In the wake of the recent shooting in Uvalde, Texas, a mother whose child was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 speaks out.
Nelba Márquez-Greene, whose daughter Ana Grace was one of the 26 killed in the Newtown, Conn., shooting, addressed parents via Facebook about telling their kids about the shooting at Robb Elementary School.
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She wrote, “The way you talk and present current events and tragedies to your child, how you explain it to them — matters almost as much as the news. They need to know they are safe with you.”
The day after the shooting, Márquez-Greene counseled parents to limit social media, provide children with age-appropriate information, and “do something fun and experience how fortunate you are to be alive today.”
After I did everything on this list, I transferred $ into my son Isaiah’s account with instructions to order Isaiah and his school friend a nice dinner.
There are other ways to show support for people without children, Márquez-Greene said.
She wrote, “Find a gun violence survivor in your area and send them supper. Send a card. Check-in. And don’t forget about Buffalo.”
She concluded, “Teachers. Educators. Rational, loving human beings: I am so damn sorry. That I have the capability of doing this and delivering this message to you today is a testament to our community of support, my commitment, and your prayers.
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In the wake of yet another shooting in our country, Marquez-Greene is one of many people calling for action.
A Uvalde native, Matthew McConaughey, wrote an open letter about the murders, urging Americans to “re-evaluate, and renegotiate our wants from our needs” and “find common ground above this devastating American reality.”