Where is her pain, Teed? It is me? It kind of feels like a Rule 4.

This piece was so powerful. It saddens me to see that you touched on your reaction to her reaction without ever addressing her reaction.

Have you no questions? And not questions about you, questions about her?

I think it's amazing when people engage - I truly do. I get a bit concerned when what I see is initial engagement about self and not the speaker.

That's just my personal opinion - and, really, I am no one. I know when I write pieces as painful as this, it his hard to be moved from my own center to help whomever sees him- or herself in it.

Let me apologize in advance - I don't mean to be rude. I just think we MUST turn a corner in racism, like the corners we must turn to have a successful marriage.

RULE #1 - both of us cannot - MAY NOT - occupy the dais at the same time.

Last thing - your issues here seem like issues more appropriate for your team. I cannot help but read your response as an explanation about your reach. People like me can do nothing about your reach. Is that not something more appropriate for . . . ?

THE HARDEST THING IN THE WORLD TO DO IS TO SAY I AM IN PAIN AND HAVE SOMEONE WITH BETTER ACCESS TO THE SOURCE OF THE PAIN TURN TO YOU AND SAY 'ME TOO.'