THIS "kindly encouragement" to the jab reminds me of the time my high school age son related to us that his buddy had invited him to go out to the nearby hills to look for rattle snakes. As I listened (with mother's ears) I asked him IF his "friend" had an anti-venom kit in his backpack that he took on these hikes.... My son looked dumbf…
THIS "kindly encouragement" to the jab reminds me of the time my high school age son related to us that his buddy had invited him to go out to the nearby hills to look for rattle snakes. As I listened (with mother's ears) I asked him IF his "friend" had an anti-venom kit in his backpack that he took on these hikes.... My son looked dumbfounded.... OF COURSE his buddy didn't have anti-venom in his backpack! WHY ON EARTH WOULD HE??? How about a STICK, in case a rattler came across your path and you needed to fling it away??? MOM, YOU'RE ASKING TOO MANY QUESTIONS!!! Consequently and unfortunately.... my son's buddy DID ended up with a nasty bite from a rattler... Thankfully, my son was with him and was able to call for help... our choices and lack of critical thinking skills DO carry CONSEQUENCES
Wow what a story! And i absolutely agree that words and actions have consequences and far too few people think critically often enough. There’s also most definitely a shortage of personal responsibility in this world!
But i believe we all have free will and every adult made the final decision on whether they took the vax or not... “even if they were mandated. SO, even if her encouragement HAD led to me taking the jab, it still would have been on ME for agreeing to it.
THIS "kindly encouragement" to the jab reminds me of the time my high school age son related to us that his buddy had invited him to go out to the nearby hills to look for rattle snakes. As I listened (with mother's ears) I asked him IF his "friend" had an anti-venom kit in his backpack that he took on these hikes.... My son looked dumbfounded.... OF COURSE his buddy didn't have anti-venom in his backpack! WHY ON EARTH WOULD HE??? How about a STICK, in case a rattler came across your path and you needed to fling it away??? MOM, YOU'RE ASKING TOO MANY QUESTIONS!!! Consequently and unfortunately.... my son's buddy DID ended up with a nasty bite from a rattler... Thankfully, my son was with him and was able to call for help... our choices and lack of critical thinking skills DO carry CONSEQUENCES
Wow what a story! And i absolutely agree that words and actions have consequences and far too few people think critically often enough. There’s also most definitely a shortage of personal responsibility in this world!
But i believe we all have free will and every adult made the final decision on whether they took the vax or not... “even if they were mandated. SO, even if her encouragement HAD led to me taking the jab, it still would have been on ME for agreeing to it.