A number of years ago there seemed to be a wave of parents doing something like this - they'd drop their kids off at a library or toy store and then go on to do something they didn't want to haul the kids along for. This may have been the source of a sign I've seen reading something like, "unattended children will be given espresso and sent home with a puppy".
One of the reasons I don't expect we'll be opening the libraries as public spaces anytime soon is many people already treat the public library as child care. At ages that are really not appropriate.
We deal with this A LOT. It's frustrating. We made a pamphlet about it. There are signs posted! We had a vendor from the Farmers' Market send his sons over when they were 5 and 6! All Day! We finally had to have a talk with the family. I still think the younger one isn't old enough but every time I ask him a question he responds, "I'M EIGHT YEARS OLD!"
Note to self: When wearing masks, do not bring anything for lunch containing onions or garlic. Oy.
Masks may have done good things for dental hygiene. I find that I'm even more careful about brushing my teeth and using mouth wash these days.
Hah Toddson—I did wear a mask yesterday and go "oh man, my post dinner breath stinks!!"
Cash, is the kid saying he's 8 but he's 5? I'm confused. (I totally could've spent may hours perfectly happy at the library at 8, but many kids couldn't)
He was 4 when he started coming, so he's maybe 6 or 7. But his brother is 8. It's just weird. The way he talks, it's as if he's been instructed to tell us all that he's 8. He's very small.
We are seeing nationwide the effects of a lack of leadership at the federal level. It seems that responsibility keeps getting passed down one level. Fed to State, State to County, County to City. So our actions are fractured, and departments who are ill equipped to make these health designations and decisions are being tasked with rolling something out on a time line that is not realistic.
Spotify just rolled out an interactive map of people who are listening to the same song simultaneously in distant locations - it's really beautiful: [link]
We are seeing nationwide the effects of a lack of leadership at the federal level. It seems that responsibility keeps getting passed down one level. Fed to State, State to County, County to City. So our actions are fractured, and departments who are ill equipped to make these health designations and decisions are being tasked with rolling something out on a time line that is not realistic.
Without coordinated federal effort, we're screwed. We still need Federal response on supply lines, testing and guidelines. I will never get over that fact that we could have had competent leadership for all this.
I hate them deeply and utterly.
Timelies all!
So Mr. S got frustrated, threw his tablet and cracked the screen. It still works, but it's not pretty. Well, he's stuck with it like that for the foreseeable future.
