With the threat of covid ending for me, I really need to look into getting out on my own again. Things aren't working out as planned, I'm remembering who my parents really are (and it will be impossible for me to have minimal stress recovering from surgeries here), and it's unfair my mom is refusing to be vaccinated, putting unfair pressure on my dad and me to not bring covid home to her. I'm soon to be safe, I want to go stuff and not worry about bringing anything home.
And, honestly, I am terrified of being too closely associated with their MidWest Hoosier ways. I don't want to be anywhere around here in the event my dad says "zebra" in public here to refer to an interracial child, something that is tolerated and even applauded in Indiana but obviously something that won't be well received here if you take a good look around. "Tomato picker" comments also have me worried.