Just 8 short months ago, my gf was 100% healthy. She was fully vaxxed and got a booster, so long covid was entirely unexpected. Now she's dealing with a long list of digestive, cardiovascular, breathing and mental problems. We're getting an MRI soon because maybe she got a minor stroke 😔
Recently-ish (don't want to dox myself) schools in my area dropped the mask mandate. Honestly I was terrified for myself but also for my partner. I just imagine if she got covid again, she'd go way worse. Honestly the research seems to confirm this, as well as anecdotal stuff I've seen with people I know.
So I offhandedly told my tutor class (homeroom) that I'm continuing to mask because I have a vulnerable relative at home. Apparently another student lives with a grandparent, and other's dad has diabetes. Holy fucking shit, the 16 year olds all mask up without being told, to this fucking day.
No lie, all the stress is keeping me up over the past weeks, with me coming into work with 2 hours of sleep. I'm falling behind with projects, and NGL I'm becoming a bit nervous about my job. I had to confess to a few managers and department heads what's happening. There has definitely been covid being passed around school, and the absolute fuckheads called white liberal teachers need to pack into small, unventilated meeting spaces mask free. I'm terrified and uncomfortable, individual students and staff have confessed that they're also very uncomfortable, but we're well in the minority.
So I have told my partner's story to 3 managers and 5 friends. Some people have masked up around me, although not all. I feel a bit better. As for the other people that can't be bothered to do the smallest thing to protect my safety and my loved ones, you're not my fucking mate anymore. Thank you Karl Marx for preparing me for what utter sociopaths liberals can be.
But the thing is, I haven't asked my gf's permission. She has enough to deal with right now, with the literal fear of death that she's experiencing each and every day. I feel terrible, I try to keep the story to myself, and I resist the temptation to send out a staff wide email. Hexbear, AITL (Am I The Lib)?
BTW, I want to cry about the whole thing, even though my partner is DEFINITELY getting the worse experience.
You're not privileged enough that your capillary tissue is made different than OP's gf's. You can still talk yourself into doing the right thing for selfish reasons. Yes, those paper masks everybody threw in the gutter for a year are pointless if it's only you, but you can get good masks now.
It's true, I'm in lots of situations where it wouldn't even be a bother
I think tho when there's hundreds of people unmasked in one place you just start to give up and prefer to 'fit in' rather than 'be safe'.