All I am sayin' is...

All I am sayin' is there are a lot of things that need to be said. And there are a lot of things that need to be heard. I hope I never claim (either directly or implicitly) that I am an expert about anything other than my own experiences. I hope that I never speak without also listening. And I hope you are okay with one post being about my feelings on gun laws and the next being about how I can't seem to get out of the house on time. I want to be honest and vulnerable. I want us (myself included) to see that we can agree about one thing and disagree about the next...and that we can still be friends. I want us to see that we can simultaneously be different and the same. I want us to embrace one another--even if it's uncomfortable at times...or all of the time--understanding that total acceptance does not mean total agreement. I want you to stop making assumptions about me, and I want to stop making assumptions about you--and the only way to do that is by talking to each other. So I hope you'll listen, and I hope you'll respond so that I can listen to you.

katie