Was Easter the occasion of your first family dinner since lock-downs, masking and vaccine passports were suspended? Is COVID really over? The epidemiological jury's still out, but some folks are recklessly squeezing in family-and-friends gatherings while they can, such as during the May Holiday Weekend -- and finding it hazardous.
They're finding they almost miss certain pandemic safety measures at these gatherings -- so much so that they've re-adopted similar measures against viral squabbles. Guests must provide a "Proof of Anti-Satirical Jibe-Jab" upon arrival. Also recommended are booster shots against disputatiousness, sarcasm, historic family resentment, and veiled insult.
Everyone must agree on a protocol of Holiday Celebration Hygiene:
Leave your pronoun choices at home (we don't care if you think you're something else).
Wipe your feet at the door, and smirks off your face (masks are still recommended except when you're actually eating).
Keep physical distance between others and your opinions.
Remember that bad temper is contagious.
Vulnerable individuals with low immunity to nonsense are advised to remember the ideal pandemic capacity limit: one.
