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1/8 Last year I lost my partner in a tragic and untimely accident. Sometimes it was hard to get out of bed let alone go out in the world.
2/8 Sometimes, when I did drag myself out, the world conspired to break me. I forgot to indicate while sitting at an intersection and a driver squealed past, arm on the horn, screaming FUCKING DUMB BITCH.
3/8 Too fragile for the dog park, I played fetch in an empty velodrome. When a cyclist arrived, she yelled at me instead of just saying politely that she'd prefer us to leave.
4/8 A couple with a kid lectured me to tears one morning because in my grief haze, I didn't notice that my dog was sniffing around the edge of a playground.
5/8 A well dressed woman sighed and rolled her eyes when I had trouble gathering my change quickly in a grocery store. Even though I was trying so hard, people only saw me as irresponsible, inconvenient and stupid.
6/8 It made me feel like the world didn't want me. Like I should go home and hide. Or just die.
7/8 I'm sharing this because there are a lot of new rules right now. And you may be feeling a anger at perceived transgressions but please, please, remember
8/8 that everyone's lives are complex and made harder by restrictions. Don't viciously police your community. Don't ruin the day of a stranger because you are afraid or righteous.
