Spearthrower wrote:jamest wrote:Fair comments. Like I said, I feel guilty for calling her a selfish moron. Even if her behaviour was selfish and moronic to the point that it MIGHT result in the deaths of many people.
You haven't really addressed how it's functionally different than what you say you and your wife are doing by going to out to work every day then returning home. That's not self-isolation. No doubt you take precautions, but the idea that she's selfish and moronic must be a little hard to swallow if her parents appear to be doing exactly what they accuse her of. I'm not saying you're not justified to continue going to work, but even if your daughter remains inside the house consistently throughout the next few weeks, it remains the case that she is being exposed to the threat regardless. If it's of such apocalyptic necessity that breaking self-isolation is selfish and moronic, then why are you still doing it?
Apparently we're essential workers and the government isn't going to be paying us 80% of our wage for staying at home, so we have to work because we need to pay the bills and because we're essential workers.
What can you do in our position, unless you're rich? We're not. We need an income or our position will quickly deteriorate. Many of you will get one for sitting at home, we won't, as we cannot voluntarily give up our jobs and expect handouts. That's the bottom-line.
I've stated that I feel guilty for calling my 18 year-old step-daughter a selfish moron on Monday, even though her behaviour was essentially selfish and moronic, but there's not a chance you're going to equate her actions on Monday with ours to continue working, especially when the government who are dictating laws and advice WANT us to continue working.
Do you want to know something else? Every day that me and my wife go to work, we feel an enhanced sense of danger all the time that we're at work. To be honest, I'd take the government's 80% in a heartbeat for staying at home rather than risking my/family's health/life (notwithstanding everyone else). I don't want to go to work! I just have to!! If not me, then somebody else instead of me.
These are stressful times and I've acknowledged that I should have dealt with my step-daughter's behaviour better. What more do you want from me? An acknowledgement that I'm not perfect? Well, that goes without saying.
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