Sick kids at park.

[kcha302927]

I'll probably told I'm being unreasonable but my anxiety is in over drive.

Today I took my dc to the park. Park wasn't overly busy. We live in a village so it never really gets busy there.

Ds bumps into a school friend and they start playing. Pretty close contact albeit outside. Didn't think much of it.

I then overheard the child tell dc that they had been feeling poorly today and had calpol. I mean it could have been anything - most likely not covid I guess... the kid then is lying on the bench towards the end looking exhausted (was only there half hour or so) The mum (who I know, but not well) asked her if she was feeling better or worse and said they should go home and rest. I felt like I was going to have an instant panic attack. I have major anxiety. I just think that sick kids should not be at the park covid or not. But what if it was covid and they didn't know! I know the mother has sent in the kid before when quite ill and she got sent home shortly after. She doesn't seem to care that others might catch things.

Putting covid aside. Aibu to think kids that are sick (whatever it is) shouldn't be at the park? I know germs are everywhere but I wouldn't dream of taking mine to the park if sick.

Not I've gone into overdrive thinking about what if it she had covid without knowing. It's pretty high where I live. Dh has got a week off work starting from tomorrow and the last thing I want is illness! He's worked all the way through this with little time off. I feel so shitty about it!

Look.. you posted asking if you're being unreasonable. And people are giving you their thoughts, and you're just arguing your point.

The kid had a cold and went to the park. No biggy.
If you're that worried about common colds, maybe you should not let your child go to the park?

It works both ways.

Why should your child not to to the park because other children have colds? - not fair.

Why should other children not have access to an outside play park when they have the sniffles? - also not fair.

You need to chill out a bit :)

@kcha302927 you said your child doesn't like close contact but in your OP say the children were playing close together and you didn't think anything of it.
Surely if you knew your child was uncomfortable you'd have said something?

If we stop children playing together when they have things like colds their immune systems will go to crap...

In the pre-covid life the school would insist that a child with a cold is given calpol and sent to school. It is the norm here, no?

The kid was getting really close to Dd despite Dd not liking close contact (autistic) and walking away. The mother should have told her to back off at the best of times let alone if she had a cold. did you tell the mum this? Maybe you should have intervened?

Pretty close contact albeit outside. Didn't think much of it. if you didn't think much of it why would the other mum?

Your reaction is extreme. Kids are always getting colds, little bugs and things. No reason to stay indoors.

So what if it COVID? Unless you want to walk around with a hazmat suit on…..

@forinborin

In the pre-covid life the school would insist that a child with a cold is given calpol and sent to school. It is the norm here, no?

Nonsense - if a kid has a temperature the calpol will bring it down. It will spike again when the calpol wears off. School can't administer calpol so then they need the kid collected. Which is a PITA for the school and parents.

But there is also a massive difference between being expected to sit an concentrate for hours with a cold and going out to a park for a bit of fresh air.