I know I read somewhere that children who grow up in homes with more than 500 books do better academically. If true, I'm sure there dozens of confounders - but still, and w/ heartfelt angst: What?!! Less than 30 books?!! Books?!!
When I was young I desperately wanted to be normal. But I knew I didn't really want it, because the things I enjoyed, & the things I was interested in, were not the "normal" things. I found the "normal" things terribly boring. Deep in my heart, I wanted to be the person who loved the things I loved.
He's 14. He also has COVID. He got exposed last week. I was hoping he wasn't developing it - he wasn't sick when we went to get the vaccines Saturday, but then he started getting a progressively worse sore throat starting Saturday night.
Also Pfizer has fewer side effects than Moderna - not sure if that'll extend to feeling lousy or not. It's possible that the more COVID shots you've had, the less lousy they make you feel. That's been my experience.
Are you in US? My kid & I just got ours - flu & COVID both (one in each arm - COVID on the left, flu on the right, since we're both right-handed). Walgreen's had them in stock, & had basically no wait list for appointments. (I live in a city, but you might be able to beat the rush too).
Today's test (w/ unquestionable expiration date) is also negative.
Gonna assume the home COVID test w/ expiration date 7 Aug 2024 was still good when used on 30 Aug 2024. (Test negative; re-testing anyway today since child's sore throat got worse). (He was exposed to multiple classmates & a teacher w/ known COVID, & several more w/ symptoms).