Melissa Lee-Tammeus

It is that time of year again. Everywhere, red hearts, pink bows, and flowery cards are making an appearance to entice grand gestures. While loving acts on that one day can be wonderful, the care and adoration shared between partners the other 364 days of the year can be even more important.

In these politically heated days, I don’t think anyone would argue that we are all a little bit on edge regarding our moral and ethical values and how they may be being upheld or stomped on in these trying times.

All you have to do is take to any social media outlet, turn on your television, or try to talk politics with relatives and you may note that anger is seeping out of the cracks - even when you try your hardest to contain it.

Albert Ellis had an incredible view on women. Apparently, we act a lot different than we did a few centuries ago. We used to be a lot kinder to ourselves. We used to make others be kinder to us too. It seems we are now what is called “double-burdened.”

I am still trying to wrap my head around what has occurred during this past election week. As a staunch supporter of minority rights in all capacities, I and many others in the nation have been stunned to realize that those very rights are in jeopardy once again.