Re: I Know It's Necessary....

1Snickers · ‎03-19-2016

My granddaughter's dance competition scheduled for Saturday was just cancelled. I'm thankful 🙏🏼!
It's disappointing for everyone but they need to be safe!

lovesrecess · ‎03-14-2010

Two of my grandkids are graduating in May and there has already been talk of cancelling the commencement service and just mailing the diplomas to them. I hope it doesn’t come to that...taking away a parent’s and a student’s proudest moment when they walk the stage and receive their diploma. We are approaching such a busy and happy time of year...baseball season, proms, graduations, school being out for the summer, etc.....I pray it all doesn't disappear!

Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

@suzyQ3 wrote:
@liliblu wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
@ninjawife wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
I feel sorry for people who will lose their livihoods and will have no income to feed their families. The kids whose sports and social activities are disrupted will soon get over it. There are many much more serious consequences to this epidemic.
There are also other consequences if schools are closed. Parents may have to stay home from work to be with their children risking losing income. Also many poor children rely on school to feed them as the free breakfasts and lunches schools provide for low income students are the only meals they eat.
@ninjawife, it certainly is a domino effect. I hope that that government agencies can step in and make sure that children get fed. That should be a given.
That remains to be seen. Legislation is being introduced to increase food and unemployment assistance. But there is some opposition.
Notice my "should" in that sentence. @liliblu.

"Opposition"??? I'm shocked, shocked I tell you. :-)

The primary opposition is to the inclusion of funding abortions in circumvention of the Hyde Amendment.

Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

@on the bay wrote:
@Isobel Archer wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
I feel sorry for people who will lose their livihoods and will have no income to feed their families. The kids whose sports and social activities are disrupted will soon get over it. There are many much more serious consequences to this epidemic.
And it's the very people you mention - losing their livlihoods, income etc., for whom I feel most.

I know this is unpopular, but I really believe this is an Emperor's New Clothes situation and people are afraid not to go along - canceling everything.

If this is really a "pandemic" "crisis" then it's a very mild one. Four months in - we have less than 5,000 deaths worldwide - 40 in the U.S. We lose 40 people in a weekend in violence in Chicago. If this is "so much worse" than the flu, the numbers aren't even remotely close to bearing that out.

I know we are being told that "millions will die" and "ventilators will be rationed" but I see absolutely no evidence of that happening based on the actual severe illnesses and deaths so far.

This train of thought is what Italy felt a week or so ago. They never imagined they would all be on lockdown and decisions made who should be treated first if at all.
This reported from a friend of a friend now in Italy warning us to not let this happen here!

Well - at 41 deaths (less than we lose in a weekend's violence in Chicago) - we are on essential lockdown so I hope that reassures you.

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@Isobel Archer wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
@liliblu wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
@ninjawife wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
I feel sorry for people who will lose their livihoods and will have no income to feed their families. The kids whose sports and social activities are disrupted will soon get over it. There are many much more serious consequences to this epidemic.
There are also other consequences if schools are closed. Parents may have to stay home from work to be with their children risking losing income. Also many poor children rely on school to feed them as the free breakfasts and lunches schools provide for low income students are the only meals they eat.
@ninjawife, it certainly is a domino effect. I hope that that government agencies can step in and make sure that children get fed. That should be a given.
That remains to be seen. Legislation is being introduced to increase food and unemployment assistance. But there is some opposition.
Notice my "should" in that sentence. @liliblu.

"Opposition"??? I'm shocked, shocked I tell you. :-)
The primary opposition is to the inclusion of funding abortions in circumvention of the Hyde Amendment.

I would very much like to respond to this, @Isobel Archer, but I prefer being able to continue posting -- and by posting, I mean correct, full, and thorough information.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

@suzyQ3 wrote:
@Isobel Archer wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
@liliblu wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
@ninjawife wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
I feel sorry for people who will lose their livihoods and will have no income to feed their families. The kids whose sports and social activities are disrupted will soon get over it. There are many much more serious consequences to this epidemic.
There are also other consequences if schools are closed. Parents may have to stay home from work to be with their children risking losing income. Also many poor children rely on school to feed them as the free breakfasts and lunches schools provide for low income students are the only meals they eat.
@ninjawife, it certainly is a domino effect. I hope that that government agencies can step in and make sure that children get fed. That should be a given.
That remains to be seen. Legislation is being introduced to increase food and unemployment assistance. But there is some opposition.
Notice my "should" in that sentence. @liliblu.

"Opposition"??? I'm shocked, shocked I tell you. :-)
The primary opposition is to the inclusion of funding abortions in circumvention of the Hyde Amendment.
I would very much like to respond to this, @Isobel Archer, but I prefer being able to continue posting -- and by posting, I mean correct, full, and thorough information.

@suzyQ3 Which is, of course, why you included mentioning the abortion funding in your previous comment.

katiemichelle · ‎06-10-2015

At this point I am just afraid of small businesses starting to collapse and the livelihoods of many of our children and grandchildren being crushed. To heck with prom and graduation!