My daughter finished school on June second. She is now a middle schooler. We have no idea how the Fall will go for her. I’m hoping for some in person classes as we are all weary of interacting online.
We were finally able to get together with some friends in our backyard. It was very low key with the kids running around while the adults chatted. We are trying to figure out how to educate our kids about #BlackLivesMatter. The unrest hasn’t affected us directly other than a few nights of curfews since there is always some group who has to take advantage of peaceful protesters especially when they are people of color. I know I’m tired from all the news but I don’t have to live that. I am very aware of my privilege in this situation.
I am heartened though to see so many protesting. Especially so many younger people. I feel like my generation, GenX, has failed. But I see hope in the future with so many protests organized by high schoolers. There was one in San Francisco that was organized by a 17 year old. How incredible is that?! Then another set of teens did a protest on the Golden Gate bridge. Just remarkable stuff.
Meanwhile all I do is tweet (#acme707) and write this blog. Not huge, but baby steps.