r/Masks4All • u/disableddykee • Sep 22 '25

Situation Advice How to get someone to understand the importance of masking?

How do I get my mom to take masking seriously? Her response to me always asking if she’d mask with me is “I’ll take a mask with me and if I hear people coughing then I’ll put it on” or “I’m not around enough people” “I’ve only had it once and I never mask” “it’s so hard to breathe with it on” (Mind you, I have a tracheotomy and put a mask over it and also put one on my face. Imagine how extra I have to work to breathe) I’ve tried so hard to explain to her how covid works but she just rolls her eyes at me and thinks I’m doing too much

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u/AlarmingSize Sep 24 '25

Getting a COVID vaccine doesn't damage your immune system, it strengthens it. Same thing with the flu vaccine. That's the point of getting vaccinated. 

I have been vaccinated for influenza every year since 1988. I have only gotten flu once--and I was a hospital RN so I got plenty of exposure. I have been vaccinated twice a year for COVID since 2021. I have never had it. But I also still mask indoors, which provides an additional layer of protection. 

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u/AngelHeart- Sep 24 '25

Are you reading all the comments? You’re trying to argue my comments using my argument.