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DowntownMrSmith posted...

My 2 year old son hates wearing a mask and pushes it away when we try to put it on. Further, masking at his preschool already is a joke. When I pick him up at lunchtime, kids are eating, playing and napping without masks. Small children can't wear masks during naptime for safety reasons. So, if they are only wearing the masks for half the day, what is the point? Nobody has demanded stricter masking enforcement, because we all realize the absurdity of masking toddlers. I live in a very blue area, by the way.

Further, we haven't been able to meet the other children and their parents yet. There have been none of the usual in-person events: holiday parties, winter carnivals, graduation ceremonies, that usually take place. So yes, I can definitely say that my son is being deprived of a normal childhood because of the masking and social distancing. Not that I would expect a bunch of childless people to relate, instead you call us selfish or bad parents.

Adults don't like wearing masks -- watch any sporting event, not just the Superbowl, but any sporting event. Nobody is wearing a mask, even in deep blue areas. If the adults hate masks, why do you assume kids don't mind?

Just because your school is doing a poor job implementing their mask mandate doesn't mean masking is a bad thing.

Plus, your child is interacting with other children, which is more important to his development than any of the other things you listed. He doesn't even know he's missing those things. My kids don't even remember PreK graduation, or really anything about daycare or PreK. If they spent it in masks, like they are now in middle and high school, they'd be none the wiser.