Sometimes I feel weird when my coworkers reach out to ask how I'm doing. The police brutality and protests are nothing new.

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Instead if asking how you're doing they should probably just say they support you and are there for you now and into the future. Asking someone how they're doing puts a burden on them to share what are likely complicated and personal feelings.

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This is it. Not sure how to say that it has upended my life and the lives of everyone in my personal circles.

I have a blanket “I’d prefer not to discuss” going right now.

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I was on the fence about reaching out for that and other reasons, but I did because I figured it’s better than remaining silent because with silence you don’t know how someone thinks or feels and I think that’s worse. I made a point to say “no need to reply”.

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Glad I never reached out - you can try to be supportive and always get misinterpreted.

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