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This guy, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said "There are more important things than living, and that’s saving this country for my children and grandchildren and saving this country for all of us" and that lots of grandparents would risk their life to keep the country afloat economically.

Personally, it is silly. It's not like economic contraction is permanent. It can be recovered in some years, so it is not like the future generations are doomed in case the reopening is done in a few months from now. For example, Hiroshima and Nagasaki recovered in 15-20 years (in log population growth) after being nuked. I understand that not opening up has severe impact on lives, but surely that can be mitigated through other means (e. g. UBI) than effectively using the elderly (and here over 50% of those on ICU are below 50) as a sacrifical lamb.

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/493879-texas-lt-governor-on-reopening-state-there-are-more-important-things

So here is the situation. A man in Texas has a daughter which he shared 50/50 custody with the child's mother. (Ann is name of child, the fathers name is Chris)

Ann’s parents were separated and agreed to approximately 50/50 custody of Ann in October of 2016. Ann lived approximately half of the time with her mother and half of the time with her father.

In September of 2017, Ann’s mother began living with her boyfriend. Because Ann lived half of the time with her mother, that meant that Ann also lived with her mother’s boyfriend during those times.

In July of 2018, Ann’s mother died in a tragic car accident. She had become engaged to her boyfriend a few months before her death. Very soon after her death, the maternal grandparents of Ann filed suit, seeking joint custody of her. Ann’s grandparents had always been involved in her life, and Ann’s father, Chris, has always fostered a relationship between them and his daughter.

Under Texas law, the maternal grandparents were required to prove that leaving Chris as the sole custodian of Ann would “significantly impair” Ann’s physical or emotional health.

This is because Texas law, as required by U. S. Supreme Court constitutional case law, presumes that any parent is a fit parent. That presumption must be overcome before a third party is allowed to simply take custody of a child from that parent.

The Fort Worth Court of Appeals ruled that, because Chris was an entirely fit parent who raised his daughter well, the grandparents were not allowed to intervene and take custody from him. Seems logical.

Even after this legal battle, Chris continued to allow his in-laws to spend time with Ann.

This is where the story becomes particularly strange.

Shortly after the grandparents filed for custody of Ann, the fiance of Ann’s mother also filed for custody of her.

The case is now before the supreme court.. I personally believe that if the Fiance is not blood related he should have no rights to the child what so ever.

I went on 2 dates with this girl before the shutdowns. On the second date we finally kissed... no. we made out.

Well. When the world shut down she decided to cancel our date at my apartment because she has a daughter. The daughter visits the grandparents or the father during the weekend and thats when she sets her dates with me. So shee worried about COVID19 and social distancing for her family

So, instead of messaging her once a week to set up a date in person. I now message her twice a week for a phone date. But lately she's seemed skiddish. I know she's been cheated on in most of her past relationships.

But... after talking today she asked, "So... are you going to call me next week? I mean this week... todays Sunday. Are you going to call me this week?"

But my contact pattern during social distancing hasn't changed. I text two times each week to schedule a phone call date (2 calls per week).