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Children coughing ...

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MagicSummer · 12/10/2020 12:35

I went to a Garden Centre this morning. All worked well - people miles apart, all wearing masks, etc. I got to the till and there was a woman in front of me with a small child. I waited behind the line until they had cleared the till when the * child turned back to face me and coughed and coughed with his mouth open. Great! Why don't parents make their kids put a hand in front of their face when coughing? Now I am going to be worried that I've caught it from him for the next 10 days.

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MagicSummer · 12/10/2020 18:27

I was waiting behind the line to approach the till. The child turned back from his mother who was walking away and CAME BACK to the till to cough just when I was approaching. He wasn't that young, about 6 I would say. And the * meant anything you like.

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Notselfish · 12/10/2020 18:31

It does sound terribly traumatic, I'd get a test and isolate.

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 12/10/2020 18:38

@WankPuffins

Not everyone who coughs has Covid.

I’m sure you’ll be fine.

This. I have a chronic cough. Obviously being an adult I cough into my elbow but I'm still coughing, I can't help it.

Comments like this make me worry about going out in public at the moment!

Biancadelrioisback · 12/10/2020 18:40

Oh yes, I completely believe your update. The small/not so small child walked away from his neglectful parents just to maliciously cough at you. Yup.

FourTeaFallOut · 12/10/2020 18:40

Why would a six year old be at the garden centre on a school day?

BigBadVoodooHat · 12/10/2020 19:23

Oh yes, I completely believe your update. The small/not so small child walked away from his neglectful parents just to maliciously cough at you. Yup.

It definitely happened exactly like that. Definitely.

BigBadVoodooHat · 12/10/2020 19:25

Why would a six year old be at the garden centre on a school day?

So that he can cough at innocent bystanders, obviously Hmm

Jrobhatch29 · 12/10/2020 19:28

The OP clearly wanted us to join in calling small coughing children *'s

NRatched · 12/10/2020 19:40

Parents do teach kids to cover their mouths when coughing, or they do in my groups! However, teaching this does take time sometimes, and there are incidences when learning where its not done/not done right..part of learning really.

NRatched · 12/10/2020 19:42

@MagicSummer

I was waiting behind the line to approach the till. The child turned back from his mother who was walking away and CAME BACK to the till to cough just when I was approaching. He wasn't that young, about 6 I would say. And the * meant anything you like.
Ahahaha. Yeah, the kid moved away from his parents specifically to cough at you. of course. Wish I had read the update before commenting in good faith on the situation! Grin
bg21 · 12/10/2020 19:48

please stay home and isolate yourself we don't need you out and about atm lol

Spam88 · 12/10/2020 19:53

Hysteria aside, if it makes you feel better a cough is an uncommon symptom of covid in children.

TheKeatingFive · 12/10/2020 19:55

Dear god OP, get a bit better at the trolling. This is pathetic.

DominaShantotto · 12/10/2020 19:56

I'd isolate OP. Probably about 10 years away from the internet would do it.

Justwingingmotherhood · 12/10/2020 20:13

Well you wouldn't like to be near my daughter! She coughs constantly and rarely covers her mouth even when I remind her 24/7. Why? Because shes a small child. Kids coughed before this pandemic, they will still cough during and guess what? They will cough after too! So if you want to be this petty then I suggest you stay indoors love! Get a grip on life. I can't believe its bugged you enough to come on here and moan about it

cologne4711 · 12/10/2020 20:32

How tall was the child? The virus can't climb up your legs anyway.

neveradullmoment99 · 12/10/2020 20:33

Well kids dont spread it so not to worry Hmm
Well thats the gov narrative anway!

Planty13 · 12/10/2020 20:48

YABU. Kids cough all the time. I remind my son all the time to cover his mouth but he is still a little human who is learning and isn’t perfect

Whirlwind14 · 12/10/2020 22:12

How dare the parent take the * child out of the house!! Hmm

Tigerswife · 13/10/2020 00:36

Asthma causes coughing too, you can’t always help it. Children especially x

Cheetosforbreakfast · 13/10/2020 01:16

Did the child cough upwards? Get a grip! How on earth can a small child coughing put you in danger as I assume you weren’t on eye level 🙄

keziahthecat · 13/10/2020 01:35

There is a pandemic so yes, there is a chance he passed on the virus. I suppose you assessed the risks before going to the garden centre and thought it was worth going? I'm sure you'll be fine but there is a risk to any social interaction at the moment and you can't control the actions of others.

Tumbleweed101 · 13/10/2020 07:00

Lol - you wouldn’t like my job then. I’m coughed and sneezed on daily by multiple small children. It takes a long time for them to remember to cover a cough or sneeze, even our after school children forget and we are forever reminding them.

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MagicSummer · 13/10/2020 09:03

Well - thanks for all the sarcastic messages. Just for the record, I am not trolling - I was genuinely worried when the boy coughed upwards at me. However, I was wearing a mask and gloves and discarded my coat into the boot when I got back to the car so hope I will be OK. I hoped I might get a bit of reassurance but obviously not. THAT is what was good about the other site - even in the middle of the night you got support.

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Hardbackwriter · 13/10/2020 09:06

I think you'd have got more sympathetic, reassuring responses (although they'd have still pointed out that you were over-reacting, they'd have done it in a nicer way) if you'd been less aggressive in your description of the child and its parents. Unkindness tends to breed unkindness.