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No edgy COVID take here.
Im just not over it, physically or otherwise.
My mum passed from COVID complications THIS YEAR.
I was drowning in grief and anger for a long time, and now its worse, and I just want to be not feeling like this.

One of the homies tapped out end of last season lol

You can play around like this for about 3 seasons but if you just keep giving me mysteries come season 4 then I'm out

I've decided that if they don't move things in that direction soon then From is gonna get the same treatment I gave Lost lol

I've caught wind about some weird shit they been saying I truly do not care I'm gonna go pretend to be a dad when I get my work done

Men piss and moan about being step-fathers

I'm coming up with nicknames I'd want my adopted children to call me

WE ARE NOT THE SAME

If I had ovaries them bitches would be screaming tf you mean I get to be a dad in a video game???

1. You can just get online and say anything

2. If this is a fucking dad simulator I'm going to go buy this shit IMMEDIATELY someone PLEASE CONFIRM

This makes me want to start my own journal even more

I hang out with friends unmasked, believe it or not!

It's because we mask in public. We also keep air filters going.

The risk of every space decreases if we do something about this problem. "High risk" becomes much lower if you do some very targeted things!

I'd ask for folks to give grace (that doesn't mean you have to tolerate disrespect), but I'd also like to point out that I do believe that a few very reasonable mitigations would do A LOT.

Adding quickly because my names is a joke:
Get vaccinated if you can (2x a year if possible)

There is a type of "COVID cautious" person you will come across who will expect you to do everything perfectly at all times. Many of them are very bitter.

This is not criticism. Many of these people have been isolated for years. You don't get treated like dirt and end up "well adjusted".

Thank you 💛

Not dunking on OP

I want to say that having fun and being safe very much can and do co-exist!

The early days of the pandemic were mired with unknowns and lies. But we know now what we can do make life safer and more accessible.

Advocate clean air, clean your own air, and mask!

There will come a time when infectious disease mitigations are common and expected.

And it'll be on the backs of everyone who was forced (or chose) to put care above comfort.

I am livid that people assume that everyone who still takes significant precautions must be having a great time.
Some of us just understand the stakes and have lost too much to LC or other disabilities to FAAFO. Check in on your disabled friends. Host accessible masked events. You’re isolating US!

The idea that people who take significant Covid precautions must be introverts is offensive as hell.
It’s ableist as hell. Performers, Organizers, the biggest extroverts in the world were forced to give up careers because other people wouldn’t mask. We do it because we still can’t afford COVID.

There are no words that adequately describe how much I miss being able to go out to gigs, to parties, to festivals, just having a basic normal social life.

Long Covid took all that from me, and it could take it from anyone.

I also have Long COVID

I very much consider myself a hardcore introvert and I hate(d) both the (very temporary) closing of public spaces and the current situation I find myself in.

I like being around people. I just don't wanna talk most of the time. I take no joy in isolation.

That’s still my life now because I cannot afford another Covid infection.
Before I got long covid I was already avoiding anything unmasked or travel but I could still workout at home and hike and now I can’t even do that. People do not understand what they have to lose.

I think a lot about the failure to update filtration and ventilation in schools.

Then I think about which kids are going to suffer more and I get real upset.

Like I'm sayin tho 😒

And people who mask are regarded as social pariahs so you damn near can’t protect yourself if you care what people think

My first thought was POTS or dysautonomia

I think a lot of people are in denial, too.

A friend told me of someone they know who can't walk down the street without overheating or feeling like they're going to pass out.

They refuse to change their behavior.

A friend said that she thinks basically everyone has long COVID. It's just going to take time for the damage to show up.

I keep thinking about what COVID does to the brain and I don't think prepared for the likely explosion in neuro disorders.

All because we'd rather be comfortable than safe.