Hate it when people wish me a happy 4th of July because to me it’s not happy, for several reasons but the closest one to my heart is because my July 4th is always spent comforting my cats and dog while they shake and hide, even drugged the dog this year and she still freaked out and refused to go outside all day (because ofc people here start at the crack of smack) (I didn’t even see one firework this year as I was sat on the floor for hours baby talking the animals)
And it makes me think of the wild animals who have no idea what’s going on, the coyotes and the bunnies and the deer and also the outdoor cats (I do not endorse this) who must be so freaked out with no one to comfort them :(
Like yes yay America the free (for some) but like cmon we have so much more to do to make this a country that’s worth being proud of. And sporadically shooting off little house bombs for 12 hours is really not doing very much about it.
I sarcastically said that fireworks should be rationed to 1 or 2 per household and everyone has to set them off between 9 and 9:10pm or else they get publically shamed, and while I intended it as a joke, I lowkey wish that was the reality.
A better solution, and one that I do endorse and stand by, is that we should do more of the community-based fireworks show, where people can gather together and watch a scheduled, professional, safety-conscious, fireworks show that is predictable and not as startling. I know big cities do it but the small ones should too to make it more appealing and accessible.
I sound like a downer, and I recognize that but I just had to get this off my chest.
