It’s 6am, I’m up with Smith, the house is quiet and already I’ve got a headache from Facebook. The truth is I’m really disappointed in people and that makes me sad, especially in a time like this. Everyone needs to remember there isn’t a person out there who isn’t being affected by this. I feel like I need to repeat that part...there isn’t a person out there who isn’t affected by this. Even the people who didn’t take it seriously at first have changed their tune. But it just seems as time goes on people are getting nastier and nastier. I can’t believe how many comments and posts I see of people being mean, people taking something the wrong way, people arguing through Facebook comments, people being condescending, people taking this time to attack people about politics....I mean come on. NO ONE thinks this is funny but sometimes you have to laugh, or else you’ll be crying all the time.....it’s a fact. I just can’t with people. It’s a time we should be coming together yet still...here we are, divided as ever and everyone is getting offended. I get it, we’re all stressed and some are more stressed than others, but stress doesn’t give anyone an excuse to be mean. My brother always says “Stress is stress”. Meaning, it doesn’t matter if it’s a big problem or a little problem, stress gets to us all the same.
How is this affecting me? I have family and friends who I love dearly who are chronically ill and elderly and I worry sick about them every second of the day. I have family and friends who are doctors, nurses and first responders who I am praying for daily that they stay healthy, continue to save lives and have it in them to keep going. I’m left wondering how long this is all going to go on for and it’s all I think about. I have 5 kids who I’m trying to keep entertained all their waking hours and trying to get them to not eat all the food so we can go to the grocery store as little as possible.. 3 of those kids I am now “homeschooling” - whatever that means. I have a husband who may be forced to go back to work in a city that technically there isn’t supposed to be construction going on right now, but they want him there anyways. I have a constant headache and stomachache from stress. I read statistics and articles, watch videos and the news and I’m left feeling helpless because I can’t do anything to help. And now I go on social media for an escape and this is what I get....
Guys, we NEED to be better. We absolutely 1,000% need to be better. I’m getting so anxious and sad whenever I go on social media and I’m sure I’m not the only one. I mostly just pop on to see if my family and friends are okay and how they are dealing with this. I can’t believe the stuff I’m seeing. And yes, I’m seeing a lot of good as well. That’s not to be discounted in anyway. But then I’ve even seen people attack the good. It’s so sad. If someone see’s the good they aren’t seeing the bad. If someone see’s the bad they aren’t seeing the good. Can’t we just all respect that we all deal with these kinds on things differently and more than that we’ve NEVER dealt with anything like this before. We’re all just doing the best we can and I don’t think anyone needs to attack anyone for doing so. Sitting behind a keyboard does not give you the right to be mean.
I don’t even know why I’m writing this. I don’t even know if anyone will read it but I think it’s something that needs to be said. Be better. Stop making everything about yourself. I feel this way on social media on a good day but the facts are people are VERY sick and dying and more people are going to get sick and die and THE LAST THING we need is negativity. Love one another. For the love of God guys, love each other. Stay home. Do the right thing. Stop attacking each other for EVERYTHING. I would hate to see relationships being ruined on top of everything else going on.
Let’s be better, together. xo
Stay safe and stay healthy!