Great article, Shannon.
As for those negative commenters...Trump Voters?
I can't understand how there are so many folks lacking basic decency, compassion, empathy and/or an ability to even try to back off of judgement for any length of time.
These are the kind of folks standing outside of abortion clinics and screaming their version of "love" with spit flying out of their mouths at women who are seeking help with what might be a difficult situation for them.
These kind of folks can look at an old man being pushed down HARD while he is protesting police brutality and call him a faker.
Thankfully, there are still people in the world who read your work and understand why you write what you write.
I think sometimes a keyboard and the internet and what can be an anonymous platform makes people lose their human decency, if they had any to begin with.
Keep doing what you do. You do it well, it's your story to tell.