Whenever I see a little boy or girl under the obsessive control of a “helicopter mom,” or any number of unprintable names for these people, I feel sorry for all kids who are forced to live their lives like that. Toss in the COVID and COVID-Karen moms and it’s gotta be a terrible existence for a young child.
It can also be hilarious if the situation is right.
As luck would have it, I’m about to share one such situation. You’re welcome.
A COVID-Karen mom posted a scenario to the parenting advice column of Slate, “Care and Feeding,” asking for advice on how she can ever again trust her 11-year-old daughter after the girl sat on the same couch as her friend, neither wearing a mask. Equally horrific, explained the unnamed mom, the two young girls even… put their hands… into the same bowl… of potato chips! The humanity!
Are you laughing? https://t.co/W8nuRqnqbQ
— Anthony LaMesa (@ajlamesa) October 25, 2021
Here’s how that went, beginning with the loony mom’s pleading request for advice. I found it necessary to bring up some of her best concerns and other related questions.
Take Care of Your Pets and Give them Food
My eleven-year-old daughter was amazing throughout the entire pandemic. We never had to remind her to wear her masks, she socializes with everyone at all times and is very easy to get along with. Virtual scholastic ProgramSo she is able to avoid large groups in public schools.
Mama has left the little girl alone for nearly a whole year.
However, a few weeks back, She has an additional parent. [Her “other parent and I”? Ooh, red flag already.]Both of us had to fulfill an obligation (we were both immunized, the event was far away and we were wearing masks).
Normaly, one of us would go home to her with the other. We trusted her because she was mature and we knew how short it would take to be back.
Your daughter is 11. babe — and you’re acting like she knocked off a liquor store.
She was reunited with a close friend who lives just one block from her when we returned home. She visited her on occasions throughout the pandemic. They know all the rules
They can be found here Stay outside, but at opposite ends of your driveway or patioIt is. Patio Distances are only about 5 feetBut we made a decision That should suffice as long as the children stay outdoors and don’t wear masks
The neurotic woman is completely unaware of how crazy this man is.
However, we both arrived at home that day feeling a little bit better. She and her friend were sitting in the living-room together, wearing no masks.
Why she would take this kind of risk, I still don’t understand
Therapy, lady, try therapy — for You,Do not be your daughter.
I immediately sent it.Her friend was old enough that she wanted to come homeTo please Inform her mother that she should call me immediatelyI. “I then My disappointment was expressed to my daughter. I also informed her about how dangerous she had been.
I reminded her about the delta variant and how it’s caused so many children her age to end up in the ICU. That was what I explained to her. she only has to wait a few more months until she’s eligible for the vaccine, and this isn’t the time to become complacent
I’m pretty sure the other little girl’s mom thinks you’re nuts, tread lightly; unless you’re willing to kiss your daughter’s friend — and her mother — goodbye.
We did All the steps necessary to ensure your safetyShe is. She She was placed immediately in isolation and kept there for two weeks. I Thoroughly cleaned and opened all windows. This allows for the fresh air to enter the home. It’s a good thing, This debacle was over and we were all able to get out safely
Do you allow her to eat real foods or do you punish her with water and bread only?
It still don’t feel I can trust her, thoughIt is. I understand it’s normal for her to make mistakes, but this wasn’t forgetting to turn a light off or close the refrigeratorIt was. Her name was Her life is at risk How do we Build trust.
—Trust Questions
I’ll wait until you stop laughing before we continue. You are ready?
Part of me believes — or at least wants to — that this was a bogus post from someone just playing with Slate and the lunacy of draconian COVID nonsense. Then again, we see this kind of nonsense on a daily basis — so let’s assume it’s ridiculously legit.
Now, Slate’s response. Spoiler: Even the advice columnist thinks the woman is nuts — but can’t say so.
Dear Trust Issues
You can’t expect adult maturity from a childI agree. If your daughter has been cautious and otherwise “wonderful” over the past 18 months, and this is her first time violating your household rules around COVID protocol, I’d You can encourage her to give you a little grace
The advice columnist continues her best to remain trying to be tactful.
It takes a year and half. It is a very long time before an eleven-year old can go without seeing friends. It’s also It is unreasonable to assume that they will remain alert when there seems to be less danger for them than the adults.(as the vaccination rates keep rising and the world reopens)
She is in the top ten of her age group the last for whom vaccination isn’t an option, and it’s challenging for kids to watch the trusted authorities in their lives relax their own protocols around socializing, while they’re still being kept away from the people and things they care about.
Your daughter had a temporary lapse in judgment, which is to be expected for a child who hasn’t even reached adolescence yet. It sounds like you’ve I sufficiently punished her for inviting an unmasked acquaintance into my house when you weren’t home.
Is the woman going to heed the columnist’s advice or toss it in the trash because the advice doesn’t conflate with her neurotic beliefs?
You should think twice about leaving your child unsupervised anytime soon. shouldn’t be many additional measures you need to take to re-establish trust
You’re welcome. Here’s the bottom line:
Although this is an extreme example the lunacy around COVID continues, it shows how the liberal media can manipulate what’s easily manipulatable. This manipulability extends beyond COVID. This manipulability extends beyond COVID. Vote They are an unbeatable bloc.
According to our Wednesday report on Florida governor. Ron DeSantis’s fiery speech before the Washington, D.C., Republican Dinner on Tuesday, DeSantis said “we don’t have time for ‘boneless wonders’” — spineless, voiceless, actionless Republicans. DeSantis said that we need conservatives willing to take a stand and fight against the lunacy surrounding us. America is being threatened by lunacy.
It’s a good bet that a mom who is that far gone about COVID is similarly gone about far worse.
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