Well, I have another personal story to share. :(
I tell you, while I don’t dare say anything to them, in order
to keep peace in the family, I’m so
disappointed in my so-called “highly educated” step-sons/daughters-in-law (all
four have bachelor’s degrees, one has a master’s degree). All four are devout Christians and Republicans
(read still Trump) supporters. Three of them have an outside-the-home job
and one is a home school teacher—granted, she does have credentials for that. Their ages are 47, 54, 54, & 56. I.e., they are not unthinking, fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants “kids” anymore.
Yesterday, I was again included in on a text msg between the
two families. Here’s a screen-shot with some redactions. And btw, one of the families has an 80-ish
year old mother living in their residence:
A few questions:
-While I can completely
understand necessary trips outside the home (doctor, pharmacy, hopefully
curb-side pickup at the grocery store), when a person is literally being paid to stay home and out of the public
domain, is there not an ethical duty, a
moral imperative, to follow that statewide order?
-And as practicing Christians,
isn’t that moral responsibility even more
pronounced?
-As offspring of an aging parent/step-parent (their dad and
me), what does that say about lack of deference
to (especially seniors’) health concerns?
-Are such non-compliant
people part of the larger coronavirus problem, rather than any part of the
solution?
-As I so often wonder, is
it just me who’s all effed up?? :(
Please explain my stepkids’ mindsets to me, as I don’t get
it.
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