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Monday Mental Health Check-In: Wear Your Damn Mask

Posted By on July 6, 2020

Day 40 of the Reopening Epic and there is no end in sight.

When I am out in public, I wear my mask over my nose so that I can keep others safe. We know this brings down the numbers of infected people in a population. I am so very tired of people deciding that they are above everyone else and that they have the right to put others in harms way. 

I guess I am angry right now at the idiocy of others. 

This is going to drag on until part of the population gets some sense knocking into their heads or die.

Caroline and I have been ridiculed for wearing masks by others that are not wearing them and tell us how stupid we are for doing so.

I am scared we are going to go backwards and find ourselves trapped in our houses again and it will be a minority of idiots that will put us there.

When we walk, we have been avoiding the docks where the ferries depart. Too many people not practicing social distancing and proper mask wearing. There are signs at the docks with all the platitudes of what they should do but it also tell them that the ferry takes no responsibility if they get sick.

This past weekend it has come to light that out on Fire Island there was a COVID positive person who is symptomatic decided wearing his new speedo and partying was more important than people’s health. No, he did not wear a mask or socially distance himself. There were also pictures of packed bars with no masks and packed to the gills. You would think after dealing with AIDs that they would be a little more careful. 

There are also pictures from the Hamptons of packed parties in bars with no masks. 

This is what is going to shut down New York again.

And it makes me furious that I am doing the right thing, but it won’t matter because others will screw it up for me.

I worry about my friends who are in hot spots and my family especially my parents who are in their 80s.

I worry about Peter and Caroline. What if I get it? Am I going to kill the man I love or my beloved daughter?

I hate that I am playing Russian Rolette every time I step out the door even with all the precautions I take. 

I am grateful for those who are taking this seriously and are doing what needs to be done.


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