I think you misunderstand
5/16/2021 at 6:55 PM
Albertagirl said "I totally get it, and it SUCKS. but there are thousands of business owners out of work right now too, and they've had to give up their livelihood over this, and I don't see why we consider ourselves privileged enough to bend the rules because "my employer won't work with me" when business owners don't have that luxury.
I also feel when those with the privilege to get childcare through parents, etc, they tend to go around acting like it's no big deal that schools are closed. Maybe not for you, but that newcomer down the street with no parents in Canada and two minimum wage jobs might feel differently. I think we all need to feel the pain of these restrictions so we all work together to see them end as soon as possible. If daycares are not accepting kids, grandparents shouldn't be either. The point of this whole thing is to KEEP KIDS AT HOME. If your family were critical care workers, they would be allowed to go to school. If they are not, they need to keep their kids at home.
I especially resent the notion that one dose of vaccine means you can "bend the rules", as I feel that a lot of the 50 percent of Manitobans that have one dose are feeling the same way and that's why we're seeing the kind of spread that we are right now. I'm still waiting for my vaccine, and I really don't appreciate those with one dose acting like the rules don't apply as much to them. We should all be acting as if we're unvaccinated. "
They are not going around like they can do anything. But the science so far seems to suggest that, like virtually all vaccines, a single dose does afford good protection against *severe* forms of the disease. They haven't really changed anything they do since last year, except my parents have the kids one extra day a week vs. pre-closure. They have always been very careful, and will continue to do so until they are instructed otherwise.
The current orders do allow access for child care, so they are totally, completely 100% within the rules. They do not socialize outside of providing child care. Are they lucky to have that help? Yes! But it's critical in their lives. Just because someone else doesn't have that access doesn't mean that they shouldn't be permitted to utilize it.
Both parents work essential services, but not critical services. As a manager (but not the owner), he's trying to keep a business open and profitable so the dozens of employees that work there have jobs. He limped the business along this last year and took a voluntary pay cut so others can have jobs. My SIL works in the banking sector. That seems kinda important too. If she takes too much time she'll lose her job, again, because it's a newish job.
This is not about "entitlement" on their part. If anything, your post and insistence that everyone follows YOUR version of the rules is about entitlement.
Not everyone works in an industry nor have the financial means to stay home or work from home. They have a mortgage. They have already lost a job due to Covid. They have taken paycuts. They are trying to keep a business alive, one he doesn't even own. They all understand the risks, the science, and are within the rules.
What more are you expecting from them?