So, my anti-vaxxer niece

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

went to Buffalo with her mom/my sister (claims to be vaxxed & boosted and probably is) and my mom (definitely vaxxed & boosted) to visit my Republican sister (claims to be vaxxed, married to a Trumpster who she told me was vaxxed before they visited us last summer but which I am now doubting) last week.

They were all planning to attend Buffalo Bill's game together. However, the Bills' stadium requires proof of at least two shots in anyone over 12. Anti-vaxxer niece, 15 yo, whined about being left behind. So, Buffalo sister, who works as an usher or somesuch at the games, said she could circumvent the rules & get the anti-vaxxer niece into the game. And she did.

I am livid. My mom, who was there, was mad too, but didn't want to make a fuss (lame.) Anti-vaxxer niece's mom/my sister, claims she has tried & tried to get the kid (and kid's Trumper father) to get vaxxed, but no go (even after the kid was very sick recently and regretting not being vaxxed, but then got over it and went back to previous anti-vax status.)

What better way to teach the kid that actions have consequences than to let her whiney-ass-self sit home while the rest of the family went to the game?

[lapfog_1]

1. the "punishment" of missing a game isn't the real concern

the reason that the rule is there is to protect her and others.

Does your sister allow your niece to ride in a car without wearing a seat belt?

If not, you might ask her "why?"

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

8. Frankly, both of those sisters are the type to let their kids not wear a seatbelt

if the kid complained about it.

I dont see missing the game as a "punishment." I see it as what was supposed to be a consequence of a choice the kid made.

My husband & I have gone out very little since this pandemic began. When we have chosen to go to any event, the decision was based on COVID safety factors, one of which would be if there were a vax requirement for attendees. I think it's unconscionable to circumvent such a safety measure that other attendees expected to be enforced.

[Dan]

2. Do you think that your mom and sister, would be considered "enablers" of their behavior?

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

7. My father died last autumn 67 days after being diagnosed with

pancreatic cancer. Then, my brother died in a fall (a tragedy witnessed by his two young adult sons.) So Mom knows how awful loss of loved ones is.

I wish that would've translated into her not wanting others to be put at unnecessary risk of getting sick--which would have meant her at least speaking out against circumventing the rules to get the kid in. I mean, many people would have made the decision to go to the game based on the fact that everyone there would be vaxxed.

But then, the Mom is also grieving and hoping to heal some rifts in the family . Which may explain her not speaking up.

Ironically, though, part of the family rift was over disagreements on COVID safety measures in their home during the time my dad was under hospice care there and at his funeral.

Obviously, my sister who helped the kid get around the rules enabled her. And I'd say the kids mom/my other sister, despite (supposedly) pleading with the kid & the kid's dad to get vaxxed, is enabling the them to not to.

[Dan]

11. Sorry for your loss. And, I now have a better understanding of the situation.

Take care of thee.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

12. Thanks very much.

[wnylib]

3. How recent was this? Buffalo's

infection rate is pretty high, so that was a stupid move since omicron can be carried by vaccinated people who have no symptoms and don't know that they are infected. Since the niece is not vaccinated, she just exposed herself to getting a worse case of covid than a vaccinated person would get. If she picked up the virus, she could infect her unvaxxed father, schoolmates, and others she comes in contact with.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

5. Yep. It was no more than two weeks ago.

Reason does not hold sway with anti-vaxxers.

[blue sky at night]

4. I dislike football for many reasons...

This is a new one on me…what a disgrace…the woman should be fired. Football brings out the worst of us in my opinion. I am glad for Buffalo that they won, just another franchise that has been waiting for twenty years for a winning playoff team. It will take a miracle for them to advance any further….ask Cleveland how it goes out in KC.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

6. I won't t do it, but dont think I'm not tempted to report

my sister to the Bills organization for helping someone violate the rules like this.

[Hav]

9. At the very least,

you should let them know how people are circumventing those rules so that they can make the necessary adjustments.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

10. True. Though, as the rules are based on local mandates, not

civic-mindedness, I suspect that much of the administration at the stadium wouldn’t really care.