Not supposed to be a widow
I should have logged off. I should have known better to take a break from social media and the images going around the past few days. But Charlie Kirk's wife came on national tv for the first time since her husband was slaughtered Wednesday in front of millions. I sat with a knot in my throat as she spoke, eloquently yet shaky at times, speaking about her husband's joys—the utmost of which were his marriage and his children. How was she even standing up and not crumbling to the floor in a puddle of tears? I wondered. Not everyone was moved by Erika's sentiments though. I went online and read all the nasty comments, from crazy evil people—on X and Facebook and Instagram. I marveled at how they could be so cruel, saying horrific things about a man they didn't know—executed merely for speaking truths and peacefully debating others in this "free" country. They frothed at the mouth saying "he deserved it," posting videos laughing and cackling like wild hy...
