My wife and I are mitigating until we're comfortable again. I don't think we're any more vulnerable than the next person. We just don't want to get it or pass it on. That means takeout dinners instead of dine in. It means masking and social distancing. It means frequenting places that observe mitigation measures even if they can't enforce them. It means vaccines and boosters as recommended. This is living with COVID. People who want to move on with their lives or pretend it's not here or that it's not serious are eventually going to lose favor with everyone else. Their world figures to get smaller. A lot of them are family, friends, and colleagues. I'm done talking to them about it.
As someone who is vaxxed and boosted but is nevertheless on day 14 sick with Covid (likely because I take an immunosuppressant injection every other week), thank you for caring. It seems like all the people bitching about “guilt” are really saying that yes, everything is open, but why can’t all you other people live like it’s 2019? Why are you working from home? Why aren’t there enough people to serve me my margaritas in exchange for a few bucks an hour plus tips? We’ll learn to live with Covid, but 2019 is never coming back. Sorry if that gives you the sads, but it’s true.
frankly I'm really tired of seeing friends and acquaintances whining on their IG stories about having to wear masks or posting screeds about "why it's cruel to children to make them wear masks" when their OWN KIDS aren't eligible for the vaccine yet. I just don't get it -- are they advocating for their toddlers to be able to live mask-free and be at even greater risk of health problems?
A lot of people work hard and don't need to be guilted every day especially when you've done everything you've had to do, vaccinations, boosters, masks, distancing and cleaning. It's hard enough supporting a family right now and trying to educate kids. I don't need to be made to feel guilty. Life is hard enough. We care but we're exhausted.
My wife and I are mitigating until we're comfortable again. I don't think we're any more vulnerable than the next person. We just don't want to get it or pass it on. That means takeout dinners instead of dine in. It means masking and social distancing. It means frequenting places that observe mitigation measures even if they can't enforce them. It means vaccines and boosters as recommended. This is living with COVID. People who want to move on with their lives or pretend it's not here or that it's not serious are eventually going to lose favor with everyone else. Their world figures to get smaller. A lot of them are family, friends, and colleagues. I'm done talking to them about it.
As someone who is vaxxed and boosted but is nevertheless on day 14 sick with Covid (likely because I take an immunosuppressant injection every other week), thank you for caring. It seems like all the people bitching about “guilt” are really saying that yes, everything is open, but why can’t all you other people live like it’s 2019? Why are you working from home? Why aren’t there enough people to serve me my margaritas in exchange for a few bucks an hour plus tips? We’ll learn to live with Covid, but 2019 is never coming back. Sorry if that gives you the sads, but it’s true.
frankly I'm really tired of seeing friends and acquaintances whining on their IG stories about having to wear masks or posting screeds about "why it's cruel to children to make them wear masks" when their OWN KIDS aren't eligible for the vaccine yet. I just don't get it -- are they advocating for their toddlers to be able to live mask-free and be at even greater risk of health problems?
A lot of people work hard and don't need to be guilted every day especially when you've done everything you've had to do, vaccinations, boosters, masks, distancing and cleaning. It's hard enough supporting a family right now and trying to educate kids. I don't need to be made to feel guilty. Life is hard enough. We care but we're exhausted.