@Oblomov21this is the most stupid comment. It shows little regard for OP’s emotions or the reality of the situation we are in. It isn’t ok to speak to people like this. To treat someone else’s emotions with such disregard is entirely inappropriate. Very unkind. And to make a diagnosis as you have done with clearly so little medical knowledge is also inappropriate and was certainly not asked for.
To so ‘factually’ state that people under a certain age don’t get it badly, you are not taking in the reality of the numbers of deaths or the ages of those people- plenty of people under 50 and without previous conditions have died of this virus, and loads of children have serious health issues now thanks to long Covid. There’s support groups popping up all over the place for them. Perhaps you should research them to improve your knowledge and understanding of the subject, instead of making such stupid comments on the internet to strangers. I recommend long Covid kids, now worldwide, some very graphic pictures demonstrating how incorrect your comment is.
@Molly333 I’m so sorry people are leaving such ill thought out and heartless comments. I shudder. I understand why you are feeling stressed, these are stressful times. Your fears are totally valid. We had removed our children from the education system before all this, but would have done so once this all started had we not already. I know of GP’s off on long term sick with long Covid, and many other doctors I know have said that they too are very concerned at the way the schools are going back- and are dreading their children returning, so please know you aren’t the only one- and these are people with plenty of medical knowledge.
Know that you are expert when it comes to your own children. Your worries and fears are totally understandable and justified and are based more in reality than some of these comments you have received. You are trying to protect your children from a very real virus that is still present regardless of how many students go back!
I wonder if it is worth talking to the school? Many many schools know they aren’t able to implement social distancing effectively because they are too small. I’ve heard of parents locally who have agreed to mainly homeschool but allow their child in one day or afternoon per week when the school will be more empty for example. I’ve also heard of one family who explained their fears and have been given permission to continue to homeschool in partnership with the school until there is evidence to show that schools are in fact safe places where transmission rates will be as low as is hoped. Would either of these be an option for you? Would either make you feel a bit better about it all?
There are lots of homeschooling groups if that’s something you might want to continue to do- I mean homeschooling as a choice, where families take on the responsibility, not those who have been sent home work to do at home by schools.
We are part of several groups and there’s always ideas and learning resources being shared around, many of the groups have people in them who have homeschooled their children and they’ve got them into great universities so they will have a lot of knowledge you could tap into if you wanted to ask them for tips or help. That’s how I started out, just getting some advice from people in the know who had walked the same path before me.
Remember to be gentle on yourself. This has been a really difficult time for all of us- and kindness towards ourselves is really important! 