My daughter sees the Orlando shooting as gay people who love their community and dancing being heartlessly killed. She makes the connection to me.
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Rules for Children May Be Too Absolute for All Situations
Should we equate the importance of wearing a bike helmet to the level of never touching firearms in our kids’ Never-Never Rules?
Life in America: Active Shooters, Escape Plans and Lockdowns
Life in America is not needing to explain to our kids what is meant by an active shooter or being in lockdown. It is a child’s quick, “I know.”
Dads with Daughters Dating Told to Put Down Their Guns
Three dads with daughters blast the well-worn trope of the overprotective father pulling out a gun to threatens his child’s prom date, and suggest better ways to raise strong women and men.
‘What If’ Parenting Questions We Hope Never to Have to Answer
A father is shot while walking with his son just blocks from home, and the ‘what if’ questions come flooding through his mind.
Vanishing Illusion of Safety in Wake of Yet Another School Shooting
Another school shooting. We worry with fear now. Until we don’t. Until the news fades and the pressure of daily life washes it away. We go numb. And we wait.