Before you read any further, I feel you have the right to know the things this blog will be and will not be. Several times in life you will be expecting one thing and given another. More often than not, the thing you are given falls short of expectations. However, there are those rare, wonderful moments when the given thing exceeds your wildest fantasies. I hope that if you continue following A Tear For ATIE you will only ever be pleasantly surprised with what you come across. This is not a promise that I will alter my writing to fit your fancies, but a promise that I will attempt to entertain you, humor you, make you feel, but most importantly provoke thought. I do not want this blog to be solely about me, so I will apologize now for the reality that some of my essence will seep through the cracks of my writing. You, dear reader, deserve to be treated with the utmost respect. Because of this fact, I strive to give you nothing but the best of myself. Thank you for the opportunity to grow as a person with you, I sincerely hope we will continue our advances together.