It can be anything: at your job or any forced activity that you just don’t feel like doing surrounded by other people. Visiting certain place, local, party, etc. It can be anything: at your job or any forced activity that you just don’t feel like doing surrounded by other people. Visiting certain place, local, party, etc.
I had to accompany my young brother to a small comic con thing a month ago and I was cringing HARD in that place I couldn’t bear being there, I just kept my head down most of the time otherwise I would’ve just start laughing or rolling my eyes looking all that adult people dressed like it’s a shitty Halloween party.
It slowly started gaining some traction because of:
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1: Fun fact! The beard thing was a rebellion to having to be clean shaven every single day for ~4 years straight. It was also a way of hiding that someone was in the military.
2: I’ve worked in the VA. It is pretty common to hear medical providers say something like, “I wish I didn’t have to work for the rest of my life,” when referring to veterans asking for help applying for disability.
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Obligatory: discomfort
Thanks for the write up! I’m Canadian with family members in the military and the vibes different and I never really knew why. Your post helps put it into perspective.
Thank you for your
servicewell written response, it was really informative. I was really young when most of this shift began so most of my conscious life I’ve seen people throw themselves at veteran’s feet (unless they’re homeless of course… then ew) and didn’t know it was a relatively recent thing.