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My Father never returned my calls about having dinner.

I never got too political with the guy, but when he asked me about my vaccination status, I was honest.

He taught me a lot, and I think I might be too much like him.

He taught me to question things. He taught me to ask questions. He taught me not to trust everyone, and not to jump off a cliff if everyone else does.

But in his Boomer wisdom, he always did trust newspapers, and he always did trust 'Modern Medicine'.

I guess he didn't want me to question everything, he just wanted me to question certain things.

Organized religion was always OK to question.

The Media was not. The media was above reproach. The New York Times was a factual record.

But he knows that I haven't taken q shot.

He didn't return any calls, or texts.

He has been double vaccinated and boosted.

And I am not sick.

My parents are divorced.

But my Mother sent me a message about how to get rapid Covid Testing.

Am I just going to be a transmission vector forever?

Maybe Thanksgiving is gone.

But I'm thankful you took the time to read this.

I'm Thankful I'm not alone in this mockery of sanity.

I'm Thankful you Exist.

My Father never returned my calls about having dinner. I never got too political with the guy, but when he asked me about my vaccination status, I was honest. He taught me a lot, and I think I might be too much like him. He taught me to question things. He taught me to ask questions. He taught me not to trust everyone, and not to jump off a cliff if everyone else does. But in his Boomer wisdom, he always did trust newspapers, and he always did trust 'Modern Medicine'. I guess he didn't want me to question everything, he just wanted me to question certain things. Organized religion was always OK to question. The Media was not. The media was above reproach. The New York Times was a factual record. But he knows that I haven't taken q shot. He didn't return any calls, or texts. He has been double vaccinated and boosted. And I am not sick. My parents are divorced. But my Mother sent me a message about how to get rapid Covid Testing. Am I just going to be a transmission vector forever? Maybe Thanksgiving is gone. But I'm thankful you took the time to read this. I'm Thankful I'm not alone in this mockery of sanity. I'm Thankful you Exist.

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I'm sorry you feel this way. I can't know exactly how you feel, but more-so then what you wrote, it is the fact you wrote it that tells me the most about how you're feeling. Majority of us im thinking are feeling similar to what you're feeling, on a daily basis. This sort of strange limbo, which is only heightened and made more obvious to us by the feelings and behaviors of those we surround ourselves with, most of whom at one point we felt were above the noise, un-impacted by politics and the lies and propaganda which exists and continues to grow all around us.... I'd offer whats a standard bit of info, which is that you are not alone, but most of us don't mind that. Its this strangeness we feel with people who, what feels like YESTERDAY, were our close and dear family and friends, but suddenly they no longer are. Or atleast... they no longer behave as if they are. And we are left wondering if its something we did, or we can change, or that will eventually change on its own hopefully returning to the love and peace and joy which once existed. But much like many things in life, this if life its always changing, and not always the way we want it to... That old anecdote, "be the change you want in the world", seems flimsy and empty and fake, but there is truth behind it. And in the end, regardless of what changes are made in response to you, if you try your best to be that change, there will be atleast some closure and acceptance with your fate, and those around you, because you'll know you tried your best. And it sounds cheesy just typing it, but I know with me atleast it's true, and I'm hoping with others it is as well.

I hope you atleast understand you're not alone with your feelings, there are those of us here who feel like you do, some of whom choose to share and some who don't, and we feel this way because what is happening in your life and your direct reality is happening in our own lives as well, and we are more or less responding the same. I will say one thing, this what is happening now, is temporary, and with that said and understood, do NOT let what you choose to so now, in response to a temporary situation, bring about long lasting or permanent changes which you will feel guilty about, and wish later you hadn't acted too hastily. Don't push away those who may in fact need you, just like you may be feeling you need someone, really... anyone to just stand with you, to talk with you and to recognize what is happening around us. That I've found helps the most with feelings of loneliness... having even one person see and understand whats happening the way you do, and although they may not respond the same as you, you'll know you're not a singular witness.

I hope each of us finds strength, if not in others who we learn to trust and rely on, than in ourselves.

Hang in there. We are all seeing and feeling these strange changes occuring, around us. Let us be each others friends.