User blog:H. Roosevelt/Taking a leave of absence

I'm going to keep this brief since I am still trying to wrap my mind around this whole mess. Also, I'm probably going to request that SodaCat delete this later.

Today has been an extremely painful day for me personally because someone I have looked up to in ways most don't know, has recently been accused of sexual misconduct. Currently, they have not denied these allegations but have issued an apology. To me and many others, an admitance of guilt. The full extent, names and specific details I will not provide but I have talked to Michael about this person before so it hurts me to kill what good image he may have had of them.

From months before and as I went on to finish high school, they served as one of the many inspirations to go into a professional career and work for change my state. I remember the day when I almost missed my chance to meet them in person and being utterly relieved when things turned out my way. To have the opprotunity to shake hands with someone I had only seen in videos before gave me passion to confidently stand up for the values I believed in. Now, I don't know what to believe in.

I spoke in support of this person at several events because I thought they were someone I could see become a voice for those who suffered the bad policy decisons made in my state. Their impressive handling in speech, knowlegde on goverment problems, everything I wanted from a leader they seemed to represent, however, I spoke too soon.

I don't know how long I'm going to be gone but I will be taking this time to look at my options and see how the rest of this whole thing ends up. Overall, this really hit close to home and I just want everyone to stay positive in their field of interest, no matter what happens.