On April 20, 1999, two high school boys entered Columbine High School and massacred twelve of their classmates and one teacher. I was a college freshman, and I recall for weeks after that shooting, there was non-stop news coverage. It was as if the world stopped and our collective attention focused on the shock produced […]
One week ago, the sound of my toddler stirring crackled through the baby monitor. I reflexively grabbed my phone and attempted to squint through my tired eyes to see at what ungodly hour he was trying to wake me up. It was 5:30 am, but my brain didn’t register the digital numbers. What did seize […]
“Bye! Have fun! I love you!” I shouted at the retreating figure of my 10-year-old as he ran towards the door of my mother’s house for a sleepover. “Remember … no watching the news!” My mom loves the news. She watches it a few times a day. She says it helps her know what’s going […]
From suicide bombings to mass shootings to unexplained shootings, the recent events have us mortified and wondering about the world in which we are raising our children. With little place to hide from the bad news, it’s easy to gravitate towards tuning it out, modifying our Facebook feeds, and staying silent with hopes of keeping […]
