[Magdalen] Dilemma

[Grace Cangialosi]

I know.

On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 7:13 AM ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh, and as a vaccinated person, you can catch Covid, show no symptoms, but
> still infect others.
> -M
>
> On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 7:12 AM ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Besides, tbose pelicans were still chicks (or whatever baby pelicans are
> > called).
> > -M
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 6:53 AM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> LOL! I collect pelicans, but no, I don’t plan to emulate their
> >> self-sacrifice!
> >>
> >> > On Nov 29, 2021, at 6:27 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Setting limits with children should end when they become adults.
> >> > Usually.
> >> > This one sounds like he just threw his rattle on the floor and is
> >> watching
> >> > to see if you'll pick it up and return it to him.
> >> >
> >> > So a big NO on this. You have responsibilities to guard your own
> health
> >> and
> >> > the health of parishoners.
> >> > Unless you're intent on becoming the pelican who shreds its own body
> to
> >> > feed its young.
> >> > -M
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> On Sun, Nov 28, 2021 at 9:14 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com
> >
> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Thank you for your input. I consulted my daughter about it, and she
> >> thinks
> >> >> I’m making too much of it. She said if I’m that concerned, I might
> not
> >> want
> >> >> to ervisit her in Florida. But she and the boys are fully vaccinated,
> >> and
> >> >> if I go inside anywhere, I’ll wear a mask. Plus, I’m driving down,
> not
> >> >> flying.
> >> >>
> >> >> I’ll just have to bite the bullet and talk to my son about it
> tomorrow.
> >> >> It’s not as simple as “my house, my rules;” this may undo our very
> >> fragile
> >> >> new detente. His reasons are political and extend to all vaccinations
> >> of
> >> >> any kind or any suggestion that he should wear a mask. He wouldn’t
> >> visit
> >> >> his dad in a nursing home because he had to wear a mask.
> >> >> But I am glad for your input—it basically supports my position.
> >> >>
> >> >>> On Nov 28, 2021, at 4:00 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I had a phone call from my son this morning asking if he could
> bring
> >> >> the three boys here on a Saturday in December. He has a job and can’t
> >> bring
> >> >> them. They are 16, 10, and 8. I don’t really have much for them to do
> >> here,
> >> >> but I figured maybe we could go out for pizza and maybe go to the
> >> community
> >> >> park if it’s not too cold, or to a movie.
> >> >>> But then I remembered that they aren’t vaccinated and won’t be. So I
> >> >> won’t want to take them out for lunch or to a movie. But I’m also not
> >> >> terribly comfortable with the idea of having them here in the house
> all
> >> >> day. I left a message with my son that we need to discuss it, but I
> >> haven’t
> >> >> heard back yet. He told me awhile ago that the whole family had COVID
> >> back
> >> >> at the beginning, so they don’t need the vaccine, but I’ve heard that
> >> isn’t
> >> >> necessarily true. I know there’s going to be a confrontation over
> >> this, and
> >> >> I’d like another opinion or two. Am I overreacting? At the very
> least,
> >> I
> >> >> will insist that they wear masks—he doesn’t believe in those, either.
> >> >>
> >>
> >
>


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Grace Cangialosi
Ruckersville, VA

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