Countrymouse
Country exile in the city
My Hubby's family (as I may have mentioned in the past) is pretty much all liberal. I believe I've mentioned that his mom, the matriarch of the clan, after her husband's death once told my husband that she HAD to vote Democrat because her husband had always voted Democrat and that was what he'd have wanted her to do. Plus, she still seems to believe it's the party of FDR and Herman Talmadge (GA folks will know that reference).
Therefore it's not surprising that, of all the family, only my husband and I are conservative. (and the rest of them don't have all that much to do with us because of it; we usually only see them at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and big family gatherings like showers or retirement parties or such).
That said, it's logical when I say that ALL the rest of hubby's family got vaxed as soon as it came out, plus insisted that my husband's mom (now 92 and in 24-7 care at her home for Stage 4 heart failure) also be vaxed.
(by the way, she experienced severe bruising--for no reason we can discern--down her entire right side after receiving the 2nd shot. She was dark-purple/black on her whole right shoulder / ribcage down to her hip on that side).
So--ALL of them are vaxed, except us--hubby's mom, his three siblings and their spouses, and their grown/married children and their spouses.
Of course they're all putting pressure on my husband to get the vaccine, since he's the only one in the family that hasn't had it and they think he'll give Covid to his mother.
About two weeks ago learned one of my nieces, who works as a hospital administrator, has Covid, along with her husband. She lost her first baby shortly after getting her Covid shot this past spring and has been trying to get pregnant since but no luck so far. (and no, I didn't mention to her the connection between the shot and miscarriage--what would have been the point? What's done is done). I'm worried not only about her having Covid but what may happen with future pregnancies as well. They're getting over the Covid now.
Today learned my other niece (sister of the first, but they weren't in contact recently so no connection) who is an elementary school teacher, has it along with her husband. She has a son and just about a month ago had a baby daughter. My husband's sister and my B-i-L babysit her boy when she's teaching, but I don't know if she had gone back to teaching yet or was still on maternity leave.
At least they're young (the neices are in their 30's) so hopefully will all get over it quickly & be ok.
So the family is scrambling trying to figure out who will sit with hubby's mom while all this is going on, since his sister has been exposed (through the baby-sitting) and she doesn't want to spread it to their mother. They asked my husband if he could come more but he reminded them he has no more days off (new job; hasn't been there a year yet) and can't do it. He's suggesting hiring a nurse, even temporarily--but they don't want to do that.
And of course now they're really pressuring him to get the shot.
Even though it's all the vaxed members of the family (so far) who are getting it.
sigh.
Please keep us all in your prayers.
Therefore it's not surprising that, of all the family, only my husband and I are conservative. (and the rest of them don't have all that much to do with us because of it; we usually only see them at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and big family gatherings like showers or retirement parties or such).
That said, it's logical when I say that ALL the rest of hubby's family got vaxed as soon as it came out, plus insisted that my husband's mom (now 92 and in 24-7 care at her home for Stage 4 heart failure) also be vaxed.
(by the way, she experienced severe bruising--for no reason we can discern--down her entire right side after receiving the 2nd shot. She was dark-purple/black on her whole right shoulder / ribcage down to her hip on that side).
So--ALL of them are vaxed, except us--hubby's mom, his three siblings and their spouses, and their grown/married children and their spouses.
Of course they're all putting pressure on my husband to get the vaccine, since he's the only one in the family that hasn't had it and they think he'll give Covid to his mother.
About two weeks ago learned one of my nieces, who works as a hospital administrator, has Covid, along with her husband. She lost her first baby shortly after getting her Covid shot this past spring and has been trying to get pregnant since but no luck so far. (and no, I didn't mention to her the connection between the shot and miscarriage--what would have been the point? What's done is done). I'm worried not only about her having Covid but what may happen with future pregnancies as well. They're getting over the Covid now.
Today learned my other niece (sister of the first, but they weren't in contact recently so no connection) who is an elementary school teacher, has it along with her husband. She has a son and just about a month ago had a baby daughter. My husband's sister and my B-i-L babysit her boy when she's teaching, but I don't know if she had gone back to teaching yet or was still on maternity leave.
At least they're young (the neices are in their 30's) so hopefully will all get over it quickly & be ok.
So the family is scrambling trying to figure out who will sit with hubby's mom while all this is going on, since his sister has been exposed (through the baby-sitting) and she doesn't want to spread it to their mother. They asked my husband if he could come more but he reminded them he has no more days off (new job; hasn't been there a year yet) and can't do it. He's suggesting hiring a nurse, even temporarily--but they don't want to do that.
And of course now they're really pressuring him to get the shot.
Even though it's all the vaxed members of the family (so far) who are getting it.
sigh.
Please keep us all in your prayers.
) and asked if she would be willing to assist me in a home-birth and if she had a doctor who'd back us up if anything went wrong---yes and yes.
