Holy shit what is wrong with these people

  • regul [any]
    hexbear
    5
    4 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
      4 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
      4 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
          4 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
      4 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.