Obviously it might not be covid but there’s no way she knows without a test and she’s refusing to do one. Wouldn’t be so bad if she wasn’t out and about and sending her kids to school.

She’s been in trouble before. She was told she had to isolate (she posted that online too) but was seen out and about.

This sounds extreme but she is crazy and I feel like this could cause a massive outbreak in the school community. A community which has lead practically zero cases!

Aibu to be just a little bit peed off with this? I’m not sure where this post will get me. But I feel like I need to vent!

I just feel so annoyed at this attitude tbh. Would you say anything or tell the school? Or just leave it?

I can’t be the only one who’s annoyed at this. We have quite a few mutual friends who live locally who will probably see it.

Message school urgently with screenshot
HedgeOwl · 24/03/2021 11:02

Huge well done for emailing OP, all the teachers will be grateful. If she’s stupid enough to put it on Facebook, every friend will have seen it and likely emailed the school the same thing.

I’ve seen covid deniers post that their loved one is ill, dangerously ill, in hospital and what could be the issue as obviously covid is fake, or just rebranded flu...

FatCatThinCat · 24/03/2021 11:10

You've done the right thing OP. My DD is a teacher and CEV as she had an immune disorder in 2019 and had to have her spleen removed. She's only been able to keep on working without having a complete breakdown because some parents/pupils are not only following the rules but reporting to the school those who don't. Like the time she went to one class and was met outside the door by one of her more sensible students, who warned her that 'Bob' had turned up for the lesson despite being sent home the day before as the school were informed by another parent that 'Bob' had tested positive.

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Bbee29 · 24/03/2021 11:10

Thanks all. I am glad I have done it. It’s just a little out of my comfort zone and I’m stressing that she’ll know it’s me but she’s got lots of local fb friends and it could be anyone tbh. There hasn’t been any cases at DC’s school throughout so I’m hoping this will remain the same! 💕

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CovidCorvid · 24/03/2021 11:14

A parent of a local school did this before Xmas and their kid got it and it spread through the school like wildfire. Guess there’s no way of knowing for sure it was from that one parent but the school said on social media that it was down to that one family! Didn’t name them but everyone knew who they meant.

I’m glad you’ve emailed the school.

emmathedilemma · 24/03/2021 11:18

YANBU she is a massive f*ckw!t

poppycat10 · 24/03/2021 11:36

Has anyone asked her what she thinks the 125,000 people have died of?

LilQueenie · 24/03/2021 11:36

This happened at our school. Email a copy to the school asap.

Worknoplay · 24/03/2021 11:40

You have done the right thing.

Mrgrinch · 24/03/2021 11:47

You've done the right thing OP. I'd rather be labelled a busy body and potentially save people's lives, than say nothing and watch harm get done.

andyoldlabour · 24/03/2021 11:51

She is a complete and utter, selfish, reckless idiot.
I thought all children were being tested regularly, they are in our area.

VaVaGloom · 24/03/2021 11:53

She is a moron for denying Covid exists. Does she think she is being provocative / anti-establishment for publicising she has symptoms but refusing to test? She's just displaying the extent of her idiocy for everyone that knows her.

Foxyloxy1plus1 · 24/03/2021 11:54

I think you e done the right thing. Just imagine if you’d ignored it and an improving situation worsened very quickly because of her. Who knows what could happen and whether any vulnerable people could be affected.

She can please herself, but you are being responsible in seeking to protect your community. I bet the vast majority of people will thank you and if there’s anyone who doesn’t, you wouldn’t want them as a friend or acquaintance anyway.