Let me start by asking you a question: How are you doing? On a scale of 1 to 5 (1 = it’s hard to get out of bed - 5 = life couldn’t get any better!), how are you really doing? From what the news and Facebook have told me, this is the year we’re finally “done” with the pandemic. Or something like that. Life will return to “normal,” and we no longer have to fear the very thing many have feared since March 2020. While I highly doubt that is the truth, I’ve heard a lot of people over the last few years say something to the effect of, “When are we going to go back to the way things were? When will life be NORMAL again?”
What were you feeling in those early days of the pandemic? What was your go-to mask of choice, and what did it mean to you?
My first feeling were, "Is this for real?" Then acceptance, then frustration. Frustration because I have a family member that got right into the conspiracy forums as well as co-workers & neighbours, each of them trying to make me feel stupid. They failed at that big time, but it was a pain in the butt trying to have normal conversations. I think people that are in denial about Covid are way more verbal about that then we are who believe that the pandemic is real. So my mask of choice which has changed over the course started with a "worry" mask, then over to acceptance about Covid and then really worried for you'all and eventually it transitioned to an "I'm done talking about this". mask. I treat everyone the same, sick with Covid or not, if you believe in Covid or not, vaccinated or not ... I feel good and cope very well and I try to encourage people who can't ...My mask now is back to "placid". It means I will survive and remain sane.
What were you feeling in those early days of the pandemic? What was your go-to mask of choice, and what did it mean to you?
My first feeling were, "Is this for real?" Then acceptance, then frustration. Frustration because I have a family member that got right into the conspiracy forums as well as co-workers & neighbours, each of them trying to make me feel stupid. They failed at that big time, but it was a pain in the butt trying to have normal conversations. I think people that are in denial about Covid are way more verbal about that then we are who believe that the pandemic is real. So my mask of choice which has changed over the course started with a "worry" mask, then over to acceptance about Covid and then really worried for you'all and eventually it transitioned to an "I'm done talking about this". mask. I treat everyone the same, sick with Covid or not, if you believe in Covid or not, vaccinated or not ... I feel good and cope very well and I try to encourage people who can't ...My mask now is back to "placid". It means I will survive and remain sane.
Masks are something that's always changing, isn't it? Thanks for sharing Caroline.