1. Trump has made clear - the administration will not save us. It is unable to turn, to acknowledge the severity of this crisis. No one is coming to help you. You must protect yourself and your loved ones on your own.
Here is what increases your chances of weathering this....
Here is what increases your chances of weathering this....
2...Make one last try -by phone -with any loved one who buys into the Fox/GOP "It's not bad, it's just the flu, it's a hoax" garbage. If they will not immediately change, recognize the cult has taken them. Wish them well, but cut them off. Even parents. They are beyond rescue...
3...second, do NOT feel stupid for treating this for what it is: A public health emergency unlike anything any of us have witnessed in our lifetimes. Wishing it away, acting in disbelief, won't do a damn thing. Help yourself and your family by accepting reality and acting on it..
4....this means social isolation. Do NOT go to any events with many people. I dont care if it is a political rally, a parade, a movie, or a school event. Pull your kids out of all team events and prepare to home school them.
Do NOT travel. Stay put. Dont go out unless you...
Do NOT travel. Stay put. Dont go out unless you...
5...absolutely have to - for example, if you have a job that cant be done by telecommuting. Do NOT touch anything from anyone else - including family - without washing hands after. Go grocery shopping only occasionally, and if you have them, wear latex or similar type gloves...
6...no family or class reunions, no college tours with the kids, no nothing. Stay home. Walk around the block for exercise. No gyms, no yoga classes. No date night. No restaurants. Nothing. Stay home and enjoy Netflix and chill.
Yes, this is going to suck. It's what happens...
Yes, this is going to suck. It's what happens...
7..when you have a country that for decades has grown lazy and self-indulgent, with leaders who are unwilling to face grave realities because they dont like them. Do NOT listen to anyone other than experts from now on.
The vast majority of us will get through this. But...
The vast majority of us will get through this. But...
8...only if we recognize there are no miracles to be had.
The monster is here. If the government eventually stops intrastate travel, that would help stop it. But that is not coming anytime soon.
So stay away from the monster. Wash wash wash hands.
And hug your kids.
The monster is here. If the government eventually stops intrastate travel, that would help stop it. But that is not coming anytime soon.
So stay away from the monster. Wash wash wash hands.
And hug your kids.
