This is the only political post you will hear from me on Facebook; this is the only time you will read my political opinion--so here goes nothing.
Perhaps you have maybe come to this post to read my point of view on this recent election; however, you are going to hear something different from what you may expect. Above you see a silly photo of five women in their early 20’s-- they are some of my very best friends. I have gotten the chance to get to know them over the past few years and wouldn’t trade our friendships for anything! You may think we look and maybe act similar, but here is where you are wrong and the differences may surprise you. We were all raised differently. Some of us were raised in two parent homes, single parent homes, Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostal, Lutheran, etc. We are single, in serious relationships, engaged (Well almost for one of them), or married. I think you get the point.
Here is something else that might shock you: we all voted differently in this past election. Some of us jumped for joy over the results and some of us sat in our living rooms with tears streaming down our faces. But the most incredible thing about this is all five of us had a choice, we all grew up in a country that gave us the right and the freedom to vote, and we were able to let our voices be heard. Four of us live in a state that went red this election, and I live in a state that went blue this election. ALL FIVE OF US ARE DIFFERENT!
So this is where my post is going and this is my message to you. The young women in this photo are EDUCATED WHITE WOMEN WITH DIFFERENT POLITICAL VIEWS and we are allowed to have those views. We are allowed to disagree, but still get along because the point is: yes, we have different views; and yes, all five of us were raised differently. But we love one another, we began to love each other four years ago when we stayed in different rooms of our sorority house and together watched yet another election where we had different views. That night some rejoiced and some cried, but we never stopped being friends because for whom we cast our political ballot.
The five of us share something very special, personal, and important: We love our country and we have the right to be free in “The Land of the Free and The Home of The Brave.” We love one another, and I know I can speak for all five of us when I say that we hope you see our friendship as a glimmer of hope for all Americans to love one another regardless of our views and who we may or may not support.
With love and kindness,
Molly Francis
Perhaps you have maybe come to this post to read my point of view on this recent election; however, you are going to hear something different from what you may expect. Above you see a silly photo of five women in their early 20’s-- they are some of my very best friends. I have gotten the chance to get to know them over the past few years and wouldn’t trade our friendships for anything! You may think we look and maybe act similar, but here is where you are wrong and the differences may surprise you. We were all raised differently. Some of us were raised in two parent homes, single parent homes, Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostal, Lutheran, etc. We are single, in serious relationships, engaged (Well almost for one of them), or married. I think you get the point.
Here is something else that might shock you: we all voted differently in this past election. Some of us jumped for joy over the results and some of us sat in our living rooms with tears streaming down our faces. But the most incredible thing about this is all five of us had a choice, we all grew up in a country that gave us the right and the freedom to vote, and we were able to let our voices be heard. Four of us live in a state that went red this election, and I live in a state that went blue this election. ALL FIVE OF US ARE DIFFERENT!
So this is where my post is going and this is my message to you. The young women in this photo are EDUCATED WHITE WOMEN WITH DIFFERENT POLITICAL VIEWS and we are allowed to have those views. We are allowed to disagree, but still get along because the point is: yes, we have different views; and yes, all five of us were raised differently. But we love one another, we began to love each other four years ago when we stayed in different rooms of our sorority house and together watched yet another election where we had different views. That night some rejoiced and some cried, but we never stopped being friends because for whom we cast our political ballot.
The five of us share something very special, personal, and important: We love our country and we have the right to be free in “The Land of the Free and The Home of The Brave.” We love one another, and I know I can speak for all five of us when I say that we hope you see our friendship as a glimmer of hope for all Americans to love one another regardless of our views and who we may or may not support.
With love and kindness,
Molly Francis