Do people actually not understand the rules or are they choosing not to?

[Anniemabel]

Some people openly disagree with the rules and have chosen not to follow them. But others seem to not understand the rules and I can’t work out if they actually find them confusing or if they are kind of trying to give themselves a reason not to follow them by almost kidding themselves that they are ambiguous.

For example mum on our class whatsapp asked whether her child would be sent home if she sent him into school with a cough. Cue various parents saying as long as he doesn’t have a temperature with it that’s fine. Another explained the need to test for any one of the three main symptoms, the mum acknowledge the response by saying “it’s all so confusing” but sent her child to school the next day anyway.

Similar questions arise about the rule of 6 all the time, saying it makes no sense. The “spirit” of it makes complete sense. The more people in a group the more likely it is that one might have covid and spread it to another. There are technical loopholes depending on how you interpret “gathering” but it’s clear as mud that they basically mean don’t have more than 6 people in your house please.

I kind of prefer the people who openly break the rules to those who apparently don’t understand them!

@NameChange84

Yes *@Chestergirl39* the people I know who are saying it’s “for their mental health” have never previously been diagnosed with any mental health conditions AND have previously had zero sympathy for, and have taken the piss out of, those people with genuine mental health conditions over the years. Think, teaching colleagues off with burnout and stress so bad they made an attempt on their life, “ahhh yeah, it’s SO bad that she can go out for coffee and cake with her Mum when she’s been signed off? Might get signed off myself”...”I’m sick of her using anxiety as an excuse - get over yourself woman!” etc...

I’d like to think lockdown might have made them nicer but somehow I doubt it.

How do you know they haven't been diagnosed with mental illness in the past? I have diagnosed depression and anxiety, have attempted suicide in the past and have been hospitalized for my mental illness. I also have autism. 99.9% of people I know have no idea about these things because it's not something I talk about.

Because the people I am referring to @EveryPlanetHasAYorkshire commonly slag off and show zero empathy towards anyone with mental health problems.
Having also suffered myself and been suicidal, although they don’t know that about me (because I know how they’d treat me), I would NEVER show the lack of insight or care they do...it’s clear they have no understanding of depression, anxiety, BPD etc...if they did they wouldn’t be so vocal against fellow sufferers.

@NameChange84

Because the people I am referring to *@EveryPlanetHasAYorkshire* commonly slag off and show zero empathy towards anyone with mental health problems. Having also suffered myself and been suicidal, although they don’t know that about me (because I know how they’d treat me), I would NEVER show the lack of insight or care they do...it’s clear they have no understanding of depression, anxiety, BPD etc...if they did they wouldn’t be so vocal against fellow sufferers.

I see. In that case that's horrible.

Absolutely @NameChange84, the genuine cases are being undermined by those who use it as an excuse when it suits them.

Yup. Some people really are that fucking stupid. And some people just don't give a fuck at all. All you can do is keep to the rules as rules you can and ignore other people's shit.