I’m still a bit broken up.

Hey ZN. Was it only boys?

Fairfield Prep was male only. Notre Dame Fairfield was co-ed. I really wanted to go to the public HS, Andrew Ward, but the two catholic schools were my only parentally allowed options.

Both my brothers went to Prep. Three of my four sisters went to ND.

I felt I had to choose Prep, and did, but I kind of treated it like jail for all 4 years (and I did break out quite a few times!).

I guess I am the person I am because of those experiences, but at the time I wished I was anywhere but there.

Hey, Joe.
I’m not sure anymore…
I affiliate with the “none’s”.
12 years of Catholic school (French Canadian nuns from 1 to 8 and the Jesuits for 9 through 12) kind of beat religion out of me.
He is my oldest brother, first son for my dad. Maybe my dad fucked him up. Maybe his wife, who seems very religious is warping him.

Thanks, guys.

I was a bit on edge yesterday. I d been sent home from work on Thursday because I was identified as a close contact with somebody who tested positive for COVID. In went and got a test on my way home, but didn’t get the negative result until this morning. I guess the vaccine really does work! I was in close contact, less than 3 feet apart without masks for hours two weeks ago. Our company policy was that vaccinated employees didn’t need masks indoors, but unvaccinated employees were supposed to continue to wear them. None of them did. Now, we’re back to everybody has to be masked. I think I am going to stay with the mask even when (if ever) the restriction is lifted.

As for my brother, I think he drank the Trump / Fox News cool aid. He considers himself very Roman Catholic, and sent a crazy assed post by some Jesuit / shit head that basically said the vaccine is a trojan horse made by Bill Gates and the Stone Masons that will cull 50% of the population. He sent this on a group text to all the siblings and implored us all to not get vaccinated. I had to call him out and say that I had to side with science, especially since I have asthma, and if I contracted full scale COVID, it would probably kill me.

The three approaches I am considering:

If you and your wife don’t get the vaccine, and if either of you get sick and die from COVID, you will be robbing your grandchildren of having you as grandparents in their lives.

Dad was a man of faith, but he was a man of science too. He made sure we all had our vaccinations while growing up. He would be appalled to know one of his children wouldn’t get vaccinated against a known killer virus.

Do and say nothing more. He knows where I stand, and I called him out on the sibling chat. Hope he does what is right, but recognize that I am not my brother’s keeper.

I’m leaning toward Option 3…