Feeling the need to post a thread 🧵. Here goes: 4 hours ago, I dropped off my 3 daughters at school for the 1st time since mid-December. I fucking broke down watching them in their poorly fitting adult KN95 masks walk into the school yard. /1
They were greeted at the gate by staff wearing blue surgical masks. I was tempted to approach the staff and ask where their Ministry-supplied masks were, but I was bawling my eyes out at this point. I returned to my car and loudly ugly-cried. /2
I feel like I am putting my kids in harm’s way by bringing them to school. I feel like having them home isn’t an option. We, as parents, have no choice, and our gov’t that provides education and health care has failed us & our kids by forcing them back into unsafe schools. /3
Stopped to grab a coffee and the barista, seeing the tears in my eyes, asked if I was ok. All I could do was nod. Back to my car. Back to crying. Full on fucking panic attack at this point. Somehow returned home. Phoned a loved one. Broke down some more. /4
I’ve struggled through working from home all day. Got news from a close friend who is a school principal that he tested positive on a RAT and is awaiting PCR results. Their family of 5 including an elderly parent are all isolating. /5
If our mental health, as parents, is taking such a blow, how in the fuck are we supposed to ensure our children’s mental and physical health? I’m losing my shit here. Who’s with me? /6
Ending on a positive note, thank you to our teachers, principals, admin and support staff in schools. Thank you to nurses and doctors who, against all odds, strive to take care of us in our greatest times of need. Feeling slightly better now but it’s the first day back… /7 END
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