Venting Thread

[Cat Herder]

A local restaurant is offering free meals for kids on the free lunch program during the shutdown for coronavirus. They have a parent line outside, exactly like the schools have for drop-off and pickup. They have 4 choices of meals for parents to choose from, served at both lunch and dinner times.

On their Facebook page announcing this the very first two comments are:

• "Can you deliver? I have five kids and I don't want to get them all out of I don't have to."
  
• "What about kids with allergies?"

You can't even give food away to these entitled parents.

[boy_mom]

A local restaurant is offering free meals for kids on the free lunch program during the shutdown for coronavirus. They have a parent line outside, exactly like the schools have for drop-off and pickup. They have 4 choices of meals for parents to choose from, served at both lunch and dinner times.

On their Facebook page announcing this the very first two comments are:

• "Can you deliver? I have five kids and I don't want to get them all out of I don't have to."
  
• "What about kids with allergies?"

You can't even give food away to these entitled parents.

Very similiar situation here, my mind was blown!! Just shows how many people use the system rather than truly needing it....

[Annalee]

Very similiar situation here, my mind was blown!! Just shows how many people use the system rather than truly needing it....

The school system is doing that here beginning today. People are volunteering to deliver to their homes. The worry is that many kids won't have food for the extended Spring Break.

[Cat Herder]

The school system is doing that here beginning today. People are volunteering to deliver to their homes. The worry is that many kids won't have food for the extended Spring Break.

Our school is, too, those meals are simple PBJ, chips, water bottles and fruit (pick up centers and bus stop drops off). That is why the restaurants started offering hot meals, people were complaining about the sack meals. No matter how they try it seems not good enough for those who should be doing it themselves.

[Cat Herder]

I ate a snickers. I wanted to clarify why it ticked me off so bad.

The people I am speaking of are not the families that are in a food desert or actually living at or below the poverty level. These are 20 something subdivision dwellers, Instagram queens from mostly upper-middle to middle-class families in a small town who simply chose to be underemployed, live above their means, live together unmarried (so report half of their income for benefits) or live on credit so they can be SAHM's.

These are not the kids who truly NEED these services. Our schools have everyone fill out free lunch applications for funding purposes. They turn a blind eye on this because it helps their bottom line, these parents won't even buy school supplies for their own because "free education is a basic right" and "they just pass them out the other kids anyway".

The kids who really need help live a couple of towns over and very few, if anyone, seems to be driving over there except the school buses.

[CountryRoads]

School closure started today. Have a school ager here all day who is already having a hard time listening and can't stop wrestling with his little sister. Thankfully he's only here 1 day a week.

Please. Send. Help. ::

[Annalee]

Our school is, too, those meals are simple PBJ, chips, water bottles and fruit (pick up centers and bus stop drops off). That is why the restaurants started offering hot meals, people were complaining about the sack meals. No matter how they try it seems not good enough for those who should be doing it themselves.

Yes; same complaint here. Most deserving kids families are already on food stamps but the parents don’t always do the right thing with their state assistance.

[Blackcat31]

I ate a snickers. I wanted to clarify why it ticked me off so bad.

The people I am speaking of are not the families that are in a food desert or actually living at or below the poverty level. These are 20 something subdivision dwellers, Instagram queens from mostly upper-middle to middle-class families in a small town who simply chose to be underemployed, live above their means, live together unmarried (so report half of their income for benefits) or live on credit so they can be SAHM's.

These are not the kids who truly NEED these services. Our schools have everyone fill out free lunch applications for funding purposes. They turn a blind eye on this because it helps their bottom line, these parents won't even buy school supplies for their own because "free education is a basic right" and "they just pass them out the other kids anyway".

The kids who really need help live a couple of towns over and very few, if anyone, seems to be driving over there except the school buses.

I hear you..... It is sad all around

I made a very clear statement to parents that I will provide care during their working hours only and that any parent that has the ability to keep their child home or reduce hours in care should do so for the greater good.

I stressed the importance of respecting the need for child care to remain an option for health care and other essential workers so taking advantage of this when not needed isn't cool.

Of course the ONLY DC parent I have pitching a fit and literally trying to convince me that they are an essential worker works in fast food AND has a spouse that has been sitting on their butt at home since last August.
(oh and they don't pay a dime for child care either)

Nice try DC parent but I don't think so.

Even a world wide crisis can't stifle entitlement.

[Cat Herder]

I hear you.

Only one out of six decided to stay home, here.

Four of my current five have a parent (three also have a sibling) at home, right now.

They claim they can't do online school with their older kid or focus on their remote work while caring for a younger child.

Two asked if they could also drop-off older sibling. I refused to add to our risk and there is zero chance I am logging them into virtual school on one of my computers or supervising school work.

Bonus: As usual, the one DCK that actually needs to be here is my most difficult, frustrating, whiny, learned helpless one who would absolutely make me lose my mind if they were only child here for two weeks, so....

Spoiler Alert: The school has been throwing around "possibly up to eight weeks" for the last two days.

[Cat Herder]

It is so bad they can't even get the parents to pick up the food they deliver on time. Some parents literally expected the busses to come back through for them. Many parents were complaining that the schools would not give them food for their younger kids or themselves. The food is for specific students only. The funding only covers students. They seem to believe it is actually the schools' job to feed their kids. I have never seen anything like it.

• Our buses will run their regular route with a TWO-hour delay. In other words, if your bus usually comes at 6:35 it will be there at 8:35.
• A parent or student needs to be at the stop along the route in order to receive the sack breakfast, lunch, and milks. Each student will receive 2 bags and 2 milks each day – one for breakfast and one for lunch.
• Both meals will be delivered at one time.
• You must be at the stop and on-time to receive the meals.

[CenterTeacher20]

These school agers are driving me NUTS! We've come up with so many on the fly activities for them to do today and yet they're all still "bored" and it's only 2:30. I don't know how I'm gonna make it through the week!

[e.j.]

My son just texted from work. Someone who works at the same company he does went in to work today after spending time with her husband....who tested positive for Covid19. What is wrong with some people?!

[Blackcat31]

My son just texted from work. Someone who works at the same company he does went in to work today after spending time with her husband....who tested positive for Covid19. What is wrong with some people?!

My licensor is currently self quarantined.

She went on vacation 2 weeks ago. She's been back only a week and has symptoms. Had to drive 4 hours to get tested and wont know until Tuesday if she does or doesn't have it.

Thankfully, she was on top of it and she hadnt visited any child care facilities since returning from vacation.

I do not know where she went for vacation so I am unsure if it was in or out of the country but either way, scary times for sure.

I hope your son doesn't have it. Hoping your son is like mine and not too terribly social and more than likely didn't get within 6 feet of anyone. Not that those things are a safe bet, just that it's the only solace we have right now.

Our local banks just sent out notice they are closing lobby doors starting tomorrow and doing only drive through. Anything else that needs taken care of must be done via e-mail or other alternative methods.

[e.j.]

My licensor is currently self quarantined.

She went on vacation 2 weeks ago. She's been back only a week and has symptoms. Had to drive 4 hours to get tested and wont know until Tuesday if she does or doesn't have it.

Thankfully, she was on top of it and she hadnt visited any child care facilities since returning from vacation.

I do not know where she went for vacation so I am unsure if it was in or out of the country but either way, scary times for sure.

That really is scary to think about! Imagine how many families she could have infected had she been doing her normal days worth of inspections?

I hope your son doesn't have it. Hoping your son is like mine and not too terribly social and more than likely didn't get within 6 feet of anyone. Not that those things are a safe bet, just that it's the only solace we have right now.

There is an upside to having AS when social distancing becomes the norm. I'll take any solace I can get right about now! He asked around and did find out she works on the floor below him. He didn't have direct contact with her. Unfortunately, it's hard to know how many people she did have direct contact with and whether he had any contact with them. Time will tell, I guess!

How's your son doing through all of this?

IOur local banks just sent out notice they are closing lobby doors starting tomorrow and doing only drive through. Anything else that needs taken care of must be done via e-mail or other alternative methods.

That's smart on the banks' part. From what I can see, our bank is suggesting the use of hand sanitizer - which you can't find anywhere! They just remodeled the building we bank at. The tellers are standing at what basically are small work islands with no real separation from the customer. In pre-covid19 days, I questioned the wisdom of that and how unsafe it seems to be for the tellers. At this point, they're probably more worried about being coughed or sneezed on than being robbed.

[Blackcat31]

All our restaurants and bars are now officially closed
Movie theaters and gyms etc as well

https://www.twincities.com/2020/03/16/coronavirus-walz-closes-all-mn-restaurants-and-bars-to-public-delivery-and-curbside-pickup-are-ok/