Good points, and guilty as charged. I can find things on Amazon that I can’t find locally or even sometimes online elsewhere. I don’t do Facebook except Marketplace which is how I can get used stuff at an affordable price.
To give up on that would mean I need to live without some “stuff”. Which is probably what I should do anyway.
My sister is off of FB. Her husband drives for FedEx.
The rifts between me and the people in my life leave me depressed. I lost my husband a year ago but he had suffered from dementia for about 8 years before that, so I’ve not had a close friend for a long time. Figuring out ways to try to improve my home or surprise and play with the grandkids has been a way to find something I can do now that it seems nobody can actually discuss things.
I love my family. We used to all be close but now the political divisions leave us unable to talk about much except pleasantries. It’s the opposite of “There’s a Quiet Understanding” - more like “There’s a loud misunderstanding when we’re not gathered in the Spirit...”
Somehow I need to come to enough peace over the world falling apart, that I can meet them where they’re at so we once again care about the same things and can hear each other.
Work with people who aren’t demoralized.
I am not saying abandon your family. Just lead by being with those who are moving forward. Keep it positive. Work in your church and etc with people who are largely on the same page. Christmases and birthdays and weddings and funerals and emergencies you are still there for the fam.
I might also mention that I continue to prep for them all.
As far as friends go, however, it's a different story. All of my close friends are like-minded, and none subjected themselves to the experimental medical treatment.
Sometimes water can be thicker than blood.