Stop Acting Like I’m Overreacting to the Coronavirus

I’m nervous about the coronavirus. There. I said it. In a world where there seems to be two extremes of opinion about this widespread illness — you’re either panicked or think everyone who is panicked is crazy — it feels risky to say that out loud. That’s why, when I hear my mom friends accuse people of overreacting to the coronavirus, I get a bit touchy. I’m not an alarmist. I’m not a germaphobe.