Peace begins at home
My child is my “raison d’être,” my reason to be. He is everything that is good and pure in a world that can be treacherous and cruel. As his mother, it’s my job to keep him safe in a world that is increasingly dangerous.
And some day, when he’s older, I will have to explain to him that there are people out there who are truly evil: groups of extremists that want nothing more than to hurt mass amounts of people. I dread that day.
In light of the Paris attacks, as a mother and a citizen of the world, a French phrase resonates with me: “Nous avons pas peur” - We are not afraid.
Peace begins at home. As parents, we are in a unique position to spread that peace to our children and everyone that they, in turn, contact. Please keep that in mind as the world focuses on these terrible acts of terrorism.
Mariah Radtke
Spokane