{"id":857,"date":"2020-03-16T13:56:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T17:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/takomatorch.com\/?p=857"},"modified":"2020-03-16T14:07:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T18:07:42","slug":"bluff-called-on-americans-who-claimed-they-wanted-to-spend-more-time-with-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/16\/bluff-called-on-americans-who-claimed-they-wanted-to-spend-more-time-with-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluff Called on Americans Who Claimed They Wanted to Spend More Time With Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image001.jpg?fit=810%2C608\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image001.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image001.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nAfter years of complaining about being too overworked to have enough time to spend with family, Americans were gifted a golden opportunity with a national call to stay at home in an effort to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus &#8211; and they didn&#8217;t even make it through the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Ugh, I&#8217;m so tired of these people,&#8221; complained Matt Lee. &#8220;I&#8217;ve had to sit here and listen to my kids ask me a bazillion dumb questions. Nothing can be worse than this.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With many Americans feeling trapped indoors while streaming movies, playing board games, and eating homemade meals together, some decided they just couldn&#8217;t take it anymore. &#8220;I just had to get away from everyone,&#8221; said Maggie Hartman. &#8220;All I want is a couple of hours to myself where I can be alone and read about terrifying news in peace. Is that too much to ask?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All over social media sites, people posted about how hard life was after being called on to socially distance themselves for a few days. Hartman stated she couldn&#8217;t wait until leaders demanded that social distancing extended to separation even from immediate family members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many went as far as to say they might just risk it all and go back into work this week, as the thought of spending another minute with family was &#8220;(expletive) killing them.&#8221; [Editor\u2019s note: Please don&#8217;t do this.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t get me wrong &#8211; I love my family, and I genuinely do want to spend more time with them,&#8221; said Hartman. &#8220;But being told I HAVE to? 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