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mokawanis

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20. I feel the same way

Reply to Luz (Reply #18)

Fri Jun 19, 2020, 02:46 PM

Jun 2020

I'm retired and spent a lot of time with my grandchildren before the pandemic hit. In the last 6 months I've talked to them on Zoom several times and had a brief visit with them in my back yard once. That's it. Makes me frustrated and sad.

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Best & sadest tweet I've seen today [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 OP

I second this sense of stolen time. iemitsu Jun 2020 #1

I can relate. lpbk2713 Jun 2020 #2

I too... I insist on living long enough dawg day Jun 2020 #3

Well said. Hock_Mir_Keyn_Chinek Jun 2020 #4

I relate to this so much Tree-Hugger Jun 2020 #5

Yeah I know, I feel you. Initech Jun 2020 #7

He totally ruined my year and possibly the next 3 - 4. Initech Jun 2020 #6

I can relate to this DesertRat Jun 2020 #8

k&r Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #9

I feel the same exact way. That asshole has stolen the last good years of my life, too. nt Nay Jun 2020 #10

Indeed qazplm135 Jun 2020 #11

I had this conversation with a colleague today... Historic NY Jun 2020 #12

You speak for me too, much friend......... secondwind Jun 2020 #13

I feel the same way too. Corgigal Jun 2020 #14

Me too. I worked 45 years, now welcome to my retirement Luz Jun 2020 #18

I feel the same way mokawanis Jun 2020 #20

The narcissistic moron and his Republican minions have exacerbated this beyond any sense. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #15

Sigh... electric_blue68 Jun 2020 #16

Laura, I'm in the same situation, likely even older than you and every underlying condition... No Vested Interest Jun 2020 #17

The day Trump was elected I knew something bad was going to happen. Initech Jun 2020 #22

Older friend I talked to this week was overcome with emotion at being isolated. It's not easy. live love laugh Jun 2020 #19

My parents too Johnny2X2X Jun 2020 #21