Musings: Masking up is a personal choice
A shopper wearing a mask exits a store with his goods. Credit: Getty Images / Alexi Rosenfeld
I'm sick and tired of people making comments when they see others wearing masks. People who wear masks are not wearing them for fashion — they're wearing them for health reasons, to keep themselves from getting sick.
In the supermarket recently, a man walked by and commented on why I was wearing a mask. First, it's none of his business, and second, he should keep these thoughts to himself.
Do people think we like wearing them? No, we don't, but we'd rather be safe than sorry. Like it or not, we will continue to wear them.
— Barbara Nathan, Wantagh
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