I think more what stresses me out is how people are so divided about it.

digital illustration of a scene looking through a window to a house across the street with green trees and blue skies
Midpandemic Spring, by Moira Villiard

I think more what stresses me out is how people are so divided about it. Like I'll wear a mask when I go into a business that says I have to wear a mask, I'm not gonna disrespect a business owner. It's not that I won't wear one, but I see people on both sides. So I've seen people be yelled at for wearing a mask by strangers who just wanna yell at them, because they're sheep. And I've seen people be yelled at for not wearing a mask because they're selfish. And I just feel like it's creating a lot of dissent in our communities, even this one, of people who think that everybody needs to be buttoned down, and people who think that we should be able to do whatever we want, and if you don't wanna be exposed, then don't go anywhere.  

Claire High (Kundinger)


 

 

 

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