Unthinkable
"I can't imagine losing a child." "I sent my daughter to camp this summer. I don't know what I'd do..." "I don't want to be here eating watermelon and making new friends. I want her back." One of the mothers of the boys shot at Newtown went to my same college so whenever I see her on social media talking about gun control, I imagine how she feels. I felt it when it happened, I called in sick to work. For 3 days. There are some things that happen in the world that I can't not feel -- deeply. I'm an empath. Some people call that a snowflake. I tried to imagine talking with a staunch Republican and I thought, I should come up with what I'd say - you know, that would make him realize he's backing the wrong horse? And I thought, I'd need to stay calm. Rational. Use logic. Facts. Don't yell, listen. Don't get mad. But then we all know -- or I'm afraid it might be true -- that no one can "convince" anyo...
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