So Sad

What is going on in this country is so sad to me. Yet so many are unable to see it. The POC have been through so much throughout the years. They are pulled over just because of their skin color. I can never say that has happened to me. Many POC kids just want to survive their childhood. Then we have a cop who is supposed to protect people, ends up causing the death of someone, again a person of color. Much of the violence that is being perpetrated, from what I'm seeing is being caused by white-supremacist anarchy types. My guess is they want it to be blamed on the protestors, who actually are peaceful protestors, just mourning the murder of someone who was innocent. It is my wish that somehow we can all get on the same page and move past this hatred against each other.

A concerned American,

Jaclyn Horton

Black people matter

I pray that the life of George Floyd and scores of others through the years were not in vain. What does it take for us to learn? I pray that this message, given by a white transgender person, will be taken the right way by all the black people who live in fear, even though they are innocent. May we finally learn the lesson. I call out to all the whites to help put an end to this atrocity.

Jaclyn Horton

Something that never got said

It's amazing how the longer I'm away from someone, from a relationship, eventually things bubble up to the surface. Things that I had suppressed for a long time. Back then I would just take it because I was afraid of hurting her. Anyway, I and her had been staying with her brother at their house. I was sleeping on one couch, while she slept on the other. Anyway, her dog, who really loved me, came over and laid with me. She says, oh not my dog too! What I wish I had said was go lead her dog to her and say "here's your dog," and got my things and left. If she had asked where I was going I would say "anywhere where you're not at!"

The past few months, I've begun to feel more anger towards her and the things that happened. Things that I suppressed, as I mentioned. I'm feeling like as a result I'm in a more healthy place. It's amazing how not stuffing anger can help us. However, I don't feel back then I was even aware of what I was feeling back then. I consider it a growing experience and accept it as that. I also accept it as learning more about myself. I seem to be learning more and more in that area, which is a good thing.

Jaclyn Horton