009: Mothering in an age of school shootings: a conversation with Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts

‘How are we supposed to wake up and send our kids out the door again?’

Cassie Shortsleeve

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Kelsey Haywood Lucas

Apr 03, 2023

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Ever since learning what a bullet from an AR-15 does to a small child’s body, I’ve experienced intrusive thoughts about it. They often occur while I’m out in public and pondering the possibility of a mass shooting: I scan for exits and escape routes as I push my double stroller through a busy supermarket; I wonder how fast I could grab my toddler from t…

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