[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!
Just say, "how can I give you smooches, darling, when you're wearing that mask?". Then grab her and nom nom nom on the side of her neck until she squeals and giggles. Then forget about it and let her wear the mask bc it helps her alleviate stress about this whole insane time we are living in.
Coronavirus's are less transmissible and die in warm environments bc they have a lipid bilayer which is a layer very similar to animal fat. So as a visual, for your wife AND children, put a clear jar of animal fat outside- if solidified then the virus is strong and if liquid then the virus dying. Now if you add humidity to the equation as well then aerosol transmission is almost nil unless you immediately inhale someone's cough or sneeze- eeeewww lol. The only way this virus survives until the fall is through jumping from person to person through close contact- which is exactly what the flu does every year.
Funny you mention 'smooches' because that's what we always said to our kids. "Come here and let me smooch you!"
Your post has me chuckling to myself! Thank you.
Now, where to get a big jar of animal fat... Hmmmm. Bacon grease from breakfast perhaps? In honor of ramadan.