It’s a debate I’m so sick of getting into, but our country has not done a very good job in containing it in the first place, and unfortunately the economical downfall going forward will be worse . And I’m sorry, but if wearing a mask on the off chance you can save someone else is not something you are willing to do? That’s just sad.
After my hold time of over an hour for the employee exposure hotline, I got some good info. I am currently out on workers comp. the downfall? I lose my thanksgiving holiday and the two hours of holiday pay I would have had on thanksgiving. My test from Friday they don’t consider accurate because it was too early, so I went today. I cannot go back to work until Monday, as long as I’m symptom free, whether or not I’m positive or negative . Apparently many employees are getting sick and due to other people coming to work thinking they just had allergies when they actually had COVID. I actually felt guilty for reporting my vague symptoms and being put out of work for so long, but the guilt associated with not reporting and infecting someone is far greater.
My dad has still not come to a decision on whether or not we can attend thanksgiving . My ex made a phone call to invite me to thanksgiving if we can’t go to dads . I thanked him for the offer and I haven’t turned him done yet. But that is my boundary. I cannot spend thanksgiving with them, and it’s his wife’s birthday, therefore it would be celebrating her birthday as well. His sister who likes to say things about my daughter to imply poor parenting will be there too. I would just rather spend the holiday all by myself with a box of stovetop stuffing and a bottle of wine. I have to keep this boundary because keeping it allows me to be able to be as friendly and forgiving as I am now. I will become resentful and upset if I spend the holiday with them, I know it.
So this is where I stand right now. Certainly not where I want to be at all, but it’s where I am.
