Well, with vicious emotions and arguments like, Do you want to be a grandma killer? It was hard not to fall in line. What was so hard about that was how perfectly it sat in the middle of what is right and wrong, what is and isn’t common sense, what is the best for those around you.

When you are accused of not caring about other people, or of being a murderer, it’s hard to stand your ground.

I remember when I gave in to getting vaccinated. As a teacher, it was really hard to withstand the precious of other teachers, the expectations of parents, and even to look into the eyes of students who were totally afraid of the unvaccinated. I gave in using the “I’ll do it and make the sacrifice if it means my kids don’t have to do it” logic. Which was stupid, but fortunately, I never let my kids get the shots.