To struggle to have sympathy for her.

[CA0932017]

I have a friend, not a close one - she used to be a neighbour and our kids went school together, she's always been totally anti covid & anti vaccine on Facebook, which is her choice. We can all make our own choice!

Anyway, every single Damn day she was posting how covid doesn't exist.

Now she's caught covid. She got symptoms and got a test - which is surprising. I think she thought it would be negative. She's quite young but been quite poorly with it. The rest of her household has symptoms too. Not sure she's tested the rest.

Now after months and years of anti covid stuff she's posting how ill she is for sympathy, I'm struggling to have sympathy really after just last week she posted how she was refusing to test her kids after most of his class were positive. She still didn't 'believe' in it.

I can't Unfriend her but will hide her profile for sure. Winding me up.

She's expecting sympathy. I really hope she's better soon but it's for under my skin.

She is a sympathy seeker in general!

She's been saying how bad her covid is compared to other people.. 'other' people are usually vaccinated!

We are all sick of covid, I get it but she's been anti covid from the very start!

Well she's made herself look stupid.

You can unfriend her, if you're not particularly close anyway just do it. Stop giving her precious headspace and mental energy.

😂😂

Gosh
I’d definitely have to bite my tongue

She’s will have to own it exists now at least! You’d think you’d be a bit shamefaced to go from ‘it doesn’t exist ‘ to ‘wah, I’m sick, gimme sympathy’ but some people, obviously not! Whatever gets the the most attention I guess. What a way to live!

I can't really unfriend. We don't live close now but our kids are still friends!

The latest is that how 'lucky' everyone else is to not have been as affected as her .. I need to stop myself leaving a comment saying it's probably because most people are jabbed! She has health issues too.

Venting on herd before I get tempted to leave a comment on her Facebook. I'm never one to start an argument or leave petty comments and I don't intend to this time but I'm struggling to bite my lip!

I'd have to put a snarky response on her fb

@ButEmilylovedhim

She’s will have to own it exists now at least! You’d think you’d be a bit shamefaced to go from ‘it doesn’t exist ‘ to ‘wah, I’m sick, gimme sympathy’ but some people, obviously not! Whatever gets the the most attention I guess. What a way to live!

She has a very short memory, doesn't think people remember what she posts I think.

In the first lockdown she had a fab new haircut and colour, she posted a photo, it looked great and said she did it 'herself' - it looked professional to me though but whatever. A few months later she had the exact cut and colour again. Everyone was like did you do it yourself again? She replied no my friend did it like the last time 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️😅😅😅

I have an anti vax "friend" who was admitted to hospital with covid and is now suffering with long covid. I will admit that my sympathy is limited.

No sympathy I'm afraid. I don't mind people exercising free choice not to be vaccinated but I do object to those same people telling everyone else they are stupid , sheep , etc and that covid is a big hoax

@Georgeskitchen

No sympathy I'm afraid. I don't mind people exercising free choice not to be vaccinated but I do object to those same people telling everyone else they are stupid , sheep , etc and that covid is a big hoax

Hundred percent agree!

I don’t think I could resist replying. The trouble is she will probably still refuse the vaccine as she will wrongly assume she will be immune in future.

@Sheabutterisdelish

I'd have to put a snarky response on her fb

I'm the same

How can you have an illness that doesn't exist luv?

I wouldn't get annoyed about it - I'd just feel a bit sorry for her if she's so desperate for attention that she doesn't mind making herself look foolish!

It's all about the next "thing" to get a bit of a response with these Fakebook types.

@Mindymomo

I don’t think I could resist replying. The trouble is she will probably still refuse the vaccine as she will wrongly assume she will be immune in future.

I'm struggling to resist. I know if I say something I'll be the worse person in the world. She's a nightmare, very argumentative and all her family seems to join with and get involved (never argued with her myself but have had to bite my lip a few times). Quite entertaining at times to be honest 😅

Definitely not immune after having it. Dd had it in December 5 weeks ago and was asymptomatic. She has new symptoms and now positive again this week 😪 most of her class have it! She caught it off me & Dp last time, now from the school!

Tbh, I do feel sorry for her, actually. She's a victim of misinformation/disinformation.
Hopefully she has changed her mind and get vaccinated now.

I wouldn't get annoyed about it - I'd just feel a bit sorry for her if she's so desperate for attention that she doesn't mind making herself look foolish!

It has nothing to do with covid, she's just an attention seeker and I wouldn't waste my energy even thinking about her friendship.

I wouldn’t have any sympathy for her whatsoever.

Can you not post something like "bad luck it has been going around the school, assuming if it enters our household the vaccines will hold off the worse, fingers crossed eh!. Get well soon."

@Sheabutterisdelish

I'd have to put a snarky response on her fb

I was just thinking this!!

Not all that different from those who constantly post things about how vaccinated and masked and social distanced they are, then are absolutely shocked when they get covid because after all, they did everything they were told that would protect them.

I’m all for free choice , my brothers unvaccinated but not antivax . My dad had a stroke day after 1st jab and I really think that had some impact along with various other sources .

My dad had a Tia 2 weeks before so really don’t think it had anything to do with jab, he recovered from stroke and triple vaxed now .

Brother had covid 2 weeks ago really bad gastro problems was nearly taking himself to hospital, described it like really bad food poisoning and awful fatigue. He says he will have it now and I hope he will .

If you don’t want it fine but don’t spread misinformation without any hard evidence.
Feeling great full we’re in a much better position then we were at beginning of pandemic and deaths have dropped, I do believe the vaccines have helped with that .

then are absolutely shocked when they get covid because after all, they did everything they were told that would protect them.

I don't think most people feel that way. It's too be expected, nothing is 100%, and most people know that. Only people expecting vaccine, masks, etc to be a magic bullet that works 100% are the ones who doesn't believe in them, imo. At least we did do everything we could to protect ourselves and others. That's good enough for me.

I'm not sure I could be friends with someone like her.

I think I'd go with not responding because there wouldn't be anything much I could say without putting "what did you expect?" as part of the reply.

I wouldn't have much sympathy privately, but neither would I revel in someone else's suffering or that they had been found to be wrong.