My parents, two brothers and one sister all got their covid vaccines. It's just one brother and I who haven't got ours....nor will we.
Let's just say it's sad to see what occuring. My dad seems much more tired all the time, and gets constant headaches all the time. He regrets getting the vaccine.....and blames what's going on with him on the vaccine. So he's not in denial. My mom, on the other hand is in denial. She's not too bad off in health. But seems to tire more easily. My one brother is okay it seems.......but the other one has been feeling more sickly lately. Sister is also breaking out more with rashes. She's had issues with allergies....so who knows there.
It hurts me to witness this. My family isn't stupid, or ignorant or senile as some on here may think. They're all huge Trump supporters but 'trust' science and the news about covid. They were afraid.....and felt they were 'protecting others' if they took the vaccine. My mom is still afraid and still wears her mask everywhere.....and still pushes for me to get vaccinated. (I already was exposed to covid from work, never got sick and later tested positive for the antibodies.) But that's not good enough for her.
Just sad over all of this. I hate bring up stuff and drama about my family, but it's been really dwelling on my heart.
You can scream at a wall, but it's not going to change.
My Vaxxed Uncle (one of six kids) was a complete asshole to my vax hesitant Aunt who shared an email with concerning information about the vax early on with the family because she was afraid the vax might be poison and wanted to warn the people she loved to maybe hold off until we knew more. My Uncle publicly shamed her in front of our entire extended family and asserted himself as family dictator of what conversations can and cannot be had within our family. I call him little Fauci now.
I was appalled at what he did to my Aunt and complained to my grandparents about it who said they were sure his copying our entire extended family on his hateful, condescending email to his sister was an accident. Then I complained to my other Aunts and Uncles about no one defending their sister from this unacceptable bullying within the family. Crickets.
So I defended my Aunt myself and shamed My Uncle thoroughly (albeit privately) to the point he called my mom since he has zero respect for me to ask her if she thought he should apologize.
Mom said he had to act according to his conscience but stated that she agreed with me that he should have expressed his dissatisfaction with his sister privately and that it wasn't his place to decide for everyone what topics could be discussed in the family.
The asshole Uncle did apologize publicly to the group to his sister but it was pretty disingenuous and now I'm the bad guy because I stepped out of my place to put him in his - even though I only did so when no one else would. So...I have kindof just written off all my vaxxed relatives and don't care what happens to them.
In fact, I prefer that if things are going to happen to the jabbed that it get over with quickly here so they can't continue to harm the rest of us with their mental disorders and insanity. I feel bad for the kids though. My brother will likely jab both of his two kids the moment a pharmacist is willing to inject them. If I'm ever in a position to help a vax injured child I will do so but the adults, as far as I'm concerned, are on their own.
My Aunt is a better person than me so I'm sure she will help her idiot siblings when they need her.
No, your uncle did, you corrected his stepping out of his place. Good on you, I’m sure it wasn’t an easy thing to do but it was the right thing to do, you now can carry on with your integrity in tact knowing you did the right thing when you had the chance.
Thanks very much for the support! When I said I stepped out of my place I didn't mean I thought the correction itself was wrong. It was more a recognition that the correction, ideally, would not have come from me due to my "place" in the natural order or hierarchy of our family. Two levels of both authority and wisdom exist above me with my parents, Aunts and Uncles being my elders and with my Grandparents being the eldest. I spoke up to the offender only after I brought the case before all my other elders and they refused to take any action. I imagine the mixed feelings I experienced after asserting moral authority in this situation are probably shared by most other "whistleblowers."