It's just super frustrating seeing people who are supposedly my brothers and sisters, who I've been there to the hilt, who know that my partner is struggling, who know that I'm terrified. We've gone through the science and racial and class inequalities together and they've voiced how they should mask a hundred times. And then they come to meet me IRL totally fucking unmasked, without even a fucking apology.

Well, if you're "back to normal", I'll sit and watch you eat outside, but I'm not taking my mask off in front of you. I'll wait till you finish your meal, and I'll head home early. If I've complained about no masking two times already, you heard it enough, I'm not going to complain again.

Am I overreacting?

Edit: for those of griping that you're not allowed to do COVID minimisation in this comm. These would be valid answer:

Maybe your friend forgot
Maybe your friend was tired
Maybe your friend was hung over
Your friend made a mistake but you should forgive him
I'm not yet fully covid conscious, but I'm trying
We can't all be perfect. Hopefully they do better next time.

Not acceptable:

Oh here's a tidbit about masks that's been disproven in the science literature 10x already
Oh the chuds and libs aren't masking, and I feel peer pressured

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[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fair enough answer. I'm trying to be chill about it.

[–] rootsbreadandmakka@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I think the word you used, disappointment, is a good one. I’ve been having to come to terms with that in my own life, people who have not necessarily been horrible to me, but in whom I’m very disappointed and surprised honestly in their lack of principles. My relationship has changed with a lot of people, and honestly there are a ton of people in my life who I now feel like I can’t trust.

That classic parenting phrase - “I’m not mad, just disappointed” - is a good way to sum up how I’ve been feeling

[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Is there something else going on or is it just COVID?

[–] rootsbreadandmakka@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh no I’m mostly just referring to covid

[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago

It definitely woke me up to what kind of people they are. I used to be the kind of guy that was nice and cool to everyone, and COVID definitely made that go 180°.