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posted ago by FreeBased1 ago by FreeBased1 +17 / -1

[Warning: Long Post Ahead]

So I need your help: I need some stats that I can trust. I need some good articles and graphs to show my wife the truth, and not fear-mongering. She is a strong woman, but has been stressed out so much (working from home while teaching 3 kids their school's lesson plans is HARD) I get to go to my office every day then come home and play with my kids.

A problem I have is that I don't trust the CDC or WHO. And that's a problem with the 'mask' situation. During our argument, I mean our DISCUSSION, she said the "CDC is still telling everyone to wear masks in public!"

I looked it up on their website, and yes, they do. But then they say it's to prevent you from getting OTHER people sick, in case you're sick and don't know it yet. The CDC is telling people to wear masks so they don't infect others, NOT to keep themselves safe.

And the CDC, WHO, state health department, etc. are always going to mitigate their liability. They're going to err on the side of caution, and recommend more drastic measures than are likely necessary. (If not downright lie; don't get me started on that!)

Long story long, I need help convincing my wife things are OK. I need help reassuring her things are OK. A lot of this is stress she is dealing with because she is trying to work full time at home (impossible) while watching 3 kids AND teaching them (and they're all in different grades, so different homework, lessons, videos, etc.)

Thank you if you were able to stay awake and read my entire post. :) I wish TDW had a sub (dom) for text posts like this, separate from the memes and hot-off-the-press news. More of a discussion-focused area.

Stay safe and MAGA-on!

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OneOfMany_MAGA 9 points ago +9 / -0

My wife wears the mask when out at stores and is more concerned than I am.

I tell her we should not live in fear. I point out that in our county there are well over a half million people and only around 20 deaths from this illness, almost all from nursing homes.

But again I don’t sweat it as long as she doesn’t get bossy about others with masks. As long as she is wearing it out of prudence and courtesy rather than fear or bossiness then there’s no harm in it.