Crage (Covid rage)

[lauraw4321]

I have so much anger at so many things Covid related. Like the ridiculously incompetent vaccine rollout in Florida (elderly waiting in line / Eventbrites). The ridiculously slow roll out in Alabama. The HS friend posting pictures from her fancy indoor unmasked NYE party. To constantly talking my high risk mom out of unnecessary risky behavior. I’m coining it Crage. 

[lauraw4321]

This tweet. 

[Corraleno]

Every time I think we've totally hit bottom in terms of the level of callousness and incompetence with which we, as a country, have met this pandemic, I discover that there are even lower levels I had not imagined possible in a supposedly first world country. At this point I think I've gone beyond "crage" to something like resigned disgust, which is much worse; rage eventually dissipates but this year has permanently damaged my faith in humanity, as well as relationships with several family members whose hypocrisy and willful ignorance I just can't deal with anymore. 

Edited January 6, 2021 by Corraleno

[Farrar]

Well, "crage" was the word I needed.

I'm sorry the vaccine rollout has been so cruddy. We got stiffed doses (thanks, federal government for not only not believing I should have the right to vote, but also the right to not die!) but our rollout has at least been okay. I'm finding it hard to judge, honestly. It's slow, but at least we've given the majority of the doses we've received (and apparently if people skip appointments and you happen to be by the pharmacy, they'll just offer it to you so it doesn't go bad!?? This has now been in local news stories). I'm hopeful that the rollout will improve everywhere. But... I'm guessing there will be more crage involved first in most places. Bleh.

[The Governess]

10 minutes ago, Corraleno said:

Every time I think we've totally hit bottom in terms of the level of callousness and incompetence with which we, as a country, have met this pandemic, I discover that there are even lower levels I had not imagined possible in a supposedly first world country. At this point I think I've gone beyond "crage" to something like resigned disgust, which is much worse; rage eventually dissipates but this year has permanently damaged my faith in humanity, as well as relationships with several family members whose hypocrisy and willful ignorance I just can't deal with anymore. 

You are definitely not alone.

[Not_a_Number]

11 minutes ago, Corraleno said:

At this point I think I've gone beyond "crage" to something like resigned disgust, which is much worse; rage eventually dissipates but this year has permanently damaged my faith in humanity, as well as relationships with several family members whose hypocrisy and willful ignorance I just can't deal with anymore. 

Yeah, I'm with you. Not so much on relationship with family members (my family has amazingly all behaved themselves), but on my relationship with our local homeschooling community. 

And yes, I'm not enjoying the resigned disgust, either. It's a very defeated feeling. 

[Farrar]

The family member thing... Oy. My brother begged us and my mom to come. I finally said, at the end of the summer, okay, numbers are low, testing is widespread. We asked for him and his family to test and then isolate and we'd do the same and come down for a weekend. No dice because of the in person preschool for the kids - too important for them to miss. Okay, fine. Except, it was offensive that I asked. We talked about getting together for Thanksgiving with testing. Again, no dice. Didn't fit their schedule. And then he started attacking my mother for every single time she saw my step-sister and baby outside (they live five minutes away - he's clearly super jealous and threatened that she has a healthy relationship with them). And he called us "germy" and said we weren't allowed to see him. He used a lot of obscenities toward my mom. Like, a lot. So we backed off. I urged my mom to forget about it. When he got back in touch and realized we had gone ahead with our Thanksgiving plans (we all isolated and tested) he started raging at us about not inviting him (I have the texts where we discussed it and he turned down the offer back in August). I was like, look, we're just doing different things - you've taken more risks, but they're the right risks for you - like, kids in school, having to travel on planes because of a business he owns. And then he starts the stupidest gaslighting effort ever. I'm like, okay, but you have been on a plane. He's like, no I haven't (we literally have photos and discussions on text about this) and says "You've been on a plane, Farrar!" He also texted me, "You were in a bar" - which, if you know me, is hilarious. I'm like, when? Like, at a restaurant section a year ago? Before I had kids in the 90's a few times? Once when I went to someone's birthday a few years ago? I actually realized the last time I was in a bar was WITH HIM the last time I saw him because... he does go to bars a lot - though I have no idea if he does during pandemic times as I actually never accused him of that. SIgh. Anyway, I'm not a bar person, like, at all. I hate beer. But he doesn't really know me that well - never asks anything about my life, so.

Anyway, all this is just to say... ugh. Covid and family relationships.

 

[SounderChick]

My family is okay.  Friends one just popped after being snoozed to show her annual NYE party had gone on as usual 60~people in her house dancing and drinking for hours.  

The vaccine roll out is uninspiring so far.  I'm an eternal optimist but it's rough at times.

[lauraw4321]

I can’t always muster crage either. Might I suggest catigue.