I am very upset right now and I’m not really sure what to do.

I went to the Rally for Women’s Health this weekend in NY and it was great. I made a sign, and had my picture taken numerous times. I found one of the pictures of me with the sign and I made it my profile picture on Facebook yesterday evening.

And then my one very conservative, Texan aunt sends me a message pleading with me to take it down. Unbenownst to me, she had an abortion years ago, and evidentially my profile picture is tearing her apart. And, of course, her husband died suddenly last fall, so she brings him into it. Her only solace is that he is with that baby now.

I don’t know what to do or how to feel about this. I of course don’t want to hurt her, but I feel like she is being kind of manipulative. I feel like the choices she’s made with her life have nothing to do with me.

I took the photo down, but I didn’t want to. I’m proud of the sign I made. I’m proud I went to the rally. It wasn’t meant to be offensive; it was meant to display my feelings on the issue. This is a sensitive subject to her, but does that give her the right to ask me to hide my beliefs?

I has the sadz now. Please counsel me as you see fit.