Recently at a backyard pool party I had for my son and a few of his friends, I found myself in a quiet personal conversation with a non-chamber, non-public person. This conversation was over heard by another parent at this party and has been since repeated in public to who knows how many people.

It is very sad that people feel an empowerment to spread things heard in private to others in the community. Have we, as a society, lost so much respect for each other that even personal conversation in the privacy of ones home can become the topic of outside “gossip?” We need to feel “safe” in our own back yards. Safe to be ourselves, relax and yes, maybe even complain a little to our friends. Forgive me for being human.