3. August 2020
Viruses aren’t racist, political or religious. They don’t care if they hook up with you at a campaign rally, pool party or protest march. They don’t care if you’re a Trumper for life or a BLM supporter – frankly, neither do I. If you’re reading this, you’re a friend/relative/loved one – how you vote doesn’t matter to me as much as your presence in my life.While the Rona is out in the world playing Russian roulette with human lives, stumbling around like a punch-drunk psycho hopped up on meth, we’re arguing about whether the bullets in her gun are real… so who’s crazy? The people posting pros & cons about treatment protocols, Fauci or all of us – arguing about the finer points of virology (with nary a specialized degree in immunology or years of virology research between us) – while Rona’s popping off within range?I’m so exhausted by all the he said-she said. Did I mention that I don’t care how you vote? I’ve never unfriended anyone for their religious/political beliefs (racism is a different issue, cuz I will clean my feed of that $hit quick). But can we at least agree that Rona is one crazy &itch who won’t stop until she drops as many humans as she can, infecting on average 2.5 people through every one positive case (without protective measures in place)?I’m sitting here thinking of Babel & how we’re all talking at each other, nobody is listening & nobody understands each other – but in this case, it is not for lack of shared language. It’s time to stop, breathe & start reconnecting on common ground. In this case, whether you think Rona is armed with a BB or a 9mm, we need to work together to take her down. And let’s do it before my kids apply for Homeschool Harvard (cuz of course all of our hours watching Gilmore Girls, Umbrella Academy & Avatar have us academically prepared). And please, oh please, let’s kick Rona out before I’m spinning my own yarn from my own sheep, cuz I finally “have the time” to do everything on my Pinterest boards, like it or not.
Musings of a Mom 