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For crissake this is my mom. She’s pissed because my wife, daughter and I are vaccinated. I’m disappointed and embarrassed when she sends me this stuff. Do I just keep ghosting her or tell her how stupid this is?
DoubleDownBeastFeast
Bury your head in sand and just don’t worry! The government has your back 100 percent. You stay safe!
Megamastermetamememaker
With all those people, first question before continuing: what would you accept as a fact or a proof ?
CuntCrotchula
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InfocalypseRising
I'm gonna go with "fuck off you dumb twat." Seriously, anyone still peddling this nonsense is just beyond hope.
Baltzdelirium
I wouldn't or if I was feeling spicy just a simple lol
andmysoundslaiddownbytheUnderGround
"Fun Fact"
KodiakDDS
Nothing you say or do will change their mind. Arguing will just be you drinking poison waiting for her theories to die.
MarshmallowFluffernutterPie
Tell her that you HAVE investigated and that she needs to stop pretending like she knows better than you just because she has big feelings.
woozle
Frenchgeek
Good job surviving her to adulthood.
WellJustPronounceItGifThen
Send her some colouring books and crayons. Explain you’re starting her education from the beginning…again
MuttMinder
You tell her that she has the choice to a) never bring up vaccines to you again or b) not have you in her life. Be firm. Mean it.
jdregius92
This seems to be the only response that's actually good and reasonable advice. focus on those who make your life better not harder
Kristoph57
And live with it - its not easy at the start when you cut out a person who should be an important part of your life.. but it does get easier
Broccoliman01
Millions dropping dead?
ScorneontheCob
When I started reading I thought it was a person with an immune-compromised child responding to an anti-vaxxer but then it just got crazy
dudehiemer
If in the USA ask her if she had you vaccinated to go to public school. If she says yes or no scream at her for putting your life at risk.
pistacher
tell her you wont believe it util your preferred media states it as fact just like her. get it on the PBS news hour and I *might* listen
TheChunguskaEvent
don't
DadThoughts
She needs to hear this: Shut up you dumb fuck wit. I'm protecting my family, while you are spewing idiocy and delusions.
an0therthr0waway
are you Canadian? maybe you can get her signed up for MAID
mrthewhitee
Imagine thinking millions of people are dying and no one knows any of them? No one in gen population notcied?
NewtGinGrinch
Tell her to investigate Long Covid and it's vagal impairment. Vax blaming is the cover up pharma needs to maintain the medical status quo.
ImmortalChild
I read this as 'vaginal impairment ' every time.
donkeystothecastle
Tell her she needs to get some professional help
zanaria
The correct way to respond is to block them and not speak to them again.
ralphie84
Keep ghosting
fromagewit
@OP Science usually points that you should respond with kindness, avoid conflict and be (very) patient. Conflict isolates the victim further
fromagewit
In Dutch newspaper articles communication scientists wrote advice pieces about the subject. If you can read Dutch I could try to find them
SparkPNW
Thank you and yes this worked.
Lbenj
It’s gutting when someone close to you gets sucked in (my mum is like this too). But it comes from a place of love even though she’s wrong.
Lbenj
I’d acknowledge that you know she cares & is worried but that you don’t agree and you will have to agree to disagree. Then ignore this topic
SparkPNW
Thank you I took this advice exactly. She’s moved on to telling me about digging up worms for her chickens. Lol
Lbenj
I’m glad she’s moved on to more agreeable topics ?
AWarningToOthers
You might want to send this to your mom https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewsPunch
ElbowDeepInAllTheThings
It won't help. This person is too far gone to be reasoned with.
iggylights
Like the onion for conservatives. I had 2 elderly aunts who believed every story in Weekly World News. Even batboy
reginageorge1
Idk who or what batboy is but I want to believe! ?
iggylights
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Boy_(character)
MadHat
Tell her to actually read her own sources. Because the article she linked is using a false title which it's own content doesn't support.
InfocalypseRising
You're assuming people like this are swayed by evidence. They are not.
MadHat
Maybe I worded it wrong, but I was trying to say that if someone won't read more than a headline, they should drop the topic when asked.
MadHat
It is true the FDA person is calling for a decline in vaccinations for healthy/not-at-risk, but only because of decreased effectiveness. /2
MadHat
Not because of any side effects that may or may not have been caused by the vaccines. Tell her to drop the topic if she can't understand /3
MadHat
that from actually reading the article and it's sources.