My family at present only comprises of one brother, My wifes Family = one brother and wife and 2 children. My brother probably has had the vaccine but is out of touch, similar with my wifes' family who live far away, and also out of touch all are alive. My wife and I did not take the "vaccine" and we both had Covid in early 2020 but did …
My family at present only comprises of one brother, My wifes Family = one brother and wife and 2 children. My brother probably has had the vaccine but is out of touch, similar with my wifes' family who live far away, and also out of touch all are alive. My wife and I did not take the "vaccine" and we both had Covid in early 2020 but did not get very ill probably because we took the early Zelenko protocol to treat it. We also did not go to the hospital. I warned my brother not to take the jabs, but he got mad at me and would not talk to me. So, we do not really fit your survey very well. I believe what I said is another data point in such surveys.
The fallout of the social breakdown of former close family and frinds is immense.
We have 2 married progeny who longer communicate with us....... as a result, the other 2 severed ties with them; hence, we've suffered irreparable family breakdown.
We have seoarated from ALL our former friends of 40+ years- but made lsome ovely new friends........
It's hard starting over again at this stage of our lives, yet far less stressful with the mutual respect we now feel with our new social circle.
I know we are not alone. This loss cannot be quantified. It's like people we love have died, but there is no funeral. Often the grief never gets acknowledged by those who know, which only serves to enhance the sadness for many.
Pretty much the same here. In the case of my brother the final straw was that I did not wave pom poms for the Ukraine war. I said there were no good actors in that war to him. That was all it took for him to say he did not want to talk to me anymore. That, and my not supporting the jabs. Then, he also was jealous or pissed that we only had $1400 property tax on our semi-rural home with 2 &3/4 acres while he paid $18,000 for a home 1/2 the size on a postage stamp lot in a Chicago suburb (both of us are retired). It is funny what sets people off.
With friends, it is said one is lucky to have one close lifetime Friend. Others are small f friends, or what I call $100 friendships, meaning if they ask to borrow $100 you will likely not see them again. That was more the case when we were young. Those that were around as we aged were not in that category. But 2020 was a whole new thing. People were afraid of each other. No more invitations for dinners in homes, whether vaxed or not. Talk about social engineering.
My family at present only comprises of one brother, My wifes Family = one brother and wife and 2 children. My brother probably has had the vaccine but is out of touch, similar with my wifes' family who live far away, and also out of touch all are alive. My wife and I did not take the "vaccine" and we both had Covid in early 2020 but did not get very ill probably because we took the early Zelenko protocol to treat it. We also did not go to the hospital. I warned my brother not to take the jabs, but he got mad at me and would not talk to me. So, we do not really fit your survey very well. I believe what I said is another data point in such surveys.
The fallout of the social breakdown of former close family and frinds is immense.
We have 2 married progeny who longer communicate with us....... as a result, the other 2 severed ties with them; hence, we've suffered irreparable family breakdown.
We have seoarated from ALL our former friends of 40+ years- but made lsome ovely new friends........
It's hard starting over again at this stage of our lives, yet far less stressful with the mutual respect we now feel with our new social circle.
I know we are not alone. This loss cannot be quantified. It's like people we love have died, but there is no funeral. Often the grief never gets acknowledged by those who know, which only serves to enhance the sadness for many.
Pretty much the same here. In the case of my brother the final straw was that I did not wave pom poms for the Ukraine war. I said there were no good actors in that war to him. That was all it took for him to say he did not want to talk to me anymore. That, and my not supporting the jabs. Then, he also was jealous or pissed that we only had $1400 property tax on our semi-rural home with 2 &3/4 acres while he paid $18,000 for a home 1/2 the size on a postage stamp lot in a Chicago suburb (both of us are retired). It is funny what sets people off.
With friends, it is said one is lucky to have one close lifetime Friend. Others are small f friends, or what I call $100 friendships, meaning if they ask to borrow $100 you will likely not see them again. That was more the case when we were young. Those that were around as we aged were not in that category. But 2020 was a whole new thing. People were afraid of each other. No more invitations for dinners in homes, whether vaxed or not. Talk about social engineering.