My husband is irritating the living sh*t out of me reminding me to "wear my mask" while I'm in the grocery store.....
He was the one who converted me to conservative in 2012 (altho he voted for Romney, and I chose not to vote bc i disliked him and Obama equally).
We are mid 30s but his family has history of medical issues - hes been hospitalized for pneumonia in past too. Ironic that I'm the smoker and consume multiple energy drinks a day.
I want to respect his concern, but I think the masks are total BS given that less have died than from 2018 flu and 2019 flu in Texas and our age group doesn't justify mandated mask.
Can any of my fellow pedes give me some advice?
Yes I've been practicing that. The time is minimal. But it's the fact that his fear of the virus has caused him to lose his common sense that irritates me I guess
I don't know if I'd call it a "loss of common sense," personally. There's conflicting evidence on the efficacy of masks, but the idea is pretty simple -- a (sufficiently) breathable material over your mouth and nose may help reduce the transmission of respiratory droplets, which carry COVID.
Maybe it helps. Maybe it doesn't. I wear a mask. No shame in that.
I'm a lawyer. It matters to me. I had to argue 2 court hearing last week in court with a mask on that i had to lower when speaking. Court reporters stopped us constantly bc they couldn't hear from mask muffle A critical part of my job involves speaking to others I also lose focus on everything bc my mask gives me claustrophobia
I think the inconveniences you've experienced thus far beat ending up on a ventilator.