My unvaxxed friend

[I_UndergroundPanther]

Who just moved to Cumberland had some guy approach her to sell her a fake vaccine card.

She told him no.

She told him what he was doing is breaking the law.

She won't get vaxxed because her sister got really sick.

She's in denial and making excuses because she's adopted and not related to her.

she most likely not have the same effects as her sister as her sister has Elhers-Danlos.

She's kinda dumb when it comes to things like science.

She likes to pretend she knows more than she does sometimes.
She thought the universe was telling her to buy a house she only had 60 thousand.

She bought a house .

Kinda waiting for her to discover why it was so cheap.

Either way I have lost my respect for her because she lacks the common sense to get vaccinated.
And she lost access to her therapist and psydoc.

She stopped her meds.

I see a huge disaster waiting to happen with her.

One that her denial would not even consider could happen to her. She lives on SSI

If one thing breaks in that house she is screwed.

She has a lot of pets and barely affords feeding them.

I hope there is no disaster but there are no guarantees it won't happen.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Cumberland ?

[I_UndergroundPanther]

3. Cumberland in western Maryland

She lives 3 hours away from all her friends and she is not that skilled in making new friends,she sounds a little paranoid of her neighbors.

When she had section 8 and therapy she didn't have that paranoid tendency.

[maxsolomon]

2. There's only so much you can do.

Getting sick from the Jab is what millions and millions of others have lived through - the younger you are the worse it is (or not - it varies).

"Really sick" is meaningless.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

4. I agree

But she is kinda stupid and believes in that new age crap.

Been trying to get her to get off her ass to get the shot,but she won't even hear what I try to discuss with her.

[peacefreak2.0]

5. I also have a friend who's antivax

Into alternative health, which I respect for the most part. I’ve held my tongue so far, but not for much longer. All her immediate family is compromised one way or another. One brother facing pancreatic cancer, one with Parkinson’s and someone else facing major heart surgery. Add her mother who’s sliding into dementia. And all she says is her spirits tell her not yet. Oy vey, Maria. I love her dearly, but I’m ready to throttle her.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

6. New age religion

When it interferes with one's rational thinking is just as dangerous and sick as fundamentalist Christianity.

Both are faith based.

Just as superstitious.

People never talk about the questionable or sick parts of new age beliefs.

Like the universe told me to buy a 60,000
Dollar house and waiting on spirits to give her permission to get vaccinated.

It's fucked up if you ask me.

[DFW]

13. She should listen to this Spirit

[stopdiggin]

7. so sorry. it's really difficult

to watch someone veer off into the weeds. Wishing desperately that there was something that could be done - and usually that just isn't possible. Take care - and keep a mind on your own health.

[Polybius]

8. At least she said no to the fake vaccine card

Good for her on that.

[Treefrog]

9. How did the counterfeit vax guy know she was unvaxxed?

[I_UndergroundPanther]

19. I think

She told me the fake vax card guy was canvassing around her neighborhood Looking for customers.

She was out walking her dog when it happened.

[MineralMan]

10. Well, when she crashes, she will probably come to you for support.

I imagine you will give whatever support you can, because that's how you are.

Sadly, people often don't consider advice to be support, but that's the best thing you can offer her.

[Treefrog]

11. I dunno. Her description of her "friend" wasn't very kindly.

I wouldn’t talk about a friend of mine like that, even on the internet.

[MineralMan]

12. Well, apparently there is a friendship in operation there.

I looked at houses for sale there after reading the OP. There are actually some you can buy there for $60K or less. They're not good houses. They have issues, or they wouldn't be for sale at such a low price. In almost all cases, they are a very bad investment, especially if you plan to live in one and don't have any money for repairs.

Friends don't always go along with someone who is about to do something really stupid. Sometimes, true friendship tries very hard to help a friend not to make a terrible mistake.

[Treefrog]

14. Well, I certainly agree with you on the house thing.

Perhaps I read it wrong, but the “kinda waiting for something to break” thing just hit me wrong.

[MineralMan]

15. I think you've misinterpreted.

"Kinda waiting" does not necessarily mean anticipating something positively. It can also mean being very worried that something bad will happen.

Watching a friend make a terrible mistake is upsetting. That's what I read from the OP. I understand, since I've seen it happen to friends of mine, who ignored advice from others, but went ahead, headlong into a disastrous situation. That's what I'm seeing here.

[Treefrog]

16. Your interpretation is certainly a better one.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

17. You spoke my thoughts exactly

I'm really worried about her,and upset she won't get vaxxed.

She won't even listen to me,she gets defensive and yells at me when I tell her I am worried about her catching covid. And the delta,shit it might kill her as she has some risk factors.

I hope nothing bad happens to her.

But I always care.

[MineralMan]

18. That's how I interpreted it.