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Haven’t said anything before now cuz I don’t have energy for a flood of sympathy & well meaning gushing from ppl but I’ve tested + for COVID.
Plz spare the very appreciated thoughts & prayers responses & focus on what I want to talk abt in this thread: “personal responsibility”.
Plz spare the very appreciated thoughts & prayers responses & focus on what I want to talk abt in this thread: “personal responsibility”.
Throughout this year I’ve talked about the irresponsibility of people having gatherings & such but hadn’t really seen it on a very personal level until now. I have to say, humans, as a species, are awful & selfish.
As mentioned in the thread about Mom, she was exposed at work. However, she knew about her exposure before my visit but did not tell me.
I’d spent all yr going through periodic isolation to not risk taking the virus to them & we’d discussed it many times so she knew I’d cancel.
I’d spent all yr going through periodic isolation to not risk taking the virus to them & we’d discussed it many times so she knew I’d cancel.
Maybe she thought she’d get lucky or, if we got it, we wouldn’t realize it came from her. But she got sick very quickly so I knew within a couple days. Fortunately, that also means I was able to make sure to stop contact with anyone else by the time I would’ve been contagious.
But the fact remains that she knowingly exposed me & my children to a serious illness for her own selfish reasons.
Which, tbh, is the most white woman thing I can think of so I should’ve seen it coming, but I didn’t.
Which, tbh, is the most white woman thing I can think of so I should’ve seen it coming, but I didn’t.
In any event, since Mom went I to the hospital I’ve had to try to help Dad understand the basics of how viruses work & this one in particular and am realizing exactly how many people genuinely dk thing 1 about science.
I’m also learning how depressingly many ppl do know & are selfish.
I’ve literally had people trying to talk me into going places, even knowing I’m contagious. When I say I don’t want to risk spreading it to people, they respond with “no one will know it was you”. WTAF
I’ve literally had people trying to talk me into going places, even knowing I’m contagious. When I say I don’t want to risk spreading it to people, they respond with “no one will know it was you”. WTAF
Whenever I hear Governor Gargamel mention “personal responsibility” I will forever hear those voices in my head, saying that it’s ok to knowingly spread a disease that will KILL people because no one will know it was me. That is how the average American thinks, apparently.
Idk what the answer is, tbh, but it definitely brings into sharp focus why we ended up at this point, even though it didn’t have to get this bad.
I have no symptoms at this point other than simply being sick of people acting like spoiled brats who feel entitled to kill others so they can do what they want.
I’d also like to stress that I am a week post-exposure & have no discernible symptoms at this point. However, I would be contagious. So, had I not tested, I could very easily had been going out & spreading this without knowing it.
I’ve had people ask why I even tested, since I’m not sick. Literally was told by someone that they will never get tested because the refuse to quarantine & that I have a right to go do what I want. Fuck everyone who thinks that way. You’re killing people.
