Holy shit what is wrong with these people

  • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
    hexbear
    27
    3 months ago

    I hoped it was clear that wasn't what I was saying. Of course mental health issues can be a serious health concern with serious complications and consequences. But this writer doesn't present it in those terms, and I would say that at least in this specific case, she isn't experiencing anything with a risk of severe health issues. She wants a return to a normalcy that she knows he can't give without severe risk of harm.

    • regul [any]
      hexbear
      5
      3 months ago

      They're about to have a child.

      Do you think she will be able to raise a well-adjusted child if that child can only ever interact with other children through a screen or outdoors? Her husband's need necessitate home-schooling or remote learning, and severely restrict the child's opportunities for socialization.

      Her husband's needs and the needs of their future child are on a collision course right now. I consider that a severe complication.

      • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
        hexbear
        20
        3 months ago

        again, not how the author frames it at all, though certainly possible for that to be an issue in the abstract. But I think it is reasonable to expect, if that were the main issue, it might be mentioned in the article, whatsoever

        but in the article, it is implied the child has already been born, 1-2 years ago, and yet the author explicitly frames the conflict here in terms of her desire to return to normal. There is no mention of homeschooling or the child at all besides the pregnancy and that he went along on the vacation discussed in the last paragraph. I don't think those would be unreasonable concerns, but they are your concerns, not those of the author. For all we know they've already worked out an amenable solution to the kid's schooling and it isn't a source of conflict at all.

      • panopticon [comrade/them]
        hexbear
        15
        3 months ago

        Their child would probably appreciate a dad who's healthy and alive, and doesn't have to quarantine from them

          • panopticon [comrade/them]
            hexbear
            2
            3 months ago

            Can't help but notice that no one's going to bat in these threads for the mental health of those of us who lost a parent to COVID

      • Poison_Ivy [comrade/them]
        hexbear
        12
        3 months ago

        Do you think she will be able to raise a well-adjusted child if that child can only ever interact with other children through a screen or outdoors?

        I mean I think the kid would have a tougher time at life if they were to find out that their immunocompromised dad were to die because their mom valued treats and trips to Dubai over the health of her husband.