Posted on 10/29/2021 4:00:57 PM PDT by Spacetrucker
Thinking with the wrong head.
Or he could make his own decision and lead his household in the manly tradition. Of course a husband should lead his spouse with wisdom, kindness, and courage.
Same thing happened to my brother. Wife got hysterical when someone she knew ended up on Remdesivir/vent - being ‘only’ 45, this person was one of the few who survives that experience. Wife started putting pressure on my brother - he has always put his marriage first, loves his wife dearly, so he did it, basically potentially sacrificed his health for her.
I don’t know how you deal with this when they (wife/MIL in your case) don’t/won’t listen to reason. The ‘fear’ that has been whipped up is taking all ‘reason’ away from some people. I never thought my SIL would be in this category, but she is. She is going to feel REALLY bad if he ends up dying of something jab related, but she’d never admit it if he did. I would have a hard time forgiving her if he is ‘vax’ injured/killed.
It’s sort of like the jab or lose your livelihood conundrum. Only you can evaluate if you’re willing to potentially risk your health for your wife’s peace of mind & peace in your marriage. I wish you the best, which ever way you decide.
FReegards,
~Q
Disappear for a couple of weeks. Then answer the 200th phone call or call her and tell her you’re just trying to protect her but you still refuse to get the jab and are not going to budge. She’ll cave and say I don’t care anymore, just come home. If not, then you have a decision to make.
Spouse or not, I’m not letting anyone coerce me into doing something I don’t want to do.
Her tactics are called “emotional blackmail”.
When you have a spouse pulling that stuff it is time to start working on your exit strategy.
The problem is not going to go away no matter what you do with the vaxx.
Doesn't she believe the "vaccine" protects her? If not, why push you to get something that doesn't work?
:-P
Use the word no.
If she loves you, she’d care about your choices too.
Then say no.
Just to give you a contrast so you can see the difference, my wife has gotten vaxxed and I have not.
Our discussions about the pros and cons have been respectful because both of us understand we are individual human beings with the right to make our own decisions on important matters like this.
That has always been the way the relationship worked in our long and happy marriage.
Ultimately, the real problem you face is that you are using logic to counter an emotional response.
Logic will not get a person out of a position that logic did not get them into.
The flames of fear have been fiercely fanned for nearly two years; they’ve taken their toll.
Disrespectful and manipulative behavior, from the perspective of this 58-year-old woman.
“No. But I’m willing to transfer your mom to a nursing home where they require the vaxx… of course I couldn’t spend time with her then. I’m willing to do it though, to help protect her.”
I agree with the observation that this is emotional blackmail. I don’t think the problem is the vaccine at all. I think the problem is a manipulator. She needs to knock that off.
And if you give in to the manipulation, it only gets worse.
I would, very seriously, take a very hard line on this.
My husband and I both decided not to get the shots, so we had that going for us. Very recently he tested positive for covid and went down hard with it. We made an appointment to get the monoclonal antibody infusion and within a day he was back to normal. I’m in a very pro-vax state, but still had no trouble getting this treatment. Maybe you can let your wife know that neither of you are in any real danger with that treatment being available. We still would never get the shot until it’s proven safe.
I think any potential for her peace of mind would be temporary whereas the injection is potentially permanent. When this all plays out, if the correct decision was to shun the vaccine, and one reasoned beforehand that this was the most prudent decision, they may sorely regret having caved under pressure.
Obviously if the vaccines actually worked, they would be already "protected" whether you had them or not.
I'm fortunate in that my wife has not been vaccinated and urges me not to take part in these experimental shots. Even to the point where she supported me retiring early. However my company accepted my request for exemption so I guess my career lives on for now!
I just read your post one more time.
Your mother in law lives with you and is joining the emotional blackmail.
You need to divorce both of them (at a time and place of your choosing, of course).
The MIL needs to hits the street—ASAP.
>>> please no activist attitudes.
Not sure what you mean by this.
I would Highly suggest that you have her watch some “Activist” videos.
Here’s one to get her started:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/j63mVCaDnu5s/
My younger daughter and her husband are both vaxxed, and both got Covid. Their unvaxxed sons also got it. All survived with only minor, cold-like symptoms.
The vaccine has risks. I decided to take the risk of the flu.
End of story.
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