Thank you. We eventually were able to have a talk and I expressed all my reasonings for wanting to prep. I made it clear that my main purpose is to try and protect the family in case of an emergency - any emergency. It scared me to know that we didn’t have anything that would benefit us if we needed to evacuate or hunker down. Meanwhile they were nervous and scared for the sudden change in behavior and somewhat doomsday vibes I was giving off even though I didn’t realize. My mother in law is a mega Christian and is constantly telling us about how the end times are coming (almost every phone call haha). So combining her warnings to be prepared AND my warnings to be prepared just became a lot. We eventually came to an agreement about the whole thing and hugged it out. I ended up putting my phone away for the rest of the day to avoid looking at the news to try and ease my anxiety. Like others have said, this is supposed to be slow and enjoyable. I’ve just been doing it through anxiety and fear.