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Pandemic Breakthrough?

arfie
arfie

My mask phobia wasn't much of a problem until surgical team impersonators started showing up and shutting down the world. This past year has been a flashback hell for me and the nearest I have come to finding help is name-calling and demands that I suck it up and get with the program. 


That part remains motivation to increase social distances beyond governmental regulation, but I seem to have -maybe- made a breakthrough on the frustration of not being able to read lips to compensate for my unreliable hearing. I simply ask, "May I please read your lips?" So far, everybody I have asked has been polite about granting my request. A few have even looked tremendously relieved to grant my request. I think it might be helping. Maybe. . . Testing, 1, 2, 3. . .


Progress over perfection.

rmb
rmb
I have seen this a few times recently where people are trying to accommodate others this way. I am hoping it’s a sign people are trying to connect again, not so fearful.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Excellent!
arfie
arfie
Prayers in progress, RMB, though I am still not ruling out the possibility that there really are alien proboscis behind some of those masks. Butttttaaaa. . . I now have proof positive that at least some of them are still human.

If there really has been an alien invasion, will we finally have a definition of "Illegal Alien" which makes sense to this SciFi fan?

Thank you, Mid. Your gentle support has been priceless in untangling this brand new psycho snot knot.
Italianmomma4ever
Italianmomma4ever
Sounds like your making a lot of progress.
Good work!!!!
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