Scott (aka Spider) made a video. It’s going viral on Facebook. I’ve also embedded it at the bottom of this article. Scott made this video because he has a dirty little secret. But?guess what? He wants to tell.?
We’ve found that when people have something to say that is profoundly?difficult to say?verbally, they can sometimes tell it more easily in print.
We’ve written about these brave people before — men and women. I can’t think of a better way for Scott?to tell his story. This is powerful just as it is.
Keeping a secret can be destructive. So destructive that it consumes a person’s life?and has the potential to destroy anything good that crosses his path. Most of us who carry secrets stop blaming others at some point.?The secret takes on a life of its own.?
Scott’s secret ate at him until it destroyed everything that he valued.?
In most ways, he was a typical kid of the 70s.
Until he wasn’t.
Secrets are sometimes hard to keep. And sometimes they’re easy to keep. Sometimes, telling a secret rips a part out of a person’s soul. But keeping his “dirty little secret” took too much from Scott. It destroyed his family, destroyed his life. But not anymore. Things have changed.
I stop here. It’s time to hear Scott’s story. His story is?eight minutes long. Please watch it. Watch it with your kids.
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Tiffany Willis is the founder and editor-in-chief of Liberal America. An unapologetic member of the Christian Left, she has spent most of her career actively working with ?the least of these? and disadvantaged and oppressed populations. She’s passionate about their struggles. To stay on top of topics she discusses,?like her?Facebook page,?follow her on Twitter, or?connect with her via LinkedIn. She also has?a?grossly neglected personal blog?and a?literary quotes blog that is a labor of love. Find her somewhere and join the discussion.
