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Hearing parents talk about school reopening and NOT taking into account the safety of teachers is so deeply frustrating. Teachers are not heroes. They are (often underpaid) professionals who shouldn’t put themselves at risk because our government is failing (all of us!)
We are all having to make impossible choices in the pandemic. And the system is working overtime to pit us against each other.
The questions I am asking myself daily:
-what kind of impact do my choices and desires have on others?
-whose safety am I potentially risking?
-is there any way that what I am doing can be construed as selfish?
-what kind of impact do my choices and desires have on others?
-whose safety am I potentially risking?
-is there any way that what I am doing can be construed as selfish?
This is just my own rubric for how I make decisions around social distance hangs, leaving the house etc
I am also trying to balance giving people the benefit of the doubt, my own anxiety and the truth that we are in a fucking global pandemic that is endless because people in this country refuse to modify their behavior for a few weeks!
When I see people I know hanging out in ways that make me uncomfortable instead of being reactionary I just ask something along lines of “I’m curious how you are making decisions right now can you tell me more?”
Strangers? I don’t have energy for that. But friends? I am curious!
Strangers? I don’t have energy for that. But friends? I am curious!
What I usually find is that everyone is stressed and somewhat ashamed. Shame is NOT useful!
The framework of consent is so important right now. Ask Qs!
Ask for permission to see people.
Ask who else is going to be at the outdoor gathering.
Ask if people are comfortable with what’s happening...if someone is too close to someone etc. We have language for this. Use it!
Ask for permission to see people.
Ask who else is going to be at the outdoor gathering.
Ask if people are comfortable with what’s happening...if someone is too close to someone etc. We have language for this. Use it!
These are my own rambling thoughts. I am furious and anxious at the same time. It sucks! Humans can be such dicks to each other. These days, it takes every fiber of my being to resist turning into a monster. Kindness and courage are choices we can all make.
