{"id":5605,"date":"2022-02-11T05:44:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T05:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sometimesraw.com\/?p=5605"},"modified":"2022-02-11T05:44:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T05:44:55","slug":"we-need-to-get-back-to-normal-they-say-while-i-continue-to-live-my-life-normally-as-throughout-this-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sometimesraw.com\/?p=5605","title":{"rendered":".\u201cWe need to get back to normal,” they say, while I continue to live my life normally, as throughout this pandemic."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cWe need to get back to normal,\u201d they say, while I continue to live my life normally, having barely changed my behaviour and lifestyle\u2014or faced any of the horrifying consequences millions of other people have\u2014during the entirety of this still-ongoing pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You cannot buy clothes or shoes anymore unless you have 2G,” they say at a clothing store while I wonder if the virus knows the difference between this store and a fully packed grocery store where I am allowed to enter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen can we go out to dinner again?\u201d they say as I walk into a restaurant full of people indoor dining and taking a seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen can I see my friends again?\u201d they ask my friends, whom I\u2019m eating dinner with right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen will these restrictions end so we can finally start living our lives and go to clubs again?\u201d they demand while I imagine building a swimming pond and sauna in my backyard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You should get your kid vaccinated,” they say, while I give my son tons of Vitamine D3 and healthy food to strengthen his immune system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You should get your third booster shot. Even though they have heart issues from the first vaccine but this time they got Pfitzer,” they say while I shake my head in silence breathing deeply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is the kind of stuff we\u2019re missing out on because of lockdown but now we got the booster shots so we can see this movie”, they say while sitting in the front row at a packed showing at the movie theater, while I take a walk into the woods with my son to show him how awesome nature is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStop making me wear a mask!\u201d they shout, while I am maskless or “prepped” mine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen will we stop being governed by fear?\u201d they ask, quizzing random people at the mall while I tell my son to not be afraid and that this too will pass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour kids should be in school right now!\u201d they say to a mom, who is constantly anxious because her kids are not in school while my kid, in fact, still is and was in school the entire time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe federal government has to stop with all these lockdowns,\u201d they insist, in a country whose government wants a mandatory vaccination, while I say this will not be mandatory in the end and I rather pay the fines than get this vaccine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is Orwellian!\u201d they declare while I am on a crowded subway train wondering while 2-meters-distance does not apply here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You cannot pay for your books here if you don’t have 2G,” they say while we walked around in the bookstore for two hours already but now I have to ask my son to pay for the books because he is eight years old and I am not allowed to purchase the books but he is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just want my life back!\u201d they yell while I am on a date with someone at the Ginsberg Bar in Vienna. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m done with\u00a0COVID and these measurements, rules and regulations have to stop,\u201d I say on a TV show broadcasting across a country while thousands of people are backing me up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEnough is enough\u2014we can\u2019t do this forever,\u201d I say.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is this government and these measurements for real? Leave your comments below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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