The Huffington Post – Amber Kane
“Sitting in a classroom full of high school students, overhearing their conversations, that are filled with gossip and unkind words, “I can’t take it anymore… that’s enough. While that ended the conversation , I can’t leave it at that. That only stops the conversation and unkindness for a moment, it needs to change, and the words need to be understood. They need to grasp the power of their words, and the way that they make people feel. They’re boldly proclaiming that they don’t feel bad for the men in his low twenties who just emerged from rehab, and fell back into drug use… it’s his fault. They don’t feel bad for people that are overweight… they should exercise more and eat less. And the girl that everyone hates… well she should stop being a slut. Kindly, gently, calmly I remind them that we all have different problems, we’re all fighting different battles. None of us are perfect.”(more)