I'm an Awful Debate Partner
Excerpt from Waiting by William Rochfort I am a smart girl who talks a lot. As such, I've been called lots of names throughout my life. Social butterfly. Chatterbox. Bossy. Opinionated. Obnoxious. Loud. Pretentious. Petty. Smart. Too smart. Arrogant. Have you ever considered becoming a lawyer? For a lot of my life, I took offense to certain names. I could hear that they weren't compliments; they stemmed from irritation or jealousy. I prided myself on being the bigger person, on not retaliating, on having kindness alongside my sternness. As I've grown older, however, I've come to realize that, in part, my critics were correct. I love talking. I love talking about coffee, dresses, and nail polish, but I also love talking about theology, politics, and ethics. I love exploring what people believe and why, and I love defending what I believe. I have been having conversations with all nature of people for years now. I seek to understand my friends, family, coworkers, and cu...
