A Speech for My High School

Our fear of having hard conversations only makes us more afraid

Photo: Lincoln Beddoe/Getty Images

Let me just say this right out of the gate: I never wanted to give a fucking speech at my old high school.

That being said, I’ve had a public career, and this has led to some of the people I grew up with taking pride in me. It feels really nice. I run into people from my hometown and…